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family was to bo suspected of doalmg in ovil iharms, why 
woro Masiko’s pooplo not to bo thought guilty of leaving 
the same in hor hut ? Sho advanced and recoded in truo 
oratorical stylo, belaboring her own servants as well for 
allowing the offenco, and, as usual in moro civilized fomi- 
nine leeturos, sho loaned over tho objects of her ire, and 
scroamed forth all tlioir faults and failings ever sinco thoy 
wero born, and hor despair of ever seeing them become 
bottor until thoy wero all “killed by alligators.” Masiko’s 
people followed tho plan of receiving this torrent of abuso 
in silence, and, as noithor wo nor thoy had any thing to 
eat, wo parted nest morning. In reference to Masiko 
soiling slaves to tho Mambari, thoy promised to explain 
tho relationship which exists between oven tho most abject 
of his people and our common Father; and that no moro 
kidnapping ought to bo allowed, as he ought to give that 
peaco and security to tho smaller tribes on his eastern 
borders which ho so much desired to obtain himself from 
tho Makololo. Wo promised to return through his town 
when wo came back from tho sea-coast. 
Mancnko gave us some manioc-roots in tho morning, 
and had determined to carry our baggage to her uncle’s, 
Kabompo or Shinto. Wo had heard a samplo of what 
she could do with hor tongue; and, as neither my men nor 
mysolf had much inclination to encounter a scolding from 
this black Mrs. Caudle, wo made ready tho packages; but 
sho came and said tho men whom sho had ordorod for tho 
sorvico had not yet como : they would arrivo to-morrow. 
Being on low and disagrccablo diet, I felt annoyed at this 
further delay, and ordered tho packages to bo put into tho 
canoes to proceed up tho river without hor sorvanla. But 
Manenko was not to bo circumvented in this way: she 
came forward with hor pooplo, and said her undo would 
bo angry if sho did not carry forward tho tusks and goods 
of Sekolotu, seized tho luggage, and declared that she 
would carry it in spite of me. My men succumbed sooner 
to this pettieoat-governmont than I felt inclined to do, and 
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