WereachedourfriendShinte，andreceivedaheartywelcomefromthisfriendlyoldman，andabundantprovisionsofthebesthehad。
Onhearingthereportofthejourneygivenbymycompanions，andreceivingapieceofcottonclothabouttwoyardssquare，hesaid，“TheseMambaricheatusbybringinglittlepiecesonly；
butthenexttimeyoupassIshallsendmenwithyoutotradeformeinLoanda。”WhenIexplainedtheusemadeoftheslaveshesold，andthathewasjustdestroyinghisowntribebysellinghispeople，andenlargingthatoftheMambariforthesakeofthesesmallpiecesofcloth，itseemedtohimquiteanewideaHeenteredintoalongdetailofhistroubleswithMasiko，whohadpreventedhimfromcultivatingthatfriendshipwiththeMakololowhichIhadinculcated，andhadevenplunderedthemessengershehadsentwithKolimbotatotheBarotsevalleyShintewasparticularlyanxioustoexplainthatKolimbotahadremainedaftermydepartureofhisownaccord，andthathehadengagedinthequarrelsofthecountrywithoutbeinginvited；
that，inattemptingtocaptureoneofthechildrenofaBalobaleman，whohadoffendedtheBalondabytakinghoneyfromahivewhichdidnotbelongtohim，Kolimbotahadgotwoundedbyashotinthethigh，butthathehadcuredthewound，givenhimawife，andsentapresentofclothtoSekeletu，withafullaccountofthewholeaffair。
FromthestatementofShintewefoundthatKolimbotahadlearned，beforewelefthistown，thatthewayweintendedtotakewassodangerousthatitwouldbebetterforhimtoleaveustoourfate；
and，ashehadtakenoneofourcanoeswithhim，itseemedevidentthathedidnotexpectustoreturnShinte，however，sentarecommendationtohissisterNyamoanatofurnishasmanycanoesasweshouldneedforourdescentoftheLeebaandLeeambye。
AsIhadbeendesirousofintroducingsomeofthefruit-treesofAngola，bothformyownsakeandthatoftheinhabitants，wehadcarriedapotcontainingalittleplantationoforange，cashew-trees，custard-apple-trees`anona’，andafig-tree，withcoffee，aracas`Aracapomifera’，andpapaws`Caricapapaya’Fearingthat，ifwetookthemfarthersouthatpresent，theymightbekilledbythecold，weplantedthemoutinaninclosureofoneofShinte’sprincipalmen，and，athisrequest，promisedtogiveShinteasharewhengrown。
Theyknowthevalueoffruits，butatpresenthavenoneexceptwildones。
AwildfruitwefrequentlymetwithinLondaiseatable，and，whenboiled，yieldsalargequantityofoil，whichismuchusedinanointingbothheadandbodyHeeagerlyacceptedsomeoftheseedsofthepalm-oil-tree`ElaeisGuineensis’，whentoldthatthiswouldproduceoilinmuchgreaterquantitythantheirnativetree，whichisnotapalmThereareveryfewpalm-treesinthiscountry，butnearBangowesawafewofapeculiarpalm，theendsoftheleaf-stalksofwhichremainattachedtothetrunk，givingitatriangularshape。
ItispleasanttoobservethatallthetribesinCentralAfricaarefondofagricultureMymenhadcollectedquantitiesofseedsinAngola，andnowdistributedthemamongtheirfriendsSomeevencarriedonions，garlic，andbird’s-eyepepper，growinginpannikinsThecourtsoftheBalonda，plantedwithtobacco，sugar-cane，andplantsusedasrelishes，ledmetothebeliefthatcarewouldbetakenofmylittlenursery。
Thethermometerearlyinthemorningsrangedfrom42Degto52Deg。，atnoon94Degto96Deg。，andintheeveningabout70DegItwasplacedintheshadeofmytent，whichwaspitchedunderthethickesttreewecouldfindThesensationofcold，aftertheheatoftheday，wasverykeenTheBalondaatthisseasonneverleavetheirfirestillnineorteninthemorningAsthecoldwassogreathere，itwasprobablyfrostyatLinyanti；IthereforefearedtoexposemyyoungtreesthereThelatitudeofShinte’stownis12d37’35“S。，longitude22d47’E。
WeremainedwithShintetillthe6thofJuly，hebeingunwillingtoallowustodepartbeforehearinginaformalmanner，inthepresenceofhisgreatestcouncilorChebende，amessagefromLimboa，thebrotherofMasikoWhenMasikofledfromtheMakololocountryinconsequenceofadislikeofbeinginastateofsubjectiontoSebituane，hecameintotheterritoryofShinte，whoreceivedhimkindly，andsentorderstoallthevillagesinhisvicinitytosupplyhimwithfood。
