MESSAGE FROM MASIKO. 
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where; but a sourco of annoyance was foun.f where !t was 
&ot oxpcctod. Many of their wives had married othor 
men daring our two yoars’ absonco. Mashauana’s wife, 
who had borno him two children, was among tho numbor. 
Ho wishod to appear not to feol it much, saying, “Why, 
wives aro as plentiful as grass, and 1 can get another: she 
may go but ho would add, “If I had that lollow, 1 
Would open his oars for him.” As most of thorn had mo/e 
wives than ono, I triod to console thorn by saying that 
they had still more than 1 had, and that thoy had enough 
yot ; but thoy felt the reflection to bo galling that, while 
they woro toiling, another had been devouring their corn. 
Somo of thoir wives came with very young infants in thoii 
arms. This excited no discontent; and for somo 1 had to 
speak to tho chief to order the men, who had married tho 
only wives somo of my companions ever had, to restore 
them. 
Sunday, August 5. — A largo audienco listened most atten- 
tively to my morning address. Surely somo will romombor 
the idoas convoyed, and pray to our merciful Father, who 
would never havo thought of him but for this visit. Tho 
invariably kind and respectful treatment I havo received 
from these and many other heathen tribes in this central 
country, together with tho attontivo observations of manj 
years, havo led mo to tho belief that, if ono exerts him 
self for thoir good, ho will never bo ill treated. There 
may bo opposition to his doctrine, but nono to tho man 
himsolf. 
While still at Naliole, a party which had boon sont after 
mo by Masiko arrived. Ho was much disappointed bocauso 
I had not visited him. Thoy brought an elephant’s tusk, 
two calabashes of honey, two baskets of maize, and one 
groundnuts, as a present. Masiko wishod to say that 
to had followed tho injunction which I had given as tho 
will of God, and lived in peace until his brother Limboa 
came, captured his women as they went to thoir gardens, 
and then appeared boforo his stockade. Masiko offered to 
