They Never Had Cattle.
The Chief's Father Had Always Lived In Their Present Position,
And, When I Asked Him Why
He did not possess these useful animals,
he said, "Who would give us the medicine to enable us to keep
Them?"
I found out the reason afterward in the prevalence of tsetse,
but of this he was ignorant, having supposed that he could not keep cattle
because he had no medicine.
Chapter 30.
An Elephant-hunt - Offering and Prayers to the Barimo for Success -
Native Mode of Expression - Working of Game-laws - A Feast -
Laughing Hyaenas - Numerous Insects - Curious Notes of Birds of Song -
Caterpillars - Butterflies - Silica - The Fruit Makoronga and Elephants
- Rhinoceros Adventure - Korwe Bird - Its Nest - A real Confinement -
Honey and Beeswax - Superstitious Reverence for the Lion -
Slow Traveling - Grapes - The Ue - Monina's Village -
Native Names - Government of the Banyai - Electing a Chief -
Youths instructed in "Bonyai" - Suspected of Falsehood -
War-dance - Insanity and Disappearance of Monahin - Fruitless Search -
Monina's Sympathy - The Sand-river Tangwe - The Ordeal Muavi:
its Victims - An unreasonable Man - "Woman's Rights" -
Presents - Temperance - A winding Course to shun Villages -
Banyai Complexion and Hair - Mushrooms - The Tubers, Mokuri -
The Tree Shekabakadzi - Face of the Country - Pot-holes -
Pursued by a Party of Natives - Unpleasant Threat -
Aroused by a Company of Soldiers - A civilized Breakfast -
Arrival at Tete.
14TH. We left Nyampungo this morning. The path wound up the Molinge,
another sand-river which flows into the Nake. When we got clear
of the tangled jungle which covers the banks of these rivulets,
we entered the Mopane country, where we could walk with comfort.
When we had gone on a few hours, my men espied an elephant,
and were soon in full pursuit.
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