Weencampedonthe20thofJuneataspotwhereDr。Livingstone，onhisjourneyfromtheWesttotheEastCoast，wasformerlymenacedbyachiefnamedMpende。Nooffencehadbeencommittedagainsthim，buthehadfirearms，and，withtheexpressobjectofshowinghispower，hethreatenedtoattackthestrangers。Mpende\'scounsellorshaving，however，foundoutthatDr。Livingstonebelongedtoatribeofwhomtheyhadheardthat\"theylovedtheblackmananddidnotmakeslaves，\"hisconductatoncechangedfromenmitytokindness，and，astheplacewasonewellselectedfordefence，itwasperhapsquiteaswellforMpendethathedecidedashedid。Threeofhiscounsellorsnowvisitedus，andwegavethemahandsomepresentfortheirchief，whocamehimselfnextmorningandmadeusapresentofagoat，abasketofboiledmaize，andanotherofvetches。Afewmilesabovethistheheadman，ChilondoofNyamasusa，apologizedfornotformerlylendinguscanoes。\"Hewasabsent，andhischildrenweretoblamefornottellinghimwhentheDoctorpassed；hedidnotrefusethecanoes。”Thesightofourmen，nowarmedwithmuskets，hadagreateffect。Withoutanybullying，firearmscommandrespect，andleadmentobereasonablewhomightotherwisefeeldisposedtobetroublesome。
Nothing，however，ourfracaswithMpendeexcepted，couldbemorepeacefulthanourpassagethroughthistractofcountryin1856。Wethenhadnothingtoexcitethecupidityofthepeople，andthemenmaintainedthemselves，eitherbysellingelephant\'smeat，orbyexhibitingfeatsofforeigndancing。Mostofthepeoplewereverygenerousandfriendly；buttheBanyai，nearertoTettethanthis，stoppedourmarchwithathreateningwar-dance。Oneofourparty，terrifiedatthis，ranaway，aswethought，insane，andcouldnot，afterapainfulsearchofthreedays，befound。TheBanyai，evidentlytouchedbyourdistress，allowedustoproceed。ThroughamanweleftonanislandalittlebelowMpende\'s，wesubsequentlylearnedthatpoorMonahenghadfledthither，andhadbeenmurderedbytheheadmanfornoreasonexceptthathewasdefenceless。Thisheadmanhadsincebecomeodioustohiscountrymen，andhadbeenputtodeathbythem。
Onthe23rdofJuneweenteredPangola\'sprincipalvillage，whichisupwardsofamilefromtheriver。TheruinsofamudwallshowedthatarudeattempthadbeenmadetoimitatethePortuguesestyleofbuilding。Weestablishedourselvesunderastatelywildfig-tree，roundwhosetrunkwitchcraftmedicinehadbeentied，toprotectfromthievesthehoneyofthewildbees，whichhadtheirhiveinoneofthelimbs。Thisisacommondevice。Thecharm，orthemedicine，ispurchasedofthedicedoctors，andconsistsofastripofpalm-leafsmearedwithsomething，andadornedwithafewbitsofgrass，wood，orroots。Itistiedroundthetree，andisbelievedtohavethepowerofinflictingdiseaseanddeathonthethiefwhoclimbsoverit。Superstitionisthusnotwithoutitsusesincertainstatesofsociety；itpreventsmanycrimesandmisdemeanours，whichwouldoccurbutforthesalutaryfearthatitproduces。
Pangolaarrived，tipsyandtalkative——\"Wearefriends，wearegreatfriends；Ihavebroughtyouabasketofgreenmaize——hereitis!\"Wethankedhim，andhandedhimtwofathomsofcottoncloth，fourtimesthemarket-valueofhispresent。No，hewouldnottakesosmallapresent；hewantedadouble-barrelledrifle——oneofDixon\'sbest。
\"Wearefriends，youknow；weareallfriendstogether。”Butalthoughwewerewillingtoadmitthat，wecouldnotgivehimourbestrifle，sohewentoffinhighdudgeon。Earlynextmorning，aswewerecommencingDivineservice，Pangolareturned，sober。WeexplainedtohimthatwewishedtoworshipGod，andinvitedhimtoremain；heseemedfrightened，andretired:butafterserviceheagainimportunedusfortherifle。Itwasofnousetellinghimthatwehadalongjourneybeforeus，andneededittokillgameforourselves——\"Hetoomustobtainmeatforhimselfandpeople，fortheysometimessufferedfromhunger。”Hethengotsulky，andhispeoplerefusedtosellfoodexceptatextravagantprices。Knowingthatwehadnothingtoeat，theyfeltsureofstarvingusintocompliance。