Limboafledinawesterlydirectionwithanumberofpeople，andalsobecameachiefHiscountrywassometimescalledNyenko，butbytheMambariandnativePortuguesetraders“Mboela“theplacewherethey“turnedagain“，orbackAsoneofthefruitsofpolygamy，thechildrenofdifferentmothersarealwaysinastateofvariance。
EachsonendeavorstogaintheascendencybyenticingawaythefollowersoftheothersThemotherofLimboabeingofahighfamily，hefeltaggrievedbecausethesituationchosenbyMasikowasbetterthanhis。
MasikolivedataconvenientdistancefromtheSaloishohills，wherethereisabundanceofironore，withwhichtheinhabitantsmanufacturehoes，knives，etcTheyarealsoskillfulinmakingwoodenvesselsLimboafeltannoyedbecausehewasobligedtoapplyforthesearticlesthroughhisbrother，whomheregardedashisinferior，andaccordinglyresolvedtocomeintothesamedistrict。
AsthiswaslookeduponasanassertionofsuperioritywhichMasikowouldresist，itwasvirtuallyadeclarationofwar。
BothMasikoandShintepleadedmyinjunctiontoliveinpeaceandfriendship，butLimboa，confidentofsuccess，nowsentthemessagewhichIwasabouttohear“Thathe，too，highlyapprovedofthe`word’Ihadgiven，butwouldonlyforoncetransgressalittle，andliveatpeaceforeverafterward。”HenowdesiredtheaidofShintetosubduehisbrother。
MessengerscamefromMasikoatthesametime，desiringassistancetorepelhimShintefeltinclinedtoaidLimboa，but，ashehadadvisedthembothtowaittillIcame，Inowurgedhimtoletthequarrelalone，andhetookmyadvice。
WepartedonthebestpossibletermswithourfriendShinte，andproceededbyourformerpathtothevillageofhissisterNyamoana，whoisnowawidowShereceiveduswithmuchapparentfeeling，andsaid，“Wehadremovedfromourformerabodetotheplacewhereyoufoundus，andhadnoideathenthatitwasthespotwheremyhusbandwastodie。”
ShehadcometotheRiverLofuje，astheyneverremaininaplacewheredeathhasoncevisitedthemWereceivedtheloanoffivesmallcanoesfromher，andalsooneofthosewehadleftherebefore，toproceeddowntheLeebaAfterviewingtheCoanzaatMassangano，IthoughttheLeebaatleastathirdlarger，andupwardoftwohundredyardswide。
Wesawevidenceofitsriseduringitslastfloodhavingbeenupwardoffortyfeetinperpendicularheight；butthisisprobablymorethanusual，astheamountofrainwasabovetheaverage。
MycompanionspurchasedalsoanumberofcanoesfromtheBalonda。
Theseareverysmall，andcancarryonlytwopersons。
Theyaremadequitethinandlight，andassharpasracing-skiffs，becausetheyareusedinhuntinganimalsinthewater。
Thepricepaidwasastringofbeadsequaltothelengthofthecanoe。
WeadvisedthemtobringcanoesforsaletotheMakololo，astheywouldgladlygivethemcowsinexchange。
IndescendingtheLeebawesawmanyherdsofwildanimals，especiallythetahetsi`Aigocerosequina’，onemagnificentantelope，theputokuane`Antilopeniger’，andtwofinelionsTheBalobale，however，aregettingwellsuppliedwithguns，andwillsoonthinoutthelargegame。
Atoneofthevillageswewereentreatedtoattacksomebuffaloeswhichgrazedinthegardenseverynightanddestroyedthemanioc。
Aswehadhadnosuccessinshootingatthegamewehadseen，andwealllongedtohaveamealofmeat，wefollowedthefootprintsofanumberofoldbullsTheyshowedagreatamountofcunningbyselectingthedensestpartsofveryclosely-plantedforeststostandorreclineinduringthedayWecamewithinsixyardsofthemseveraltimesbeforeweknewthattheyweresonearWeonlyheardthemrushawayamongthecrashingbranches，catchingonlyaglimpseofthem。
Itwassomewhatexcitingtofeel，aswetrodonthedryleaveswithstealthysteps，that，foranythingweknew，wemightnextmomentbechargedbyoneofthemostdangerousbeastsoftheforestWethreadedouttheirdoublingsforhours，drawnonbyakeencravingforanimalfood，aswehadbeenentirelywithoutsaltforupwardoftwomonths，butnevercouldgetashot。
InpassingalongthesideofthewatereverywhereexceptinLonda，greenfrogsspringoutatyourfeet，andlightinthewaterasiftakinga“header“；andontheLeeambyeandChobewehavegreatnumbersofsmallgreenfrogs`Ranafasciata’，Boie，whichlightonbladesofgrasswithremarkableprecision；
butoncomingalongtheLeebaIwasstruckbythesightofalightgreentoadaboutaninchlongTheleafmightbenearlyperpendicular，butitstucktoitlikeaflyItwasofthesamesizeasthe`Brachymerusbi-fasciatus’Smith，*whichIsawonlyonceintheBakwaincountryThoughsmall，itwashideous，beingcoloredjetblack，withvermilionspots。
