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to I ome, he will only pay him a visit, and he is 
sure to die shortly afterwards. By a visit of this 
kind, he killed the king of the Marootzee." 
When he lived with Makkabba, he often in- 
quired if the white men's government resembled 
his ; if they had magic like him ? To which Ma- 
ketzee replied, that he did not know about their 
government or magic, but every thing they had 
was wonderful, and he instanced candles. Mak- 
kabba said No, white people were nothing com- 
pared to himself, they were not so old, and would 
never be able to fight with him. Maketzee as- 
serted that Makkabba would be unconquerable, 
if al 1 the nations were united against him, and 
although assisted by people with guns, for by his 
magic he could prevent the guns from going off, 
and defeat all their attempts. 
During his residence at Maleeta, Makkabba had 
a commando against some nation every moon, 
while the moonlight continued, and returned when 
the nights got dark. By his magic he is said to 
ovei come elephants, he has only to whistle, and 
these animals will come and quietly permit their 
legs to be cut off. Here Maketzee seriously in- 
quired if white men had any magic of that kind. 
Mali kabba, he also added, digs up a certain kind 
of bulb, introduces a medicine into it, and puts the 
bulb again into the ground. When a rhinoceros 
