ceived precise information about us, but if we
were peaceably disposed, as he loved strangers, we were to come to his
town. We proceeded forthwith, but were turned aside, by the strategy of
our friend Intemese, to the village of Quendende, the father-in-law
of Katema. This fine old man was so very polite that we did not regret
being obliged to spend Sunday at his village. He expressed his pleasure
at having a share in the honor of a visit as well as Katema, though it
seemed to me that the conferring that pleasure required something like a
pretty good stock of impudence, in leading twenty-seven men through
the country without the means of purchasing food. My men did a little
business for themselves in the begging line; they generally commenced
every interview with new villagers by saying "I have come from afar;
give me something to eat." I forbade this at first, believing that, as
the Makololo had a bad name, the villagers gave food from fear. But,
after some time, it was evident that in many cases maize and manioc were
given from pure generosity. The first time I came to this conclusion was
at the house of Mozinkwa; scarcely any one of my men returned from
it without something in his hand; and as they protested they had not
begged, I asked himself, and found that it was the case, and that he had
given spontaneously. In other parts the chiefs attended to my wants,
and the common people gave liberally to my men. I presented some of my
razors and iron spoons to different head men, but my men had nothing to
give; yet every one tried to appropriate an individual in each village
as "Molekane", or comrade, and the villagers often assented; so, if the
reader remembers the molekane system of the Mopato, he may perceive that
those who presented food freely would expect the Makololo to treat them
in like manner, should they ever be placed in similar circumstances.
Their country is so fertile that they are in no want of food themselves;
however, their generosity was remarkable; only one woman refused to
give some of my men food, but her husband calling out to her to be more
liberal, she obeyed, scolding all the while.

In this part of the country, buffaloes, elands, koodoos, and various
antelopes are to be found, but we did not get any, as they are
exceedingly wary from being much hunted. We had the same woodland and
meadow as before, with here and there pleasant negro villages; and being
all in good health, could enjoy the fine gre