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My men replied that they only wanted to see for themselves; and, as they were now getting some light on the nature of the trade carried on by the Mambari, they were highly amused on perceiving the reasons why the Mambari would rather have met them on the Zambesi than so near the sea-coast.
Many of the Makololo, besides, had garments of blue, green, and red baize, and also of printed cottons; on inquiry, we learned that these had been purchased, in exchange for boys, from a tribe called Mambari, which is situated near Bihe.
They never came back again till 1850; and as they had a number of old Portuguese guns marked "Legitimo de Braga", which Sebituane thought would be excellent in any future invasion of Matebele, he offered to purchase them with cattle or ivory, but the Mambari refused every thing except boys about fourteen years of age.
In reference to Masiko selling slaves to the Mambari, they promised to explain the relationship which exists between even the most abject of his people and our common Father; and that no more kidnapping ought to be allowed, as he ought to give that peace and security to the smaller tribes on his eastern borders which he so much desired to obtain himself from the Makololo.
Oswell's Elephant-hunting Return to Kolobeng Make a third Start thence Reach Nchokotsa Salt-pans "Links", or Springs Bushmen Our Guide Shobo The Banajoa An ugly Chief The Tsetse Bite fatal to domestic Animals, but harmless to wild Animals and Man Operation of the Poison Losses caused by it The Makololo Our Meeting with Sebituane Sketch of his Career His Courage and Conquests Manoeuvres of the Batoka He outwits them His Wars with the Matebele Predictions of a native Prophet Successes of the Makololo Renewed Attacks of the Matebele The Island of Loyelo Defeat of the Matebele Sebituane's Policy His Kindness to Strangers and to the Poor His sudden Illness and Death Succeeded by his Daughter Her Friendliness to us Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi flowing in the Centre of the Continent Its Size The Mambari The Slave-trade Determine to send Family to England Return to the Cape in April, 1852 Safe Transit through the Caffre Country during Hostilities Need of a "Special Correspondent" Kindness of the London Missionary Society Assistance afforded by the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.
He laughed heartily at the limitation, and replied, "Every thing of the white people would be acceptable, and he would receive any thing thankfully; but the coat he then had on was old, and he would like another." I introduced the subject of the Bible, but one of the old councilors broke in, told all he had picked up from the Mambari, and glided off into several other subjects.
He replied, "Never; you are the very first I have seen with a white skin and straight hair; your clothing, too, is different from any we have ever seen." They had been visited by native Portuguese and Mambari only.
Before reaching the town of Shinte we passed through many large villages of the Balobale, who have fled from the chief Kangenke. The Mambari from Bihe come constantly to him for trade; and, as he sells his people, great numbers of them escape to Shinte and Katema, who refuse to give them up.
As we looked back toward the open pastoral country of Ambaca, the broad green gently undulating plains seemed in a hollow surrounded on all sides by rugged mountains, and as we went westward we were entering upon quite a wild-looking mountainous district, called Golungo Alto. We met numbers of Mambari on their way back to Bihe.
The Makololo proposed to knock the Mambari on the head as the remedy the next time they came; but on my proposing that they should send hoes themselves, and thereby secure the ivory in a quiet way, all approved highly of the idea, and Pitsane and Mohorisi expatiated on the value of the ivory, their own willingness to go and sell it at Loanda, and the disgust with which the Mambari whom we met in Angola had looked upon their attempt to reach the proper market.
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