H。Helmore，toplantthegospelatLinyanti，wereherefullyconfirmed。Severalofthemissionariesandtheirnativeattendants，fromKuruman，hadsuccumbedtothefever，andthesurvivorshadretiredsomeweeksbeforeourarrival。Weremainedthewholeofthe7thbesidethevillageoftheoldBatokachief，Moshobotwane，thestoutestmanwehaveseeninAfrica。ThecauseofourdelayherewasasevereattackoffeverinCharlesLivingstone。Hetookadoseofourfeverpills；wasbetteronthe8th，andmarchedthreehours；thenonthe9thmarchedeightmilestotheGreatFalls，andspenttherestofthedayinthefatiguingexerciseofsight-seeing。WewereintheverysamevalleyasLinyanti，andthiswasthesamefeverwhichtreated，orrathermaltreated，withonlyalittleDover\'spowder，provedsofataltopoorHelmore；thesymptoms，too，wereidenticalwiththoseafterwardsdescribedbynon-medicalpersonsasthoseofpoison。
WegaveMoshobotwaneapresent，andaprettyplainexpositionofwhatwethoughtofhisbloodyforaysamonghisBatokabrethren。A
scoldingdoesmostgoodtotherecipient，whenputalongsidesomeobligingact。Hecertainlydidnottakeitill，aswasevidentfromwhathegaveusinreturn；whichconsistedofaliberalsupplyofmeal，milk，andanox。Hehasalargeherdofcattle，andatractoffinepasture-landonthebeautifulstreamLekone。Ahome-feelingcomesoverone，evenintheinteriorofAfrica，atseeingoncemorecattlegrazingpeacefullyinthemeadows。Thetsetseinhabitsthetreeswhichboundthepasture-landonthewest；so，shouldtheherdsmanforgethisduty，thecattlestrayingmightbeentirelylost。
Thewomenofthisvillageweremorenumerousthanthemen，theresultofthechief\'smarauding。TheBatokowifeofSimacameupfromtheFalls，towelcomeherhusbandback，bringingapresentofthebestfruitsofthecountry。HerhusbandwastheonlyoneofthepartywhohadbroughtawifefromTette，namely，thegirlwhomheobtainedfromChisakaforhisfeatsofdancing。Accordingtoourideas，hisfirstwifecouldhardlyhavebeenpleasedatseeingthesecondandyoungerone；butshetookherawayhomewithher，whilethehusbandremainedwithus。IngoingdowntotheFallvillagewemetseveraloftherealMakololo。Theyarelighterincolourthantheothertribes，beingofarichwarmbrown；andtheyspeakinaslowdeliberatemanner，distinctlypronouncingeveryword。OnreachingthevillageoppositeKalai，wehadaninterviewwiththeMakololoheadman，Mashotlane:hecametotheshedinwhichwewereseated，alittleboycarryinghislowthree-leggedstoolbeforehim:onthishesatdownwithbecomingdignity，lookedroundhimforafewseconds，thenatus，and，salutinguswith\"Rumela\"goodmorning，orhail，hegaveussomeboiledhippopotamusmeat，tookapiecehimself，andthenhandedtheresttohisattendants，whosoonateitup。Hedefendedhisforaysonthegroundthat，whenhewenttocollecttribute，theBatokaattackedhim，andkilledsomeofhisattendants。TheexcusesmadefortheirlittlewarsareoftentheverysameasthosemadebyCaesarinhis\"Commentaries。”Fewadmit，likeoldMoshobotwane，thattheyfoughtbecausetheyhadthepower，andafairprospectofconquering。WefoundherePitsane，whohadaccompaniedtheDoctortoSt。PauldeLoanda。HehadbeensentbySekeletutopurchasethreehorsesfromatradingpartyofGriquasfromKuruman，whochargedninelargetusksapieceforverywretchedanimals。
Intheevening，whenallwasstill，oneofourmen，Takelang，firedhismusket，andcriedout，\"Iamweepingformywife:mycourtisdesolate:Ihavenohome；\"andthenutteredaloudwailofanguish。