. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. ess for any emer-gency. It was some considerable time, after off-saddling, before Mgalo would condescend to visitmy tent. In appearance he is a much older manthan Umgaila, pitted with small-pox, recedingforehead, small eyes and delicate chin; hisappearance is not reassuring, and before I hadspoken a hundred words, I soon discovered thathe was a lying, servile hypocrite. He wasdelighted to see me, was painfully shocked whenI informed him that I was leaving ea
. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. ess for any emer-gency. It was some considerable time, after off-saddling, before Mgalo would condescend to visitmy tent. In appearance he is a much older manthan Umgaila, pitted with small-pox, recedingforehead, small eyes and delicate chin; hisappearance is not reassuring, and before I hadspoken a hundred words, I soon discovered thathe was a lying, servile hypocrite. He wasdelighted to see me, was painfully shocked whenI informed him that I was leaving early the nextday. Had I not stayed a day at Umgailas,then surely the chief will stay a day with his otherchild. I compromised and settled matters bypromising not to leave early, but would have alarge talk with him and his indunas beforeleaving. Now his heart was glad ! I noticedon approaching his village that nearly every hutwas decorated with the orthodox pot, stiU therewere one or two huts apparently left for thetoken of Umgailas demise. The Mgaloites walked round my tent, inspectingmy belongings with the eyes of a critical Jew at. Mashukulumbwe natives with head dress. IN REMOTEST BAROTSELAND. 351 an auction. Tozzo was most polite, kept ad-dressing Mgalo as his friend, and assured him ofour friendly disposition. The following morning Mgalo and followersarrived at nine oclock to hear the talk ; as theprevious night they came armed, I insisted onevery man leaving his spear, and if he wished tohear my words he was to come unarmed. It wasa picturesque sight—these fine, stalwart, unclothedsavages, dotted about the camp, basking in theearly morning sun. The principal indunas werepartially covered by skins or old blankets, butthe younger men were destitute of anything in theshape of covering and took no trouble to concealtheir nakedness. Their head-dresses, some fourfeet long, are marvellously constructed, the hairis literally pulled back from the forehead, andthe skull or skin so
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