CHAPTER XV. 
RESIDENCE IN THE TOWN OF LITAKUN J AND AFFAIR OF THE GUN. 
July \^th. Early this morning, and before I had left my waggon, 
the Chief sent me, as a present, a fatted cow. This I would willingly 
have reserved for the sake of its milk during the following part of 
our journey, but knowing that it was given in the expectation of our 
making immediate use of it, and of distributing some of the meat 
among our Bachapin attendants and visitors, I was compelled to re- 
sign it for slaughter. This mark of hospitality is customary between all 
the Bichuana chiefs when they pay a visit to each other ; and as I was 
The above engraving represents the Chief and a small party of his friends, as they 
usually sit in the public enclosure, when engaged merely in desultory conversation. As 
he persisted in refusing to allow any drawing to be made of him, this sketch was taken 
unknown to him, as he sat in view from my waggon : the figure, of which only the back 
is seen, was drawn from him. The back-ground shows part of the outward fence of the 
enclosure. 
