S80 APPROACHING MMINDE’S VILLAGE. 
would say, “Dance for me, and I will grind com for you.” 
At every fresh instance of liberality, Sekwobu said, “Did 
not I tell you that thoso people had hearts, while wo wore 
still at Linyanti 1 ” All agreed that tho character ho had 
given was true, and some remarked, “Dook ! although we 
havo been so long away from homo, not one of us has 
becomo lean.” It was a fact that wo had been all well 
supplied either with moat by my gun or their own spears, 
or food from tho great generosity of tho inhabitants 
Pangola promised to forry us across tho Zambesi, but 
failed to fulfil his promise. He seemed to wish to avoid 
offending his neighbor Mponde by aiding us to escape from 
his hands ; so wo proceeded along the bank. Although we 
wero in doubt as to our rccoption by Mponde, I could not 
help admiring tho beautiful country as we passed along. 
Finding no ono willing to aid us in crossing tho river, we 
proceeded to the village of tho chief Mpendc. When we 
came to Mpondo’s village, ho immediately sent to inquire 
. who we were, and thon ordered tho guides who had come 
with us from tho last village to go back and call their 
masters. Ho sent no mossago to us whatevor. We had 
travelled very slowly up to this point, tho tsotse-stricken 
oxen being now unable to go two milos an hour. Wo 
wero also delayed by being obliged to stop at overy village 
and send notice of our approach to tho head-man, who 
came and received a little information and gave somo food 
If wo had passed on without taking any notico of them, 
thoy would have considered it impolite, and wo should 
havo appoarod moro as cnomioB than friends. I consolod 
myself for tho loss of time by tho thought that theso con- 
versations tondod to tho opening of our futuro path. 
23d. — This morning, at sunrise, a party of Mpcndo’s 
people came close to our encampment, uttering strange cries 
and waving some bright-red substance toward us. They 
thon lighted a fire with charms in it, and departed, utter 
ing the same hideous screams as before. This was intended 
to render us powerless, and probably also to frighton us 
