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DEATH OF 8EBITUANE. 
servant, and said, “ Tako Robert to Maunku, [one of hi* 
wives,] and tell her to givo him somo milk.” Those were 
tho last words of Sobituano 
We were not informed of his doatn until tho next day. 
Tho burial of a Bochuana chiof takes place in his catllo- 
pon, and all tho cattlo aro driven for an hour or two around 
and over tho gravo, so that it may bo quito obliterated. 
Wo wont and spoke to tho pcoplo, advising them to keep 
together and support tho heir. They took this kindly ; 
and in turn told us not to be alarmed, for they would not 
think of ascribing tho death of their chief to us; that 
Sebituauo had just gono tho way of his fathers; and, 
though the lather had gone, ho had loft children, and thoy 
hoped that wo would be as friendly to his children as we 
in tended to btivo boon to hi in, self. 
Ho was decidedly the best spoeimen of a nativo chiof I 
ever met. 1 never felt so much grieved by tho loss of a 
black man before; and it was impossible not to follow him 
in thought into tho world of which he had just hoard bo 
fore ho was called away, and to realize somewhat of tho 
feelings of thoso who pray for tho dead. Tho deep, dark 
question of what is to become of such as ho must, how- 
evor, bo loft whore wo find it, believing that, assuredly, 
the “ Judgo of all tho oarth will do right.” 
At Sebituano’s death tho chieftainship dovolvod, as her 
father intended, on a daughter named Ma-mochisano. Ho 
had promised to show us his country and to select a suitable 
locality for our residence. Wo had now to look to the 
daughter, who was living twelve days to tho north, at 
Naliolo \\ o wore obliged, therefore, to remain until a 
message camo from her; and, when it did. sho gavo as 
perfect liberty to visit any part of tho country wo chose. 
Mr. Oswcll and I then proceeded one hundred and thirty 
milos to tho northoast, to Scshoke ; and in tho end of Juno, 
1851, wo wore rewarded by tho discovery of tho Zambesi, in 
tho ctntro of tho continent. This was a most important 
point, for that river was not previously known to exist 
