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THE DE — MONINA'S VILLAGE. 
but for one who was becoming as thin, as a lath, tluor 
the constant perspiration caused by marching day aft 
day in the hot sun, tho only good I saw in it was that i 
gavo an honest sort of a man a vivid idea of tho troad 
mill. 
Although tho rains were not quite over, great numbon 
of pools were drying up, and the ground was in many 
parts covered with small green cryptogamous plants, which 
gavo it a mouldy appcaranco and a strong smell. As we 
sometimes pushed asido the masses of rank vegetation 
which hung over our path, wo felt a sort of hot blast on our 
faces. Every thing looked unwholesome; but we had no 
fever. Tho Ue flows between high banks of a soft red 
sandstone streaked with white, and pieces of tufa. Tho 
crumbling sandstone 'is ovidontly alluvial, and is cut into 
twelve foot deep. In this region, too, we met with pot- 
holes six feet deep and three or four in diameter. In some 
cases they form convenient wells ; in others they are full 
of earth ; and in others still the people have made them 
into graves for their chiefs. 
On the 20th wo came to Monina’s village, (close to tho 
sand-river Tangwo, latitude 16° 13' 38" south, longitude 
32° 32' cast.) This man is very popular among the tribes, 
on account of his liberality. Boroma, Nyampungo, Mo- 
nina, Jira, Katolosa, (Monomotapa,) and Susa, all acknow- 
ledge tho supremacy of one called Nyatevfo, who is re- 
ported to decido all disputes respecting land. 
When wo told Monina that wo had nothing to present 
but somo hoes, ho replied that ho was not in need of those 
articles, and that ho had ahsoluto power over tho country 
in front, and if ho prevented us from proceeding no one 
would say any thing to him. His little boy Boromo having 
come tc .ho encampment to look at us, I gavo him a knife, 
and ho wont off and brought a pint of honey for mo. Tho 
father came soon afterward, and I offered him a shirt He 
remarked to his councillors, “It is evident that this man 
has nothing, for, if he had, his people would bo buying 
