AfterleavingCabangoonthe21st，wecrossedseverallittlestreamsrunningintotheChihomboonourleft，andinoneofthemIsawtreeferns`Cyatheadregei’forthefirsttimeinAfrica。

　　Thetrunkwasaboutfourfeethighandteninchesindiameter。

　　Wesawalsograsstreesoftwovarieties，which，indamplocalities，hadattainedaheightoffortyfeetOncrossingtheChihombo，whichwedidabouttwelvemilesaboveCabango，wefounditwaist-deepandrapid。

　　WeweredelightedtoseetheevidencesofbuffaloandhippopotamionitsbanksAssoonaswegotawayfromthetrackoftheslave-traders，themorekindlyspiritofthesouthernBalondaappeared，foranoldmanbroughtalargepresentoffoodfromoneofthevillages，andvolunteeredtogoasguidehimselfThepeople，however，ofthenumerousvillageswhichwepassedalwaysmadeeffortstodetainus，thattheymighthavealittletradeinthewayoffurnishingoursuppers。

　　Atonevillage，indeed，theywouldnotshowusthepathatallunlessweremainedatleastadaywiththemHavingrefused，wetookapathinthedirectionweoughttogo，butitledusintoaninextricablethicketReturningtothevillageagain，wetriedanotherfootpathinasimilardirection，butthisledusintoanequallyimpassableandtracklessforestWewerethusforcedtocomebackandremainInthefollowingmorningtheyputusintheproperpath，whichinafewhoursledusthroughaforestthatwouldotherwisehavetakenusdaystopenetrate。

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