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copious supplies of shrill praises, or “lullilooing but, 
though I frequently told them to modify their “great lords” 
and “great lions” to more humble expressions, they so evi- 
dently intended to do me honor that I could not help being 
pleased with the poor creatures’ wishes for our success. 
Tho rains began while wo were at Kaliele ; this is much 
lator than usual; but, though the Barotso valley has been 
in need of rain, tho peoplo nover lack abundance of food 
Tho showers aro refreshing, but tho air feels hot and close; 
iho thormomotcr, however, in a cool hut, stands only at 
84°. The access of tho external air to any spot at onoo 
raises its temperature abovo 90°. A new attack of fever 
here caused excessive languor; but, as 1 am already gotting 
tired of quoting my fevers, and never liked to read travels 
myself whore much was said about tho illnesses of tho 
traveller, 1 shall henceforth qndbavor to say littlo abou + 
them. 
Wo hero sent back the canoe of Sekelotu, and got tho 
loan of others from Mpololo. Eight riding-oxen, and seven 
for slaughter, woro, according to tho orders of that chief, 
also furnished; somo woro intondod for our own use, and 
others as presents to tho chiefs of the Balonda. Mpololo 
was particularly liberal in giving all that Sekelotu ordered, 
though, as he feeds on tho cattlo ho has in charge, ho might 
havo felt it so much abstracted from his own perquisites. 
Leaving Naliele, amid abundance of good wishes for the 
success of our expedition, and hopes that we might return 
accompanied with whito tradors, wo began again our ascent ol 
the river. It was now beginning to riso, though the rains 
had but just commenced in tho valley. Tho hanks aro low, 
but cleanly cut, and seldom sloping. At low-water they are 
from four to eight feet high, and make tho river always 
assumo very much tho aspect of a canal. 
Those perpendicular banks afford building-places to 8 
pretty boe-oator,* which loves to broed in society. Tho 
* Werori* a.piiut«r and if. bullockoides, (Smith.! 
