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ment was remitted;* while the other being a 
poor man could make no restitution, and having 
been guilty of a similar offence before, he was 
taken into one of the cattle-kraals, when the 
young men were ordered to slay him ; they im- 
mediately fell upon him with their knives and 
assagais, and put him to death. 
The person from whom the cattle were stolen, 
and who demanded the poor man's death, was a 
captain and a rich man. He has been very un- 
happy ever since. For a considerable time he 
forsook Lattakoo, and refused to return, till he 
was prevailed on by some of the younger cap- 
tains. He has given the most regular attendance 
of any of the captains on public worship, since 
his return, probably with the expectation of 
thereby recovering his peace of mind. 
A short time before the arrival of the Mis- 
sionaries, Mateebe, and many of the captains, 
entertained a prejudice against another captain. 
Mateebe sent a message, desiring to speak with 
him. The man, not suspecting any danger, im- 
mediately went ; but the instant he entered Ma- 
teebe's yard, the King thrust him through the 
* Hence it would seem that theft is regarded as an offence 
against the individual exclusively, not against the Govern- 
ment also. 
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