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Very Few Trifling Articles Were Stolen By A Young Makololo; And He,
On Being Spoken To On The Subject, Showed Great Ingenuity In Excusing
Himself, By A Plausible And Untruthful Story.
The Makololo of old
were hard workers, and did not consider labour as beneath them; but
their sons never work, regarding it as fit only for the Mashona and
Makalaka servants.
Sebituane, seeing that the rival tribes had the
advantage over his, in knowing how to manage canoes, had his warriors
taught to navigate; and his own son, with his companions, paddled the
chief's canoe. All the dishes, baskets, stools, and canoes are made
by the black tribes called Manyeti and Matlotlora. The houses are
built by the women and servants. The Makololo women are vastly
superior to any we have yet seen. They are of a light warm brown
complexion, have pleasant countenances, and are remarkably quick of
apprehension. They dress neatly, wearing a kilt and mantle, and have
many ornaments. Sebituane's sister, the head lady of Sesheke, wore
eighteen solid brass rings, as thick as one's finger, on each leg,
and three of copper under each knee; nineteen brass rings on her left
arm, and eight of brass and copper on her right, also a large ivory
ring above each elbow. She had a pretty bead necklace, and a bead
sash encircled her waist. The weight of the bright brass rings round
her legs impeded her walking, and chafed her ankles; but, as it was
the fashion, she did not mind the inconvenience, and guarded against
the pain by putting soft rag round the lower rings.
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