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not for slaves. Ho had heard of white men passing far to 
the oast of him to Cazombo, — referring, no doubt, to Poroira, 
Laeorda, and others, who have visited that chief. 
Monzo came on Monday morning, and, on parting, pre- 
sented us with a piece of a buffalo which had been killed 
the day boforo by lions. Wo crossed the rivulet Makoe, 
which runs westward into tho Kafuo, and went northward 
in order to visit Somalombuo, an influential chief there 
Wo slept at tho villago of Monzo’s sister, who also passes 
by tho same name. Both ho and his sister are fominino in 
their appearance, but disfigured by tho foolish custom of 
knocking out tho upper front tooth. 
It is not often that jail-birds turn out well ; but tho first 
person who appoarod to welcome us at tho villago of 
Monze’s sister was the prisoner wo had roloasod in tho 
way. Ho came with a handsome present of corn and 
meal, and, after praising our kindnoss to tho villagers who 
had asscmblod around us, asked them, “ What do you stand 
gazing at ? Don’t you know that thoy have mouths like 
other peoplo ?” Ho thon set off and brought largo bundles 
of grass and wood for our comfort, and a pot to cook our 
food in. 
December 12. — Tho morning prosontod tho appearance of 
a continuous rain from tho north, — tho first time wo had 
seen it sot in from that quarter in such a southern latitudo. 
In tho Bcchuana country, continuous rains aro always from 
tho northeast or cast, whilo in Londa and Angola they are 
from tho north. At Pungo Andongo, for instance, tho 
whitewash is all removed from tho north sido of tho houses. 
It cleared up, however, about nid-day, and Monzo’s sister 
conducted us a milo or two upon tho road. On partirg, 
she said that she had forwarded orders to a distant village 
to send food to tho point wlioro wo should sleep. In ex- 
pressing lior joy at the prospect of living in peace, she said 
it would bo so pleasant “to sleep without dreaming of any 
ono pursuing them with a spear.” 
In our front we had rangos of hills callod Chamai, covored 
