from his Sister—­Mpepe’s Plot—­ Slave-trading Mambari—­Their sudden Flight—­Sekeletu narrowly escapes Assassination—­Execution of Mpepe—­The Courts of Law—­ Mode of trying Offenses—­Sekeletu’s Reason for not learning to read the Bible—­The Disposition made of the Wives of a deceased Chief—­Makololo Women—­They work but little—­Employ Serfs—­Their Drink, Dress, and Ornaments—­Public Religious Services in the Kotla—­Unfavorable Associations of the place—­ Native Doctors—­Proposals to teach the Makololo to read—­ Sekeletu’s Present—­Reason for accepting it—­Trading in Ivory—­ Accidental Fire—­Presents for Sekeletu—­Two Breeds of native Cattle—­Ornamenting the Cattle—­The Women and the Looking- glass—­Mode of preparing the Skins of Oxen for Mantles and for Shields—­Throwing the Spear.

Chapter 10.  The Fever—­Its Symptoms—­Remedies of the native Doctors—­Hospitality of Sekeletu and his People—­One of their Reasons for Polygamy—­They cultivate largely—­The Makalaka or subject Tribes—­Sebituane’s Policy respecting them—­Their Affection for him—­Products of the Soil—­Instrument of Culture—­The Tribute—­Distributed by the Chief—­A warlike Demonstration—­Lechulatebe’s Provocations—­The Makololo determine to punish him—­The Bechuanas—­Meaning of the Term—­ Three Divisions of the great Family of South Africans.

Chapter 11.  Departure from Linyanti for Sesheke—­Level Country—­Ant-hills—­Wild Date-trees—­Appearance of our Attendants on the March—­The Chief’s Guard—­They attempt to ride on Ox-back—­Vast Herds of the new Antelopes, Leches, and Nakongs—­The native way of hunting them—­Reception at the Villages—­Presents of Beer and Milk—­Eating with the Hand—­The Chief provides the Oxen for Slaughter—­Social Mode of Eating—­ The Sugar-cane—­Sekeletu’s novel Test of Character—­ Cleanliness of Makololo Huts—­Their Construction and Appearance—­The Beds—­Cross the Leeambye—­Aspect of this part of the Country—­The small Antelope Tianyane unknown in the South—­Hunting on foot—­An Eland.

Chapter 12.  Procure Canoes and ascend the Leeambye—­Beautiful Islands—­Winter Landscape—­Industry and Skill of the Banyeti—­ Rapids—­Falls of Gonye—­Tradition—­Annual Inundations—­ Fertility of the great Barotse Valley—­Execution of two Conspirators—­The Slave-dealer’s Stockade—­Naliele, the Capital, built on an artificial Mound—­Santuru, a great Hunter—­The Barotse Method of commemorating any remarkable Event—­Better Treatment of Women—­More religious Feeling—­ Belief in a future State, and in the Existence of spiritual Beings—­Gardens—­Fish, Fruit, and Game—­Proceed to the Limits of the Barotse Country—­Sekeletu provides Rowers and a Herald—­ The River and Vicinity—­Hippopotamus-hunters—­No healthy Location—­Determine to go to Loanda—­Buffaloes, Elands, and Lions above Libonta—­Interview with the Mambari—­Two Arabs from Zanzibar—­Their Opinion of the Portuguese and the English —­Reach the Town of Ma-Sekeletu—­Joy of the People