Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . Seb-ituane, and several of the greater chiefs boldly set their king at long as Sekeletu lived, the kingdom retained a nominal, though nota real existence, but within a year after his death, which occured in 1864,civil wars sprang up on every side; the kingdom thus divided wasweakened, and unable to resist the incursions of surrounding tribes, andthus, within the space of a very
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . Seb-ituane, and several of the greater chiefs boldly set their king at long as Sekeletu lived, the kingdom retained a nominal, though nota real existence, but within a year after his death, which occured in 1864,civil wars sprang up on every side; the kingdom thus divided wasweakened, and unable to resist the incursions of surrounding tribes, andthus, within the space of a very few years, the great Makololo empirefell to pieces. According to Dr. Livingstone, this event was much to be regretted,considering the character of its people. Mr. Baines, who knew both the father and the son, has the verymeanest opinion of the latter, and the highest of the former. In his 80 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. notes, which show a man of very keen discernment, he briefly character-izes them as follows :— Sebituane, a polished, merciful man. Sekeletu, hissuccessor, a fast young snob, with no judgment. Killed off his fatherscouncillors, and did as he liked. Helped the missionaries to die rather. WILD CHARGE OF A BUFFALO UPON HUNTERS. than to live, even if he did not intentionally poison them—then plunderedtheir provision stores. The true Makololo are a fine race of men, and are lighter in color thanthe surrounding tribes, being of a rich warm brown, rather than black, A CELEBRATED AFRICAN TRIBE. 81 and they are rather peculiar in their intonation, pronouncing each sylla-ble slowly and deliberately. The general character of this people seems to be a high one, and inmany respects will bear comparison with the Ovambo. Brave they haveproved themselves by their many victories, though it is rather remarkablethat they do not display the same courage when opposed to the lion aswhen engaged in warfare against their fellow-men. Yet they are notwithout courage and presence of mind i
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