A Popular Account

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A Popular Account David Livingstone

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  Thehalf-castepartnerofSequashaandanumberofhismenwerestayingnear。Thefellowwasverymunchfrightenedwhenhesawus,andtrembledsomuchwhenhespoke,thattheMakololoandothernativesnoticedandremarkedonit。Hisfearsarosefromasenseofguilt,aswesaidnothingtofrightenhim,anddidnotalludetothemurdertillafewminutesbeforestarting;whenitwasremarkedthatDr。Livingstonehavingbeenaccreditedtothemurderedchief,itwouldbehisdutytoreportonit;andthatnoteventhePortugueseGovernmentwouldapproveofthedeed。Hedefendeditbysayingthattheyhadputintherightman,theotherwasausurper。Hewasevidentlygreatlyrelievedwhenwedeparted。IntheafternoonwecametoanoutlyinghamletofKambadzo,whoseownvillageisonanisland,Nyampungo,orNyangalule,attheconfluenceoftheKafue。

  Thechiefwasonavisithere,andtheyhadbeenenjoyingaregularjollification。Therehadbeenmuchmirth,music,drinking,anddancing。Themen,andwomentoo,hadtaken\"aweedraptoomuch,\"

  buthadnotpassedthecomplimentarystage。Thewifeoftheheadman,afterlookingatusafewmoments,calledouttotheothers,\"Blacktradershavecomebefore,callingthemselvesBazungu,orwhitemen,butnow,forthefirsttime,haveweseentherealBazungu。”

  Kambadzoalsosoonappeared;hewassorrythatwehadnotcomebeforethebeerwasalldone,buthewasgoingbacktoseeifitwasallreallyandentirelyfinished,andnotonelittlepotfulleftsomewhere。

  Thiswas,ofcourse,merecharacteristicpoliteness,ashewasperfectlyawarethateverydrophadbeenswallowed;soweproceededontotheKafue,orKafuje,accompaniedbythemostintelligentofhisheadmen。Ahighridge,justbeforewereachedtheconfluence,commandsasplendidviewofthetwogreatrivers,andtherichcountrybeyond。Behind,onthenorthandeast,isthehighmountain-

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