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my men to tako up their luggage and march : some did 
with alacrity, feeling that they had disobeyed orders by 
remaining; but one of them refused, and was preparing te 
fere at Kawawa, until I gave him a punch on the head 
with tho pistol and mado him go too. I felt hero, as else- 
where, that subordination must bo maintained at all risks. 
Wo all moved into tho forest, tho pcoplo of Kawawa stand- 
ing about a hundred yards off, gazing, but not firing a shot 
or an arrow. It is extromely unpleasant to part with these 
chieftains thus, after spending a day or two in tho most 
amicable intercourse, and in a part whore tho pcoplo are 
generally civil. This Kawawa, however, is not a good 
specimen of tho Balonda chiefs, and is rather notorious in 
tho neighborhood for his folly. Wo wero told that ho has 
good reason to bclievo that Alatiamvo will somo day cut 
off his head for his disregard of tho rights of strangors. 
Kawawa was not to bo balked of his supposed rights by 
tho unceremonious way in which wo had left him; for, 
when wo had reached tho ford of tho Kasai, about ton 
miles distant, wo found that ho had sent four of his men 
with orders to tho ferrymen to refuso us passage. We 
were here duly informed that wo must delivor up all tho 
articles mentioned, and ono of our men besides. This de- 
mand for one of our number always nettled evory heart 
Tho canoes wero taken away before our eyes, and wo wore 
supposed to bo quite hclploss without them, at a rivor a 
good hundred yards broad, and very deep. Pitsano stood 
on tho bank, gazing with apparent indifference on the 
stream, and made an accurate observation of whoro the 
canoes wero hidden among tho reeds. Tho ferrymen 
casually asked ono of my Batoka if tkoy had rivers in his 
country, and ho answered, with truth, “No; wo have 
nono.” Kawawa’s people thon felt suro wo could not cross. 
I thought of swimming when thoy wore gone ; but, after 
it was dark, by tho unasked loan of ono of tbo hidden 
canoes, wo soon wero snug in our bivouac on tho southorn 
bank of tho Kasai I left some bonds as payment for at*™* 
