Mymenwereasmuchastonishedasmyselfatthedemandforpaymentforleavetopass，andthealmostentireneglectoftherulesofhospitality。
Katendegaveusonlyalittlemealandmanioc，andafowl。
Beingdetainedtwodaysbyheavyrains，wefeltthatagoodstockofpatiencewasnecessaryintravelingthroughthiscountryintherainyseason。
PassingonwardwithoutseeingKatende，wecrossedasmallrivulet，theSengko，bywhichwehadencamped，andaftertwohourscametoanother，theTotelo，whichwassomewhatlarger，andhadabridgeoverit。
Atthefartherendofthisstructurestoodanegro，whodemandedfees。
Hesaidthebridgewashis；thepathhis；theguideswerehischildren；
andifwedidnotpayhimhewouldpreventfartherprogress。
ThispieceofcivilizationIwasnotpreparedtomeet，andstoodafewsecondslookingatourboldtoll-keeper，whenoneofmymentookoffthreecopperbracelets，whichpaidforthewholepartyThenegrowasabettermanthanheatfirstseemed，forheimmediatelywenttohisgardenandbroughtussomeleavesoftobaccoasapresent。
Whenwehadgotfairlyawayfromthevillages，theguidesfromKangenkesatdownandtoldusthattherewerethreepathsinfront，and，ifwedidnotatoncepresentthemwithacloth，theywouldleaveustotakewhicheverwemightlikebestAsIhadpointedoutthedirectioninwhichLoandalay，andhadonlyemployedthemforthesakeofknowingthepathsbetweenvillageswhichlayalongourroute，andalwaysobjectedwhentheyledusinanyotherthantheLoandadirection，Iwishedmymennowtogoonwithouttheguides，trustingtoourselvestochoosethepathwhichwouldseemtoleadusinthedirectionwehadalwaysfollowedButMashauana，fearinglestwemightwander，askedleavetogivehisowncloth，andwhentheguidessawthat，theycameforwardshouting“Averie，Averie！”
Intheafternoonofthisdaywecametoavalleyaboutamilewide，filledwithclear，fast-flowingwaterThemenonfootwerechindeepincrossing，andwethreeonox-backgotwettothemiddle，theweightoftheanimalspreventingthemfromswimming。
Athunder-showerdescendingcompletedthepartialdrenchingoftheplain，andgaveacold，uncomfortable“packinginawetblanket“thatnight。
Nextdaywefoundanotherfloodedvalleyabouthalfamilewide，withasmallandnowdeeprivuletinitsmiddle，flowingrapidlytotheS。S。E。，ortowardtheKasaiThemiddlepartofthisflood，beingthebedofwhatatothertimesistherivulet，wassorapidthatwecrossedbyholdingontotheoxen，andthecurrentsoondashedthemtotheoppositebank；wethenjumpedoff，and，theoxenbeingrelievedoftheirburdens，wecouldpullthemontotheshallowerpart。
Therestofthevalleywasthighdeepandboggy，butholdingonbythebeltwhichfastenedtheblankettotheox，weeachflounderedthroughthenastysloughaswellaswecouldTheseboggyparts，lyingparalleltothestream，werethemostextensivewehadcometo：
thosementionedalreadyweremerecircumscribedpatches；theseextendedformilesalongeachbank；butevenhere，thoughtherapidityofthecurrentwasveryconsiderable，thethickswardofgrasswas“laid“flatalongthesidesofthestream，andthesoilwasnotabradedsomuchastodiscolorthefloodWhenwecametotheoppositesideofthisvalley，somepiecesoftheferruginousconglomerate，whichformsthecappingtoallotherrocksinalargedistrictaroundandnorthofthis，croppedout，andtheoxenbitatthemasifsurprisedbytheappearanceofstoneasmuchaswewere；oritmayhavecontainedsomemineralofwhichtheystoodinneed。
WehadnotmetwithastonesinceleavingShinte’sThecountryiscoveredwithdeepalluvialsoilofadarkcolorandveryfertile。
Intheafternoonwecametoanotherstream，nyuanaLokeorchildofLoke，withabridgeoveritThemenhadtoswimofftoeachendofthebridge，andwhenonitwerebreastdeep；somepreferredholdingonbythetailsoftheoxenthewholewayacrossIintendedtodothistoo；
but，ridingtothedeeppart，beforeIcoulddismountandseizethehelmtheoxdashedoffwithhiscompanions，andhisbodysanksodeepthatIfailedinmyattempteventocatchtheblanketbelt，andifIpulledthebridletheoxseemedasifhewouldcomebackwarduponme，soIstruckoutfortheoppositebankaloneMypoorfellowsweredreadfullyalarmedwhentheysawmepartedfromthecattle，andabouttwentyofthemmadeasimultaneousrushintothewaterformyrescue，andjustasIreachedtheoppositebankoneseizedmyarm，andanotherthrewhisaroundmybodyWhenIstoodup，itwasmostgratifyingtoseethemallstrugglingtowardmeSomehadleapedoffthebridge，andallowedtheircloakstofloatdownthestreamPartofmygoods，abandonedinthehurry，werebroughtupfromthebottomafterIwassafe。
