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PRESENTS AND TRADING. 
solves justified in making journeys to the colony for the 
sako of securing bargains, the most frugal living was ne- 
cessary to enablo us to bo a little charitable to others; but 
when to this wero added extra travelling-expenses, tho 
•rants of an increasing family, and liberal gifts to chiefs, it 
was difficult to make both ends meet. Tho pleasure of 
missionary labor would bo onhanccd if one could devote 
his life to tho heathen without drawing a salary from a 
society at all. Tho luxury of doing good from one’s own 
private resources, without appearing to either natives or 
Europeans to bo making a gain of it, is far preferable, and 
an object worthy tho ambition of tho rich. But few men 
of fortune, however, now devoto themselves to Christian 
missions, as of old. Proscnts wero always given to tho 
chiefs whom wo visited, and nothing accepted in return; 
but when Sobituano (in 1851) offered somo ivory, I took 
it. and was ablo by its sale to present his son with a num- 
ber of really useful articles of a higher value than I had 
ever been ablo to givo before to any chief. In doing this, 
of course, I appeared to trade, but, feeling I had a right to 
do so, I felt perfectly easy in my mind; and, as I still held 
tho viow of tho inexpediency of combining tho two profes- 
sions, I was glad of the proposal of one of tho most honor- 
able merchants of Capo Town, Mr. H. E. lluthcrford, that 
he should risk a sum of money in Fleming’s hands for the 
purposo of attempting to develop a trado with tho Mako- 
lolo. It was to this man I suggested Sokcletu should sell 
tho tusks which ho had presented for my acceptance ; bui 
tho chief refused to tako thorn back from mo. Tho goodn 
which Fleming had brought wero ill adapted for the use 
of tho natives, but he got a pretty good load of ivory in 
exchange; and though it was nis first attempt at trading, 
and tho distanco travelled over made the expenses enor- 
mous, ho was not a loser by tho trip. Other traders fol- 
lowed, who demanded 90 lbs. of ivory for a musket. The 
Makololo, knowing nothing of steelyards, but supposing 
that they were meant to cheat them, declined to trado 
