SEKOMI’S VIEW OF EXTOrlTlOiN. 
formed that in one part of India oven the tamo buffaloos 
feel their superiority to some wild animals, for thoy have 
been scon to chase a tiger up the hills, hollowing as if thoy 
enjoyed the sport. Lions never go near any clophante ex- 
cept the calves, which, when young, are sometimes torr 
by them ; every living thing retires before the lordly ole 
phant, yet a full-grown ono would bo an easier prey than 
'.he rhinoceros; tho lion rushes ofl at tho mero sight of 
this latter beast. 
When wo reached tho Bamangwato, tho chief, Sckomi, 
was particularly friendly, collected all his people to the 
religious services we held, and explained his reasons for 
compelling some Englishmen to pay him a horso. “Thoy 
would not sell him any powder, though they had plonty; 
so he compelled them to givo it and tho horso for nothing 
Ho would not deny tho extortion to mo ; that would bo 
‘ bohorehero,’ (swindling.)” He thus thought extortion 
bettor than swindling. 1 could not detect any difference 
.'n tho morality of tho two transactions; but Sekomi’s idoaa 
of honesty aro tho lowest I have mot with in any Bochu- 
ana chief, and this instanco is mentioned as tho only ap- 
proach to demanding payment for leavo to pass that I have 
met with in tho south. In all other cases tho difficulty has 
been to get a chief to givo us men to show' tho way, and 
tho payment has only been for guides. Englishmen have 
always very properly avoided giving that idea to tho nativo 
mind which wo shall hereafter find prove troublcsomo, that 
payment ough t to bo made for passage through a country 
January 28. — Passing on to Lotlocho, about twonty 
miles beyond tho Barhangwato, wo found a fino supply of 
water. This is a point of so much interest in that country 
that tho first question wo ask of passers-by is, '' JIavo you 
had water?” tho first inquiry a native puts to a fellow- 
countryman is, “ "Where is tho rain ?” and, though thoy aro 
by no means an untruthful nation, tho answer generally iu, 
•'I don’t know : there is nono : wo aro killed with hunger 
and by tho sun.” If nows is asked for, they commenof 
