. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. lgingin mead, similar to that which Shinte presented to us, winch ismuch more powerful than boyaloa. As far as we could collectfrom his incoherent sentences, Shinte had said, the rain was too 300 SHINTES LAST PROOF OF FRIENDSHIP. Chap. XVI. heavy for our departure, and the guides still required time forpreparation. Shinte hi
. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. lgingin mead, similar to that which Shinte presented to us, winch ismuch more powerful than boyaloa. As far as we could collectfrom his incoherent sentences, Shinte had said, the rain was too 300 SHINTES LAST PROOF OF FRIENDSHIP. Chap. XVI. heavy for our departure, and the guides still required time forpreparation. Shinte himself was busy getting some meal readyfor my use in the journey. As it rained nearly all day, it wasno sacrifice to submit to his advice and remain. Sambanzastaggered to Manenkos hut; she, however, who had never pro-mised to love, honour, and obey him, had not been nursingher wrath to keep it warm, so she coolly bundled him into thehut, and put him to bed. As the last proof of friendship, Shinte came into my tent,though it could scarcely contain more than one person, lookedat all the curiosities, the quicksilver, the looking-glass, books,hair-brushes, comb, watch, &c. &c, with the greatest interest;then closing the tent, so that none of his own people might. Shell, and ornament made of its end. Chap. XVI. FAREWELL TO SHINTE. 301 see the extravagance of which he was about to be guilty, liedrew out from his clothing a string of beads, and the end of aconical shell, which is considered, in regions far from the sea, ofas great value as the Lord Mayors badge is in London. Hehmig it round my neck, and said, There, now you have a proofof my friendship. My men informed me, that these shells are so highly valuedin this quarter, as evidences of distinction, that for two ofthem a slave might be bought, and five would be considered ahandsome price for an elephants tusk worth ten pounds. Atour last interview old Shinte pointed out our principal guide,Intemese, a man about fifty, who was, he
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