314 JOURNEY BEYOND THE GREAT RIVER. [1813 
for the night. The people were greatly alarmed at 
our approach, not knowing what to make of us, having 
very probably never seen waggons or white people 
before. The village was composed of ten huts, shaped 
like an inverted tea-cup. 
Here I took down the names of the Matchappees 
who accompanied us as guides to Malapeetzee. 
1. Maroomacliia, 
% Machanoo, 
3. Tow, 
4. Leraa, 
5. Tchehovre, 
6. Inquagee, 
7. Carosooe, 
8. Meoonstwee, 
9. Ompooree, 
10. Serebaal, 
11. Senehai, 
or. Village Assagay, who is cousin 
to Mateebe, aud is the person we 
engaged for our guide, the others 
accompanying him as guards on 
his return. 
The roof of the mouth, so named 
because his father, when cattle 
were slain, was partial to that 
part of the animal. 
A lion. 
A commando, or party for stealing. 
Mad. 
A thorn. 
Entrails. 
Black. 
A female, so named because born 
on the day when Mateere return- 
ed from a ten months' expedition 
against that and other people. 
A child forsaken. (Ompooree's 
daughter.) 
No home, (ditto son.) Both 
