DR. LIVINGSTONE REPROVES SEKELETU. 321 
Since my arrival in England, information lias been re- 
vived from Mr. Gabriel that this party had arrived on the 
west coast, but that the ivory had been disposed of to some 
Portuguese merchants in the interior, anu tho men had 
been obliged to carry it down to Loanda. They had not 
been introduced to Mr. Gabriel, but that gentleman, having 
learned that thoy wore in the city, went to them and pro- 
nouncod tho names Pitsane, Mashauana, when all started up 
and crowded round him. When Mr. G. obtained an inter- 
preter, ho learned that they had been ordered by Sokelotu 
to bo sure and go to my brother, as he termed him. Mr. 
G. behaved in the same liberal manner as he had done to 
my companions, and thoy departed for their distant home 
after bidding him a lbrmal and affectionate adieu. 
During the time of our absence at Loanda, the Makololo 
bad made two forays and captured large herds of cattle 
One to the lake was in order to punish Lechulatobo for 
the insolence he had manifested after procuring some fire- 
arms ; and the other to Sebola Makwaia, a chief living far 
to the N.E. This was most unjustifiable, and had bean 
condemned by all the influential Makololo. 
In accordance with the advice of my Libonta friends, I 
did not fail to reprove “ my child Sekeletu” for his marau- 
ding This was not done in an angry manner, for no good 
is ever achieved by fierce denunciations. Motibe, his 
father-in-law, said to me, “ Scold him much, but don’t let 
others hear you.’' 
The Makololo expressed great satisfaction with the route 
we had opened up to tho west, and soon after our arrival a 
picho” was called, in ordor to discuss the question of 
removal to the Barotso valley, so that thoy might bo nearer 
tbe market. Some of the older men objected to abandon- 
ing tho line of defence afforded by the rivers Chobo and 
Zambesi against their southern enemies tho Matobelo. The 
Makololo generally have an aversion to the Barotso valley, 
°n account of tho fevers which are annually engendered in 
as the waters dry up. They prefer it only as a cattle 
