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lechulatebe’s provocations 
but Lechulatobo nad now got possession of fire-arms, and 
considered himself more than a match for tho Makololo. 
His father had been dispossessed of many cattle by Sebi- 
tnano; and, as forgiveness is not considered among tho 
virtues by the heathen, Lechulatobo thought ho had a 
right to recover what he could. As I had a good deal of 
influence with the Makololo, I persuaded thorn that, before 
they could have peace, they must resolve to give tho same 
blessing to others, and they never could do that without 
forgiving and forgetting ancient feuds. It is hard to mako 
them feel that shedding of human blood is a great crime; 
they must be conscious that it is wrong, but, having been 
accustomed to bloodshed from infancy, they arc remarkably 
callous to tho enormity of tho crimo of destroying human 
life. 
I sent a message at the same timo to Lechulatobo, advising 
him to give up tho courso ho had adopted, and especially 
tho song; bccauso, though Scbituano was dead, tho arms 
with which he had fought were still alive and strong. 
Sokclctu, in order to follow up his father’s instructions 
and promote peace, sent ten cows to Lechulatobo to bo ex- 
changed for sheep ; these animals thrive well in a bushy 
country like that around tho lake, but will scarcely livo in 
the flat prairies between the network of waters north of 
tho Chobe. Tho men who toon tho cows carried a number 
of hoes to purchase goats besides. Lechulatobo took tho 
cows and sent back an equal number of sheep. Now, ac- 
cording to the relativo valuo of sheep and cows in these 
parts, ho ought to havo sent sixty or seventy. 
Ono of the men who had hoes was trying to purchase in 
a villago without formal leave from Lechulatobo ; this chief 
punished him by making him sit some hours on tho broiling 
hot sand, (at least 130°.) This further offence put a stop 1° 
amicable rolations betwoen tho two tribes altogether. If 
was a case in which a very small tribe, commanded by » 
weak and foolish chief, had got possession of firo-arms, and 
felt conscious of ability to eopo with a numorous and war- 
