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revealed the men taking different directions, laughing, and 
stumbling against each other. The thunder was of that tro* 
mendously-loud kind only to be heard in tropical countries, 
Mid which friends from India have assured me is louder 
in Africa than any they have ever heard elsewhere. Then 
came a pelting rain, which completed out confusion. After 
the intense heat of the day, we soon felt miserably cold, 
and turned aside to a fire we saw in the distance. This 
had been made by some people on their march ; for this 
path is seldom without numbers of strangers passing to and 
from the capital. My clothing having gone on, 1 lay down 
on the cold ground, expecting to spend a miserable night; 
but Sekeletu kindly covered mo with his own blanket and 
lay uncovered himself. I was much affocted by this act 
of gonuine kindness. If such men must perish by the 
advance of civilization, as certain races of animals do be- 
fore others, it is a pity. God grant that ere this time 
comes they may receive that gospel which is a solace for 
the soul in death ! 
While at Sesheke, Sekeletu supplied me with twelve 
oxen, — three of which wore accustomed to boing ridden 
upon, — hoes, and beads to purchase a canoe when we 
should strike the Leeambyo beyond the falls. He likewise 
presented abundance of good fresh butter and honey, and 
did every thing in his power to make mo comfortable for 
the journey. I was entirely dependent on his generosity; 
for tho goods I originally brought from the Cape wore all 
expended by the timo I set off from Linyanti to the west 
coast. I there drew £70 of my salary, paid my men with 
it, and purchased goods for the return-journey to Linyanti. 
These being now all oxponded, the Makololo again fittod 
tue out, and sent me on to the east coast. I was thus 
dependent on their bounty and that of other Africans for 
the means of going from Linyanti to Loanda, and again 
from Linyanti to the east coast, and I feel deeply grateful 
to them. Coin would have beon of no benefit, for gold and 
silver are quite unknown. We wero here joined by 
