Chap. XXIV. MASIKO AND LIMBOA’S QUAKKEL. 
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placed in the shade of my tenh which was pitched under the 
thickest tree we could find. The sensation of cold^ after the heat 
of the day, was very keen. The Balonda at this season never 
leave their fires till nine or ten in the morning. As the cold was 
so great here, it was probably frosty at Linyanti; I therefore 
feared to expose my young trees there. The latitude of Shinte’s 
town is 12° 37' 35" S., longitude 22° 47' E. 
We remained with Shinte till the 6th of July, he being unwill¬ 
ing to allow us to depart before hearing in a formal manner, in 
the presence of his greatest councillor Chebende, a message from 
Limboa, the brother of Masiko. When Masiko fled from the 
Makololo country, in consequence of a disKke of being in a state 
of subjection to Sebituane, he came into the territory of Shinte, 
who received him kindly, and sent orders to all the villages in his 
vicinity to supply him with food, Limboa fled in a westerly 
direction with a number of people, and also became a chief. His 
country was sometimes called Nyenko, but by the Mambari and 
native Portuguese traders “Mboela”—the place where they 
turned again,'’ or back. As one of the fruits of polygamy, the 
children of different mothers are always in a state of variance. 
Each son endeavours to gain the ascendancy, by enticing away 
the followers of the others. The mother of Limboa, being of a 
high family, he felt aggrieved, because the situation chosen by 
Masiko was better than his. Masiko lived at a convenient dis¬ 
tance from the Saloisho liiUs, where there is abundance of iron- 
ore, with which the inhabitants manufacture hoes, knives, &c. 
They are also sldlful in making wooden vessels. Limboa felt 
annoyed because he was obhged to apply for these articles through 
his brother, whom he regarded as his mferior, and accordingly 
resolved to come into the same district. As this was looked upon 
as an assertion of superiority, which Masiko would resist, it was 
virtually a declaration of war. Both Masiko and Shinte pleaded 
my injunction to hve in peace and friendship, but Limboa, con¬ 
fident of success, now sent the message which I was about to 
hear^—That he, too, highly approved of the ^ word ’ I had given, 
but would only for once transgress a httle, and live at peace for 
ever afterwards," He now desired the aid of Shinte to subdue 
his brother. Messengers came from Masiko at the same time, 
desiring assistance to repel him. Sliinte felt inclined to aid 
