citap. IX.] KATCIIIBA ’S MUSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 391 
tuning liis instrument, which, being completed, he 
asked, ‘ if he should sing?' Fully prepared for some- 
tning comic, we begged him to begin. He sang a 
most plaintive and remarkably wild, but pleasing air, 
accompanying himself perfectly on his harp, producing 
the best music that I had ever heard among savages. 
In fact, music and dancing were old Katchiba’s delight, 
especially if combined with deep potations. His song 
over, he rose from his seat and departed, but presently 
reappeared, leading a sheep by a string, which he 
begged us to accept. I thanked him for his attention, 
but I assured him that we had not paid him a visit 
with the expectation of receiving a present, and that 
we could not think of accepting it, as we had simply 
called upon him as friends ; he accordingly handed the 
sheep to his wife, and shortly after we rose to depart. 
Having effected an exit by creeping through the door¬ 
way, he led us both by the hand in a most friendly 
way for about a hundred yards on our path, and took 
leave most gracefully, expressing a hope that we should 
frequently come to see him. 
“ On our return home we found the sheep waiting for 
us; determined not to be refused, he had sent it on 
before us. I accordingly returned him a most gorgeous 
necklace of the most valuable beads, and gave the 
native who had brought the sheep a present for himself 
