y alter the whole
for the most idiotic of reasons.

_13th May, 1868._--Mohamad Bogharib has been here some seven months,
and bought three tusks only; the hunting, by Casembe's people, of
elephants in the Mofwe has been unsuccessful.

We did not get an audience from Casembe; the fault lay with
Kapika--Monteiro's escort--being afraid to annoy Casembe by putting
him in mind of it, but on the 15th Casembe sent for me, and told me
that as the people had all fled from Chikumbi's, he would therefore
send guides to take us to Kabaia, where there was still a population;
he wished me to wait a few days till he had looked out good men as
guides, and ground some flour for us to use in the journey. He
understood that I wished to go to Bangweolo; and it was all right to
do what my own chief had sent me for, and then come back to him. It
was only water--the same as Luapula, Mofwe, and Moero; nothing to be
seen. His people must not molest me again, but let me go where I
liked. This made me thank Him who has the hearts of all in His hand.

Casembe also admitted that he had injured "Mpamari," but he would send
him some slaves and ivory in reparation: he is better than his people,
who are excessively litigious, and fond of milandos or causes--suits.
He asked if I had not the leopard's skin he gave me to sit on, as it
was bad to sit on the ground; I told him it had so many holes in it
people laughed at it and made me ashamed, but he did not take the
hint to give me another. He always talks good sense when he has not
swilled beer or pombe: all the Arabs are loud in his praises, but they
have a bad opinion of the Queen Moaeri or Ngombe or Kifuta. The
Garaganza people at Katanga killed a near relative of Casembe and
herself, and when the event happened, Fungafunga, one of the Garaganza
or Banyamwezi being near the spot, fled and came to the Mofwe: he
continued his flight as soon as it was dark without saying anything to
anyone, until he got north to Kabiure. The Queen and Casembe suspected
Mpamari of complicity with the Banyamwezi, and believed that
Fungafunga had communicated the news to him before fleeing further. A
tumult was made; Mpamari's eldest son was killed; and he was plundered
of all his copper, ivory, and slaves: the Queen loudly demanded his
execution, but Casembe restrained his people as well as he was able
and it is for this injury that he now professes to be sorry.

The Queen only acted according to the principles of her p