Chapter 28.
Beautiful Valley - Buffalo - My Young Men Kill Two Elephants -
The Hunt - Mode Of Measuring Height Of Live Elephants
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Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food
is more abundant - The Elephant a dainty Feeder - Semalembue
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His Presents - Joy in prospect of living in Peace - Trade -
His People's way of wearing their Hair - Their Mode of Salutation -
Old Encampment - Sebituane's former Residence - Ford of Kafue -
Hippopotami - Hills and Villages - Geological Formation -
Prodigious Quantities of large Game - Their Tameness - Rains -
Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda - Reason -
Charge from an Elephant - Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi -
Water of River discolored - An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it -
Native Devices for killing Game - Tsetse now in Country -
Agricultural Industry - An Albino murdered by his Mother -
"Guilty of Tlolo" - Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks" -
First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side - Selole's Hostility -
An armed Party hoaxed - An Italian Marauder slain -
Elephant's Tenacity of Life - A Word to young Sportsmen -
Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape -
Mburuma's Village - Suspicious Conduct of his People -
Guides attempt to detain us - The Village and People of Ma Mburuma -
Character our Guides give of us.
Chapter 29.
Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi - Hostile Appearances -
Ruins of a Church - Turmoil of Spirit - Cross the River -
Friendly Parting - Ruins of stone Houses - The Situation of Zumbo
for Commerce - Pleasant Gardens - Dr. Lacerda's Visit to Cazembe -
Pereira's Statement - Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade
with the People of Cazembe - One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo -
Meet a Man with Jacket and Hat on - Hear of the Portuguese and native War
- Holms and Terraces on the Banks of a River - Dancing for Corn -
Beautiful Country - Mpende's Hostility - Incantations -
A Fight anticipated - Courage and Remarks of my Men -
Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende - Their Opinion of the English -
Mpende concludes not to fight us - His subsequent Friendship -
Aids us to cross the River - The Country - Sweet Potatoes -
Bakwain Theory of Rain confirmed - Thunder without Clouds -
Desertion of one of my Men - Other Natives' Ideas of the English -
Dalama (gold) - Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers -
Meet native Traders with American Calico - Game-laws -
Elephant Medicine - Salt from the Sand - Fertility of Soil -
Spotted Hyaena - Liberality and Politeness of the People -
Presents - A stingy white Trader - Natives' Remarks about him -
Effect on their Minds - Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction -
Scarcity of Fuel - Trees for Boat-building - Boroma -
Freshets - Leave the River - Chicova, its Geological Features -
Small Rapid near Tete - Loquacious Guide - Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer -
An old Man - No Silver - Gold-washing - No Cattle.
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