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A NATIVE TOL>KEEPER. 
demand made on tho moat frivolous pretences. One of mj 
mon, seeing another much like an acquaintance at home, 
addrossod him by tho namo of tho latter in sport, telling 
him, at tho same timo, why ho did so ; this was pronounced 
to be a grave offence, and a largo fine demanded : when the 
case came before me 1 could see no harm in what had been 
done, and told my people not to answer tho young fellow. 
Tho latter felt himself disarmed, for it is ehiofly in a brawl 
thoy have power ; then words are spoken in anger which 
rouse the passions of the complainant’s friends. In this 
case, after vociferating some time, tho would-be offondod 
party came and said to my man that, if thoy exchanged 
some small gift, all would be right, but, my man taking nc 
notice of him, he went off rather crest-fallen. 
My men were as much astonished as myself at the de- 
mand for payment for leave to pass, and the almost entire 
neglect of the rules of hospitality. Katende gave us only 
a little meal and manioc, and a fowl. Being detained two 
days by heavy rains, we felt that a good stock of patience 
was necessary in travelling through this country in the 
’•ainy season. 
Passing onward without seeing Katende, we crossed a 
small rivulet, the Scngko, by which wo had encamped, and 
after two hours came to another, the Totelo, which was 
somewhat larger and had a bridge over it. At tho farther 
end of this structure stood a negro, who demanded fees. 
He said tho bridge was his, the path his ; the guides wore 
his children ; and if we did not pay him ho would prevent 
farther progress. This piece of civilization I was not pre- 
pared to moot, and stood a few seconds looking at our bold 
toll-keeper, when one of my men took off throe copper 
bracelets, which paid for the whole party. Tho negro was 
s. bettor man than ho at first seemed, for ho immediately 
went to his garden and brought us some leaves of tobacco 
as a present. 
\V hen wo got fairly away from the tillages, tho guides 
from Kangenke sat down and told us that there were three 
