42 ■TART FOR THE COUNTRY OF 8KBITTJAN* 
the water without feeling thankful that I escaped thou 
jaws. Tho season was now far advancod; and as Mr. Os- 
woll, with his wontod generous feelings, volunteered, on 
tho spot, to go down to tho Cape and bring up a boat, we 
resolved to make our way south again. 
CHAPTER IV. 
DR. LIVINGSTONE PERFORMS TWO JOURNEY8 IN THE INTERIOR 
AND DISCOVERS THE RIVER ZAMBESI — HE SENDS HIS 
FAMILY TO ENGLAND. 
Having returned to Kolobeng, I remained there till 
April, 1850, and then left in company with Mrs. Living- 
stone, our three children, and tho chief Sechole, — who had 
now bought a wagon of his own, — in order to go across the 
Zouga at its lower end, with tho intention of proceeding 
up tho northern bank till wo gained the Tamunak’le, and 
of then ascending that river to visit Sobituano in tho north. 
Sekomi had given orders to fill up tho wells which wo had 
dug with much labor at Sorotli ; so wo took the more 
eastern routo through tho Bamangwato town and by 
Lotloeho. That chief asked why I had avoided him in our 
former journoys. I replied that my reason was that 1 
know ho did not wish mo to go to the lake, and I did not 
want to quarrel with him. “Woll,” ho said, “you boat 
mo then, and I am content.” 
Parting with Secholo at tho ford, as ho was eager to 
visit Lochulatebo, we went along tho northern woody 
bank of the Zouga with great labor, having to cut down 
very many trees to allow tho wagons to pass. Our losses 
by oxen falling into pitfalls wore very heavy. Tho Ba- 
ywye kindly opened the pita when thoy knew of our ap- 
