TRIBUTE DEMANDED. 
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Wo exhibited tno pictures of the magic lantern in the 
evening, and nil were delighted except Kawawa himsolf 
Ho showed symptoms oi' dread, and sevot J timer- started 
op as if to run away, but was prevented by the crowd 
behind. Some of the moro intelligent unciorat<*od the ex- 
planations weii, and expatiated eloquently on thorn to tno 
tnoro obtuse. Nothing could excoed the civilities which 
had passed between us during this day ; but Kawawa had 
heard that the Chiboquo had forced us to pay an ox, and 
now thought ho might do the samo. When, therefore, 1 
8ont noxt morning to let nim know that wo woro ready to 
8 tart, he ropiiou, in nis figurative way, “If an ox como iu 
tho way of a man, ought ho not to oat it ? I had given 
°no to tho Chiboquo, and must give him tho same, togothor 
with a gun, gunpowder, and a black robe, liko that ho had 
seen spread out to dry tho day beforo ; that, if I refused an 
0x > I must give one of my men, and a book by which ho 
might seo tho state of Matiamvo’s heart toward him, and 
which would forowam him should Matiaravo over resolvo 
to cut off his head.” Kawawa came in tho coolest mannor 
Possiblo to our eneampmont after sending this mossago, 
and told mo ho had soon all our goods and must have all 
bo asked, as ho had command of tlio Kasai in our front, 
and would provent us from passing it unless wo paid this 
tribute. I replied that tho goods woro my property and 
not his; that I would nover havo it said that a white man 
bad paid tributo to a black, and that I should cross tho 
Kasai in spite of him. Ho ordered his people to arm thom- 
selvos, and when some of my r men saw them rushing for 
their bows, arrows, and spoars, thoy became somewhat 
panic-strickon. I ordered them to move away, and not t« 
bro unless Kawawa’s pcoplo struck tho first blow. I tool 
the lead, and expected thorn all to follow, as thoy usually 
baddono; but many of my' men remained behind. When 
l know this, I jumped off tho ox and mado a rush to thorn 
with tho rovolvor in my' hand. Kawawa ran away among 
tllH pooplo, and thoy turned their backs too. 1 shouled to 
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