GreatwasthepleasureexpressedwhentheyfoundthatIcouldswim，likethemselves，withouttheaidofatail，andIdidanddofeelgratefultothesepoorheathensforthepromptitudewithwhichtheydashedintosave，astheythought，mylifeIfoundmyclothescumbersomeinthewater；
theycouldswimquickerfrombeingnakedTheyswimlikedogs，notfrog-fashion，aswedo。
IntheeveningwecrossedthesmallrivuletLozeze，andcametosomevillagesoftheKasabi，fromwhomwegotsomemaniocinexchangeforbeadsTheytriedtofrightenusbytellingofthedeepriversweshouldhavetocrossinourwayIwasdryingmyclothesbyturningmyselfroundandroundbeforethefireMymenlaughedattheideaofbeingfrightenedbyrivers“Wecanallswim：
whocarriedthewhitemanacrosstheriverbuthimself？”
Ifeltproudoftheirpraise。
SATURDAY，4THMARCHCametotheoutskirtsoftheterritoryoftheChiboqueWecrossedtheKondeandKaluzerivulets。
Theformerisadeep，smallstreamwithabridge，thelatterinsignificant；
thevalleysinwhichtheserivuletsrunarebeautifullyfertile。
Mycompanionsarecontinuallylamentingovertheuncultivatedvalesinsuchwordsasthese：“Whatafinecountryforcattle！
Myheartissoretoseesuchfruitfulvalleysforcornlyingwaste。”
AtthetimethesewordswereputdownIhadcometothebeliefthatthereasonwhytheinhabitantsofthisfinecountrypossessnoherdsofcattlewasowingtothedespoticswayoftheirchiefs，andthatthecommonpeoplewouldnotbeallowedtokeepanydomesticanimals，evensupposingtheycouldacquirethem；butonmusingonthesubjectsince，Ihavebeenledtotheconjecturethattherich，fertilecountryofLondamustformerlyhavebeeninfestedbythetsetse，butthat，asthepeoplekilledoffthegameonwhich，intheabsenceofman，thetsetsemustsubsist，theinsectwasstarvedoutofthecountryItisnowfoundonlywherewildanimalsabound，andtheBalonda，bythepossessionofguns，havingclearedmostofthecountryofallthelargegame，wemayhavehappenedtocomejustwhenitwaspossibletoadmitofcattle。
HencethesuccessofKatema，Shinte，andMatiamvowiththeirherds。
Itwouldnotbesurprising，thoughtheyknownothingofthecircumstance；
atribeontheZambesi，whichIencountered，whosecountrywasswarmingwithtsetse，believedthattheycouldnotkeepanycattle，because“noonelovedthemwellenoughtogivethemthemedicineofoxen；“
andeventhePortugueseatLoandaaccountedforthedeathofthecattlebroughtfromtheinteriortothesea-coastbytheprejudicialinfluenceoftheseaair！Oneox，whichItookdowntotheseafromtheinterior，diedatLoanda，withallthesymptomsofthepoisoninjectedbytsetse，whichIsawmyselfinadistrictahundredmilesfromthecoast。
WhileatthevillagesoftheKasabiwesawnoevidencesofwantoffoodamongthepeopleOurbeadswereveryvaluable，butcottonclothwouldhavebeenstillmoreso；aswetraveledalong，men，women，andchildrencamerunningafterus，withmealandfowlsforsale，whichwewouldgladlyhavepurchasedhadwepossessedanyEnglishmanufacturesWhentheyheardthatwehadnocloth，theyturnedbackmuchdisappointed。
TheamountofpopulationinthecentralpartsofthecountrymaybecalledlargeonlyascomparedwiththeCapeColonyortheBechuanacountryThecultivatedlandisasnothingcomparedwithwhatmightbebroughtundertheplowThereareflowingstreamsinabundance，which，wereitnecessary，couldbeturnedtothepurposeofirrigationwithbutlittlelaborMilesoffruitfulcountryarenowlyingabsolutelywaste，forthereisnotevengametoeatoffthefinepasturage，andtoreclineundertheevergreen，shadygroveswhichweareeverpassinginourprogressThepeoplewhoinhabitthecentralregionarenotallquiteblackincolorManyinclinetothatofbronze，andothersareaslightinhueastheBushmen，who，itmayberemembered，affordaproofthatheatalonedoesnotcauseblackness，butthatheatandmoisturecombineddoverymateriallydeepenthecolor。
