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Seven Years iii Central Africa. [July, 
of them, they could not learn. I cannot think of sitting here 
when my brethren are thus in trouble, so start to-morrow to see 
and hear for myself 
22nd.- — Crossed the Kutato river, and reached the town of 
Dungenugo, the son of the reigning king of Bailundu, who said 
that it was entirely owing to the conduct of a European trader 
that the missionaries had left the country, 
2\th. — Passed many towns, the people of which brought out 
dishes of maize beer for me and my men to drink. Two men 
met me at some distance from Atinda to run my hammock into 
the town ; they ran so fast that they broke the hammock-pole, 
and instead of having a grand entrance into the town, I was 
landed rolHng in the dust just before the gate. 
MISSION PREMISES WRECKED. 
July 2^th. — Reached the town of Chikulo, the chief man in 
the country at present, and had a long palaver with him and a few 
of the headmen, through my interpreter. Jumbo. They had been 
persuaded by B that the little tins containing meat, etc., 
were full of fetish enchantments, intended by the missionaries 
for the destruction of the Bailundu kingdom. The missionaries 
had to flee, seemingly taking nothing but their wives and little 
children. It was distressing to see all around the destruction 
of valuable property. Books of all kinds, photographs, letters, 
clothing, tins of sugar, tea, etc., were in every native's hands. 
With all my energy I spoke out to these Bailundu people as to 
the way in which they had permitted men to be turned out of 
house and home who had come to them with a message of peace 
from the true God; they had treated them as they would not 
treat their dogs. 
Chikulo sent for B , who tried at once to make friends 
with me, but being in no gentle mood I brought him to the point, 
and asked what charge he had against the Americans. "Oh," 
said he, " I thought they were Jews, and not Christian mission- 
aries ! " He was compelled to explain matters to the natives, 
and I asked Chikulo if he was satisfied; to which he replied, 
" Perfectly," adding that as B had only been teUing lies, he 
himself was wilHng, if I would only say the word, to lay hands on 
him there and then. I said I had come, not with any authority 
