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Seven Years in Central Africa. 
[Jan. 
Presently he muttered something about the hardness of man's 
lot, and I tried to explain God's love to him in the gift of His 
Son; and after listening for a little he suddenly bustled away, 
saying, like Felix, "Well, well, I will call you again to speak 
about this matter." 
LIFE AT LEALUI. 
January ^th. — War is the great employment here at present. 
One i77ipi (native name for army) has just come in with long 
strings of captives — poor naked women and children. The man 
who can show by the pieces of skin from the bodies of his 
victims that he has killed many is danced round by the women 
as a great hero. 
<)t/i. — The king seems more afraid of the word of God since 
our last talk, as he is little inclined to speak again on the 
subject. 
14th. — Candle-making to-day, with beeswax and ox-fat. 
1 6th. — Washing-day. 
20th. — Down with severe headaches; no sleep night or day. 
Silva Porto, the Portuguese traveller, arrived here a few days ago. 
He has come to trade with Liwanika for ivory, and has brought 
with him a large quantity of calico, guns, and powder. He 
is most urgent that I should return with him to Bihe. 
26th,- — Two men were tried for witchcraft in front of my yard 
this morning. They went through the customary ordeal, dipping 
their hands into the boiling water as coolly as possible ; for these 
brutal trials are so common that even the victims show but little 
concern. In the evening both were brought out of their prison 
hut, and being found badly scalded, were considered guilty and 
condemned to the flames. 
2']th. — The two men were burned this morning. I asked the 
king and his people to come to my yard to hear the gospel, but 
he seemed annoyed at this public invitation, and said I must 
be content with the children ; nor would he allow me to speak to 
him there, saying that the big people did not want to learn these 
things. 
2()th. — Headaches very bad. I fall into fits of stupor, probably 
owing to the great heat, with little rain. 
