. shion of wear-ing the hair sets off their foreheads to advantage. The foreheadis shaved off to the crown, the space narrowing as it goes up;then the back hair is arranged into knobs of about ten are quite intelligent and evince considerable quickness ofperception, and it was not difficult to understand the positionwhich they had gained among the tribes, when tolerably familiarwith their characters. They are rather apt students of humannature, and particularly quick to detect the peculiarities of aman; this was illustrated
. shion of wear-ing the hair sets off their foreheads to advantage. The foreheadis shaved off to the crown, the space narrowing as it goes up;then the back hair is arranged into knobs of about ten are quite intelligent and evince considerable quickness ofperception, and it was not difficult to understand the positionwhich they had gained among the tribes, when tolerably familiarwith their characters. They are rather apt students of humannature, and particularly quick to detect the peculiarities of aman; this was illustrated by their habit of naming those withwhom they came in contact in accordance with the characterdisplayed : for instance, they called Hamid bin Mohamad aTipoTipo, which means gather together of wealth, he being thechief actor in the spoiling of the country; and another who willfigure hereafter as conspicuous in the slaving business wascalled Kumba Kumba, a collector of people. But intelligentand brave as they might be, they had become thoroughly afraidof A LESSON IN CHARITY. 531 It was exceedingly trying on many accounts to be obliged tokeep the company of the Arabs, but particularly on account ofthe very dilatory movements of their party; but there was noth-ing else to be done. Nsama could not be depended on, and thelittle party of Dr. Livingstone, small as it had become, was lessand less to be trusted. Another of his men had abandoned himon the borders of Itawa, the very scamp who had been the causeof his misfortune in being robbed of his medicine-box. He feltalmost alone, and could not fail to appreciate the providencewhich had raised him up an escort of the very men whose tradewas most contrary to his views. Possibly the kindness whichwas shown him by these dealers in slaves was intended, by thegreat Ruler of all, to correct any growing bitterness against theslave-owner, while he might detest slave-owning. It is, weknow, one of the most lamentable weaknesses of human n
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