. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. persistent slave-raiding of theValovale and Mambari, the Malunda are in aconstant state of armed resistance. Most of thevillages are stockaded, and on our arrival thenatives rushed away into the bush like rabbits,until drawn back by our assurances of friendlyintention. They then emerged valiantly withexcuses for their rapid disappearance, generallyremarking airily that they had decamped for thepurpose of calling the induna, who was workingin the gardens. Kap
. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. persistent slave-raiding of theValovale and Mambari, the Malunda are in aconstant state of armed resistance. Most of thevillages are stockaded, and on our arrival thenatives rushed away into the bush like rabbits,until drawn back by our assurances of friendlyintention. They then emerged valiantly withexcuses for their rapid disappearance, generallyremarking airily that they had decamped for thepurpose of calling the induna, who was workingin the gardens. Kapenda, near whose kraal westayed one night, brought us down a goat andmeal for presents—a most welcome change fromthe manioc porridge and bread off which we hadbeen feasting so long a time. IN REMOTEST BAROTSELAND. 125 We noticed now that slowly but surely theZambesi began to narrow and close in its banks,and when the proper course was definable itswidth was not more than thirty yards. It wasdifhcult to realise that we were in Central Africa,as there was absolutely no sign whatever oftropical vegetation ; the temperature was about. Malunda natives balhing. 64° after the sun was down, and about 80° inthe shade during the day. The sole sign of ourbeing in the tropics was the steady and never-ceasing rain which poured on always, and thethings which were immersed a week ago in theLupachize remained as sodden as when firstrescued from their watery grave. 126 IN REMOTEST BAROTSELAND. Kapenda came to speed our departure, andafter a long string of excuses, each more feebleand irritating than the preceding one, at lastprovided us with a guide to lead us to thekraal of Nyaka-pugata, a Malunda , however, as her village was very farfrom the river, we did not visit her kraal, beingstopped about four miles off by the Makeshrapids. We discovered here that if we wished to explorethe river to its source and interview the Malundachiefs we must leave our boats, and, taking
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