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sisted in going on, they would send to inform the 

 king, who would despatch a party of Matabele to 

 seize my waggons and take possession of my goods. 

 I thought it best to take down the substance of what 

 the induna said to me, in order to report it to the 

 king. Umganulo, an induna, he stated, brought the 

 following news from the king four days ago, and 

 went back immediately : — All white men going to 

 the Zambesi to be stopped, and their boys killed if 

 they attempt going on with them ; waggons to be 

 taken to the king if orders are disobeyed. The 

 king, too, has stopped people going by all other 

 roads to the Zambesi, and messengers also passed 

 here the day before yesterday, going on to the 

 Zambesi, to tell all white men who are already there 

 not to return till the rains fall, as they may bring 

 sickness. The king has also said that no one may 

 go across the veldt to him from here, but all must 

 go by way of Tati. 



"Jtme 21st. — Rather cloudy, but fine. Got up 

 about 5 a.m. . . . Girls here very early with corn ; 

 also some goats brought for sale, of which I bought 

 two for a cotton blanket, also a little more corn, 

 some leather bags, and a calabash. A tall lad 

 (formerly a driver for Palmer, and a most free and 

 easy individual, having relapsed into the national 

 dress) offered his services to me as a hunter, if I 

 should return this way. I ask John his character. 

 John says he once took a knob-kerry to Mr. Palmer, 

 when the latter wanted to thrash him. But he was 

 not to blame for that, says John ; a notion of John's 



