Ifyoumeetapartyofstrangers,andtheheadman’srelationshiptosomeuncleofacertainchiefisnotatonceproclaimedbyhisattendants,youmayhearhimwhispering,“TellhimwhoIam。”Thisusuallyinvolvesacountingonthefingersofapartofhisgenealogicaltree,andendsintheimportantannouncementthattheheadofthepartyishalf-cousintosomewell-knownruler。
SechelewasthusseatedinhischieftainshipwhenImadehisacquaintance。
OnthefirstoccasioninwhichIeverattemptedtoholdapublicreligiousservice,heremarkedthatitwasthecustomofhisnation,whenanynewsubjectwasbroughtbeforethem,toputquestionsonit;
andhebeggedmetoallowhimtodothesameinthiscase。
Onexpressingmyentirewillingnesstoanswerhisquestions,heinquiredifmyforefathersknewofafuturejudgmentIrepliedintheaffirmative,andbegantodescribethesceneofthe“greatwhitethrone,andHimwhoshallsitonit,fromwhosefacetheheavenandearthshallfleeaway。”&cHesaid,“Youstartleme:thesewordsmakeallmybonestoshake;Ihavenomorestrengthinme;