s, and remain helpless where they fall.--ED.

[53] The men heard in 1873 that he had been killed.

[54] This comes near to the custom of throwing rice after the bride
and bridegroom in England.--ED.

[55] In his Journal the Doctor writes "S," and occasionally "Service,"
whenever a Sunday entry occurs. We may add that at all times during
his travels the Services of the Church of England were resorted to by
him.--ED.

CHAPTER IX.

Peace negotiations with Nsama. Geographical gleanings. Curious
spider. Reach the River Lofu. Arrives at Nsama's. Hamees marries
the daughter of Nsama. Flight of the bride. Conflagration in
Arab quarters. Anxious to visit Lake Moero. Arab burial. Serious
illness. Continues journey. Slave-traders on the march. Reaches
Moero. Description of the Lake. Information concerning the
Chambeze and Luapula. Hears of Lake Bemba. Visits spot of Dr.
Lacerda's death. Casembe apprised of Livingstone's approach.
Meets Mohamad Bogharib. Lakelet Mofwe. Arrives at Casembe's
town.

_1st August, 1867._--Hamees sends off men to trade at Chiwere's.
_Zikwe_ is the name for locust here. Nsige or Zige and Pansi the
Suaheli names.

A perforated stone had been placed on one of the poles which form the
gateway into this stockade, it is oblong, seven or eight inches long
by four broad, and bevelled off on one side and the diameter of the
hole in the middle is about an inch and a half: it shows evidence of
the boring process in rings. It is of hard porphyry and of a pinkish
hue, and resembles somewhat a weight for a digging stick I saw in 1841
in the hands of a Bushwoman: I saw one at a gateway near Kasonso's.
The people know nothing of its use except as a charm to keep away evil
from the village.

_2nd August, 1867._--Chronometer A. stopped to-day without any
apparent cause except the earthquake.

It is probably malaria which causes that constant singing in the ears
ever since my illness at Lake Liemba.

_3rd August, 1867._--We expect a message from Nsama every day, the
new moon having appeared on the first of this month, and he was to
send after its appearance.

_5th August, 1867._--Men came yesterday with the message that Hamees
must wait a little longer, as Nsama had not yet got all the ivory and
the goods which were stolen: they remained over yesterday. The
headman, Katala, says that Lunda is eight days from Nsama or Moero,
and in going we cross a large river