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than his patrimony in funeral orgies. Ho acted with his 
Wonted kindness, though, unfortunatoly, drinking has got 
him so deoply in dobt that ho now keeps out of tho way of 
his creditors. Ho informed us that tho sourco of tho 
Quango is oight days, or one hundred miles, to tho south 
Of this, and in a rango called Mosamba, in tho country o£ 
the Basongo. We can seo from this a sort of break in the 
high land which stretches away round to Tala Mongongo, 
through which tho river comes. 
A death had occurred in a villago about a milo off, and 
tuo peoplo were busy beating drums and firing guns. Tho 
funeral rites aro half festive, half mourning, partaking 
somewhat of tho character of an Irish wake. Thero is 
uothing more heart-rending than their death-wails. When 
tho natives turn their eyes to tho f'uturo world, they have 
^ viow cheerless enough of their own utter helplessness 
uud hopelessness. They fancy themsolvcs completely in 
the power of tho disembodied spirits, and look upon the 
prospect of following them as tho greatest of misfortunes. 
Hence they are constantly deprecating tho wrath of de- 
parted souls, behoving that, if thoy aro appeased, thero is 
n ° other causo of death but witchcraft, which may bo 
averted by charms. 
Wo woro informed that a chief named Gando, living on 
the other sido of tho river, having been accused of witch- 
craft, was killed by tho ordeal, and his body thrown into 
the Quango. 
The ferrymen demanded thirty yards of calico, but 
received six thankfully. Tho canoes woro wrotchod, carry- 
lri 8 only two persons at a time ; but, my men being well 
acquainted with tho water, wo all got over in about two 
°ours and a half. Thoy excited tho admiration of the 
^habitants by tho manner in which they managed the 
cattlo and donkeys in crossing. 
On the eastern sido of tho Quango wo passed on, without 
visiting our friend of tho conical head-dress, to tho resi- 
dence </f gome Ambakistas who had crossed tho river In 
