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Seven Years in Central Africa. 
[Jan. 
cerning our clothes, relatives, and country. As he sat looking 
at us, he remarked to his wives, " These are English ; fine, brave 
people. The three of them could put us all to flight." 
About mid-day a large tablecloth was spread on the ground, 
and Msidi's four white men (we three and Augusto, the trader) sat 
down and partook of his hospitality — boiled and roast goat, mush 
(of millet corn), and rice. The king declared that his heart was 
very white {i.e., free from evil thoughts) now that his white children 
had arrived safely. At his request we sang a few hymns in 
English and Umbundu ; but when he heard our Bailundu boys 
sing, he said, "Why do white people stay there to teach the 
people ? Why not come out here at once ? " Shortly after this 
we left. 
January ^th, 1888. — Mr. Arnot brought word that Msidi had 
honoured me by calling one of his children after me — Swand 
(native way of pronouncing my name). 
loth. — Msidi came to visit us, and we amused him much by 
showing him photos, pictures, etc. ; and after partaking of some 
food, he went away evidently favourably impressed with his visit. 
QUEEN CHITOMPa'S RETURN FROM WAR. 
2T^rd. — A few days ago we heard that Chitompa, the king's 
favourite wife, had returned from war. About eight months ago 
she and a large following went off to the Luba country; and as 
they streamed out of the king's enclosure two human victims 
were sacrificed, and their blood was used in making the necessary 
fetish arrangements. 
We happened to call at the king's on the 30th ultimo, and he 
asked if we would not go out and greet his wife in the war-camp, 
as she was anxious to see the newly-arrived white men. We 
went out with him, and he introduced us to this wife, and we sang 
a few Umbundu hymns to their great delight. At night the king 
slept in our tent. A great deal of firing and dancing was kept 
up during the night, and the warriors with their dark bodies and 
whitened faces were undoubtedly fierce-looking in the glare of the 
camp fires. On returning next morning we found a man lying 
with three spear wounds in his body, and on enquiring were told 
he had been trespassing. We ordered some men to carry him off, 
as he had lost a large quantity of blood. 