*Thediscoveryofthislastspeciesisthusmentionedbythataccomplishednaturalist，DrSmith：“OnthebanksoftheLimpopoRiver，closetothetropicofCapricorn，amassivetreewascutdowntoobtainwoodtorepairawagonTheworkman，whilesawingthetrunklongitudinallynearlyalongitscentre，remarked，onreachingacertainpoint，`Itishollow，andwillnotanswerthepurposeforwhichitiswanted。’
Hepersevered，however，andwhenadivisionintoequalhalveswaseffected，itwasdiscoveredthatthesawinitscoursehadcrossedalargehole，inwhichwerefivespecimensofthespeciesjustdescribed，eachaboutaninchinlengthEveryexertionwasmadetodiscoverameansofcommunicationbetweentheexternalairandthecavity，butwithoutsuccessEverypartofthelatterwasprobedwiththeutmostcare，andwaterwaskeptineachhalfforaconsiderabletime，withoutanypassingintothewoodTheinnersurfaceofthecavitywasblack，asifcharred，andsowaslikewisetheadjoiningwoodforhalfaninchfromthecavityThetree，atthepartwherethelatterexisted，was19inchesindiameter；thelengthofthetrunkwas18feetWhentheBatrachiaabovementionedwerediscovered，theyappearedinanimate，buttheinfluenceofawarmsuntowhichtheyweresubjectedsoonimpartedtothemamoderatedegreeofvigor。
Inafewhoursfromthetimetheywereliberatedtheyweretolerablyactive，andabletomovefromplacetoplaceapparentlywithgreatease。”
BeforereachingtheMakondorivulet，latitude13d23’12“S。，wecameuponthetsetseinsuchnumbersthatmanybiteswereinflictedonmypoorox，inspiteofamanwithabranchwardingthemoff。
Thebiteofthisinsectdoesnotaffectthedonkeyasitdoescattle。
Thenextmorning，thespotsonwhichmyoxhadbeenbittenweremarkedbypatchesofhairabouthalfaninchbroadbeingwettedbyexudation。
PoorSinbadhadcarriedmeallthewayfromtheLeebatoGolungoAlto，andallthewaybackagain，withoutlosinganyofhispeculiarities，oreverbecomingreconciledtoourperversityinforcinghimawayeachmorningfromthepleasantpasturageonwhichhehadfedIwishedtogivetheclimaxtohisusefulness，andallayourcravingforanimalfoodatthesametime；butmymenhavingsomecompunction，wecarriedhimtoendhisdaysinpeaceatNaliele。
HavingdispatchedamessagetoouroldfriendManenko，wewaitedadayoppositehervillage，whichwasaboutfifteenmilesfromtheriver。
Herhusbandwasinstantlydispatchedtomeetuswithliberalpresentsoffood，shebeingunabletotravelinconsequenceofaburnonthefoot。
Sambanzagaveusadetailedaccountofthepoliticalaffairsofthecountry，andofKolimbota’sevildoings，andnextmorningperformedtheceremonycalled“Kasendi“，forcementingourfriendshipItisaccomplishedthus：
ThehandsofthepartiesarejoinedinthiscasePitsaneandSambanzawerethepartiesengaged；smallincisionsaremadeontheclaspedhands，onthepitsofthestomachofeach，andontherightcheeksandforeheads。
AsmallquantityofbloodistakenofffromthesepointsinbothpartiesbymeansofastalkofgrassThebloodfromonepersonisputintoapotofbeer，andthatofthesecondintoanother；
eachthendrinkstheother’sblood，andtheyaresupposedtobecomeperpetualfriendsorrelationsDuringthedrinkingofthebeer，someofthepartycontinuebeatingthegroundwithshortclubs，anduttersentencesbywayofratifyingthetreatyThemenbelongingtoeachthenfinishthebeerTheprincipalsintheperformanceof“Kasendi“arehenceforthconsideredblood-relations，andareboundtodisclosetoeachotheranyimpendingevilIfSekeletushouldresolvetoattacktheBalonda，PitsanewouldbeunderobligationtogiveSambanzawarningtoescape，andsoontheothersideTheynowpresentedeachotherwiththemostvaluablepresentstheyhadtobestowSambanzawalkedoffwithPitsane’ssuitofgreenbaizefacedwithred，whichhadbeenmadeinLoanda，andPitsane，besidesabundantsuppliesoffood，obtainedtwoshellssimilartothatIhadreceivedfromShinte。
OnoneoccasionIbecameblood-relationtoayoungwomanbyaccident。
Shehadalargecartilaginoustumorbetweenthebonesofthefore-arm，which，asitgraduallyenlarged，sodistendedthemusclesastorenderherunabletoworkSheappliedtometoexciseit。