currentsweepsroundthelittlerockypromontoriesChifuraandKangomba,formingwhirlpoolsandeddiesdangerousfortheclumsycraft,whicharedraggedpastwithlongropes。
Thepaddlersplacemealontheserocksasanofferingtotheturbulentdeities,whichtheybelievepresideoverspotsfataltomanyalargecanoe。WewereslilytoldthatnativePortuguesetakeofftheirhatstotheserivergods,andpassinsolemnsilence;whensafelybeyondthepromontories,theyfiremuskets,and,asweoughttodo,givethecanoe-mengrog。FromthespoorofbuffaloesandelephantsitappearsthattheseanimalsfrequentLupatainconsiderablenumbers,and——wehaveoftenobservedtheassociation——
thetsetseflyiscommon。AhorsefortheGovernorofTettewassentinacanoefromQuillimane;and,lestitshouldbewreckedontheChifuraandKangombarocks,itwasputonshoreandsentinthedaytimethroughthepass。Itwasofcoursebittenbythetsetse,anddiedsoonafter;itwasthoughtthattheAIRofTettehadnotagreedwithit。ThecurrentsaboveLupataarestrongerthanthosebelow;
thecountrybecomesmorepicturesqueandhilly,andthereisalargerpopulation。
Theshipanchoredinthestream,offTette,onthe8thSeptember,1858,andDr。Livingstonewentashoreintheboat。NosoonerdidtheMakololorecognizehim,thantheyrushedtothewater\'sedge,andmanifestedgreatjoyatseeinghimagain。Somewerehasteningtoembracehim,butotherscriedout,\"Don\'ttouchhim,youwillspoilhisnewclothes。”ThefiveheadmencameonboardandlistenedinquietsadnesstothestoryofpoorSekwebu,whodiedattheMauritiusonhiswaytoEngland。\"Mendieinanycountry,\"theyobserved,andthentoldusthatthirtyoftheirownnumberhaddiedofsmallpox,havingbeenbewitchedbythepeopleofTette,whoenviedthembecause,duringthefirstyear,noneoftheirpartyhaddied。Sixoftheiryoungmen,becomingtiredofcuttingfirewoodforameagrepittance,proposedtogoanddanceforgainbeforesomeoftheneighbouringchiefs。\"Don\'tgo,\"saidtheothers,\"wedon\'tknowthepeopleofthiscountry;\"buttheyoungmensetoutandvisitedanindependenthalf-castechief,afewmilestothenorth,namedChisaka,whosomeyearsagoburnedallthePortuguesevillasonthenorthbankoftheriver;afterwardstheyoungmenwenttoBonga,sonofanotherhalf-castechief,whobadedefiancetotheTetteauthorities,andhadastockadeattheconfluenceoftheZambesiandLuenya,afewmilesbelowthatvillage。AskingtheMakololowhencetheycame,Bongarejoined,\"Whydoyoucomefrommyenemytome?Youhavebroughtwitchcraftmedicinetokillme。”Invaintheyprotestedthattheydidnotbelongtothecountry;theywerestrangers,andhadcomefromafarwithanEnglishman。Thesuperstitioussavageputthemalltodeath。\"Wedonotgrieve,\"saidtheircompanions,\"forthethirtyvictimsofthesmallpox,whoweretakenawaybyMorimoGod;