should be glad to trade with them. They said they 
were rejoiced to hear this, and after they had exchanged 
a few words more — during which time we observed that 
they were taking mental notes of the camp — they went 
away. Upon leaving, they promised to return in the 
morning with food, and make friends with us. While 
drinking our tea, the look-outs warned us of the ap- 
proach of a second party, which went through the same 
process of saluting and observing as the first had done. 
These also went away, over-exuberant, as I thought, 
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for a few hours, when, being rested, we might continue 
our journey. Our kettle was boiling for tea, and the 
men had built a little fire for themselves, and had filled 
their black earthen pot with water for porridge, when 
our look-outs perceived dark forms creeping towards our 
bivouac. Being hailed, they at once came forward, and 
saluted us with the native “ Wake.” Our guides ex- 
plained that we were Wangwana, and intended to camp 
until morning, when, if they had anything to sell, we 
GROUP OP NATIVES. 
