. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in central Africa. 1867.] CHITAPANGWAS STATE RECEPTION. 185 the other, or western side of the ridge, near which Ma-lemba is situated, fish abound worth catching-. Chitapangwa, or Motoka, as he is also called, sent toinquire if we wanted an audience. We must take some-thing in our hands the first time we came before so great aman. Being tired from marching, I replied, Not till the. Chitapangwa. evening, and sent notice at 5 of my coming. Wepassed through the inner stockade, and then on to anenormous hut, where sat Chitapangwa, with three drummersan
. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in central Africa. 1867.] CHITAPANGWAS STATE RECEPTION. 185 the other, or western side of the ridge, near which Ma-lemba is situated, fish abound worth catching-. Chitapangwa, or Motoka, as he is also called, sent toinquire if we wanted an audience. We must take some-thing in our hands the first time we came before so great aman. Being tired from marching, I replied, Not till the. Chitapangwa. evening, and sent notice at 5 of my coming. Wepassed through the inner stockade, and then on to anenormous hut, where sat Chitapangwa, with three drummersand ten or more men, with two rattles in their hands. Thedrummers beat furiously, and the rattlers kept time to thedrums, two of them advancing and receding in a stooping-posture, with rattles near the ground, as if doing the chiefobeisance, but still keeping time with the others. I declined 186 LIVINGSTONES LAST JOURNALS. [Chap. VII. to sit on the ground, and an enormous tusk was brought forine. The chief saluted courteously. He has a fat jolly face,and legs loaded with brass and copper leglets. I mentioned i lift (fi
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