Whereverwefindpeoplewhohavecontinuedforagesinahot，humiddistrict，theyaredeepblack，buttothisapparentlawthereareexceptions，causedbythemigrationsofbothtribesandindividuals；
theMakololo，forinstance，amongthetribesofthehumidcentralbasin，appearofasicklysallowhuewhencomparedwiththeaboriginalinhabitants；
theBatokaalso，wholivedinanelevatedregion，are，whenseenincompanywiththeBatokaoftherivers，somuchlighterincolor，theymightbetakenforanothertribe；buttheirlanguage，andtheverymarkedcustomofknockingouttheupperfrontteeth，leavenoroomfordoubtthattheyareonepeople。
Apartfromtheinfluencesofelevation，heat，humidity，anddegradation，IhaveimaginedthatthelighteranddarkercolorsobservedinthenativepopulationruninfivelongitudinalbandsalongthesouthernportionofthecontinentThoseontheseaboardofboththeeastandwestareverydark；thentwobandsoflightercolorlieaboutthreehundredmilesfromeachcoast，ofwhichthewesterlyone，bendinground，embracestheKalahariDesertandBechuanacountries；
andthenthecentralbasinisverydarkagainThisopinionisnotgivenwithanydegreeofpositivenessItisstatedjustasitstruckmymindinpassingacrossthecountry，andifincorrect，itissingularthatthedialectsspokenbythedifferenttribeshavearrangedthemselvesinafashionwhichseemstoindicatemigrationalongthelinesofcolor。
Thedialectsspokenintheextremesouth，whetherHottentotorCaffre，bearacloseaffinitytothoseofthetribeslivingimmediatelyontheirnorthernborders；oneglidesintotheother，andtheiraffinitiesaresoeasilydetectedthattheyareatoncerecognizedtobecognateIfthedialectsofextremepointsarecompared，asthatoftheCaffresandthetribesneartheequator，itismoredifficulttorecognizethefact，whichisreallythecase，thatallthedialectsbelongtobuttwofamiliesoflanguages。
Examinationoftherootsofthewordsofthedialects，arrangedingeographicalorder，showsthattheymergeintoeachother，andthereisnotnearlysomuchdifferencebetweentheextremesofeastandwestasbetweenthoseofnorthandsouth，thedialectspokenatTeteresemblingcloselythatinAngola。
Having，ontheafore-mentioneddate，reachedthevillageofNjambi，oneofthechiefsoftheChiboque，weintendedtopassaquietSunday；
andourprovisionsbeingquitespent，Iorderedatiredriding-oxtobeslaughteredAswewishedtobeongoodtermswithall，wesentthehumpandribstoNjambi，withtheexplanationthatthiswasthecustomarytributetochiefsinthepartfromwhichwehadcome，andthatwealwayshonoredmeninhispositionHereturnedthanks，andpromisedtosendfoodNextmorninghesentanimpudentmessage，withaverysmallpresentofmeal；scorningthemeathehadaccepted，hedemandedeitheraman，anox，agun，powder，cloth，orashell；
andintheeventofrefusaltocomplywithhisdemand，heintimatedhisintentiontopreventourfurtherprogressWereplied，weshouldhavethoughtourselvesfoolsifwehadscornedhissmallpresent，anddemandedotherfoodinstead；andevensupposingwehadpossessedthearticlesnamed，noblackmanoughttoimposeatributeonapartythatdidnottradeinslavesTheservantswhobroughtthemessagesaidthat，whensenttotheMambari，theyhadalwaysgotaquantityofclothfromthemfortheirmaster，andnowexpectedthesame，orsomethingelseasanequivalent，fromme。
WeheardsomeoftheChiboqueremark，“Theyhaveonlyfiveguns；“
andaboutmidday，Njambicollectedallhispeople，andsurroundedourencampmentTheirobjectwasevidentlytoplunderusofeverything。
Mymenseizedtheirjavelins，andstoodonthedefensive，whiletheyoungChiboquehaddrawntheirswordsandbrandishedthemwithgreatfurySomeevenpointedtheirgunsatme，andnoddedtoeachother，asmuchastosay，“Thisisthewayweshalldowithhim。”
Isatonmycamp-stool，withmydouble-barreledgunacrossmyknees，andinvitedthechieftobeseatedalsoWhenheandhiscounselorshadsatdownonthegroundinfrontofme，IaskedwhatcrimewehadcommittedthathehadcomearmedinthatwayHerepliedthatoneofmymen，Pitsane，whilesittingatthefirethatmorning，had，inspitting，allowedasmallquantityofthesalivatofallonthelegofoneofhismen，andthis“guilt“hewantedtobesettledbythefineofaman，ox，orgun。