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MAKOLOUO FORAY. 
There we hoard that a party of the Makololo, headed by 
Lerimo, had made a foray to the north and up the Leoba, 
in the very direction in which we were about to procoed. 
Mpololo, the uncle of Sekeletu, is considered the head-man 
of the Barotse valley ; and the perpetrators haJ his full 
sanction, because Masiko, a son of Santuru, the former 
chief of the Barotse, had fled high up the Leeambye, and, 
establishing himself there, had sent men down to the vici- 
nity of Naliele to draw away the remaining Barotse from 
their allegiance. Lerimo’s party had taken some of this 
Mesiko’s subjects prisoners, and destroyed several villages 
of the Balonda, to whom wo were going. This was in 
direct opposition to tho policy of Sekeletu, who wished to 
be at peace with these northern tribes ; and Pitsane, my 
head-man, was the bearer of orders to Mpololo to furnish 
us with presents to tho very chiefs they had attacked. 
Thus, we were to get largo pots of clarified butter and 
bunches of beads, in confirmation of tho message of peace 
we were to deliver. 
When we reached Litofe, wo heard that a fresh foray 
was in contemplation ; but I sent forward orders to disband 
the party immediately. At Ma-Sekeletu’s town we found 
the hoad-offendei, Mpololo himself, and 1 gave him a bit 
of my mind, to tho effect that, as I was going with the full 
sanction of Sekeletu, if any harm happened to me in con- 
sequence of his ill-advised expedition the guilt would rest 
with him. Ma-Sekeletu, who was present, heartily approvod 
all I said, and suggested that all the captives taken by 
Lerimo should bo returned by my hand, to show Masiko 
that tho guilt of the foray lay noi with the superior per- 
sons of the Makololo, but with a mere servant. Her good 
sense appeared in other respects besides; and, as this was 
exactly what my own party had previously resolved to 
suggest, wo wore pleased to hear Mpololo agreo to do what 
he was advised. He asked me to lay tho matter before 
the under-chiofs of Halide, and when we reached that 
place, on the 9th of December, I did so in a picho, called 
