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and had been sent with a letter to the king's brother-in-law, who 
lives at Chivula. A few hours brought me to Ohonjo, and there 
I met the royal brother-in-law, Coimbra, a half-caste, who read to 
me the letter just received from Msidi. It was dated this year, 
was written in a wretched sort of Portuguese, possibly by some 
half-taught black, and contained an earnest appeal that white 7nen 
might come to Garenganze. I looked with amazement on the 
piece of rude, well-travelled paper. Of course it was as traders 
that he wanted white men, but I felt I had something even better 
than good trade, which, if Msidi could only comprehend, he 
would gladly receive. The brother-in-law was delighted to hear 
of my proposal to go thither, and sent for a black lanky slave 
from that part; he knew exactly the place where Livingstone 
died, at Ilala, by Lake Bangweolo. I may yet get this man 
to go with me, but the guide I have already employed knows 
all the country. 
THOUGHTS AS TO FUTURE PATH. 
Let US look up and take courage ; the Lord reigneth. Surely 
He has taken many ways to show me from the first His desire to 
guide me ; He comes down to our weak faith, as He did in 
Gideon's case, and repeats the signs until we are filled with 
shame at our blindness and tardiness. I think it is now clear 
that I must seek another way to the Batoka, Liwanika's Barotse 
''dogs"j in this case the Lord may feed the dogs before the 
"children." 
I shall be at liberty, so far as I can learn, to come as near to 
the Barotse as possible, and yet remain outside their sway ; and 
were I to go down among them at any time, I should, humanly 
speaking, suffer no harm, having so many friends amongst them. 
I might be able, by going between both, to unite these two great 
countries, and secure a way for others through the Barotse to 
the north, which at present, through jealousy, is shut. 
I am told that Garenganze is as healthy as Bailundu ; if so, 
there is no fever there ; one might hope to live, and not merely 
exist. I shall make a particular request to each chief by the way 
to have a young man ready to run with my letters as they come 
from the interior or the coast, and think this plan would work in 
time of peace. Native news in this way flies like the wind, and 
