Theysurelydonotknow，whentheywriteitintheirbooks，thattheyaredeclaringtheyhavecompromisedthehonorofEnglishmen。
　　Thepeoplereceivetheofferingwithadegreeofshame，andladiesmaybeseentohanditquicklytotheattendants，and，whentheyretire，laughuntilthetearsstandintheireyes，sayingtothoseaboutthem，“Isthatawhiteman？thenthereareniggardsamongthemtoo。
　　Someofthemarebornwithouthearts！”Onewhitetrader，havingpresentedanOLDGUNtoachief，becameastandingjokeinthetribe：
　　“Thewhitemanwhomadeapresentofagunthatwasnewwhenhisgrandfatherwassuckinghisgreat-grandmother。”
　　Whenthesetricksarerepeated，thenativescometotheconclusionthatpeoplewhoshowsuchawantofsensemustbetoldtheirduty；
　　theythereforeletthemknowwhattheyoughttogive，andtravelersthencomplainofbeingpesteredwiththeir“shamelessbegging“。
　　Iwastroubledbyimportunityontheconfinesofcivilizationonly，andwhenIfirstcametoAfrica。
　　FEBRUARY4THWeweremuchdetainedbyrains，aheavyshowerwithoutwindfallingeverymorningaboutdaybreak；itoftenclearedupafterthat，admittingofourmovingonafewmilesAcontinuousrainofseveralhoursthensetinThewinduptothispointwasalwaysfromtheeast，butbothrainandwindnowcamesogenerallyfromthewest，oroppositedirectiontowhatwehadbeenaccustomedtointheinterior，thatwewereobligedtomakeourencampmentfacetheeast，inordertohavetheminourbacksThecountryadjacenttotheriveraboundsinlargetrees；butthepopulationissonumerousthat，thoseleftbeingallgreen，itisdifficulttogetdryfirewood。
　　Oncomingtosomeplaces，too，wewerewarnedbythevillagersnottocutthetreesgrowingincertainspots，astheycontainedthegravesoftheirancestorsTherearemanytamarind-trees，andanotherverysimilar，whichyieldsafruitaslargeasasmallwalnut，ofwhichtheelephantsareveryfondItiscalledMotondo，andthePortugueseextolitstimberasexcellentforbuildingboats，asitdoesnotsoonrotinwater。
　　Onthe6thwecametothevillageofBoroma，whichissituatedamonganumberofothers，eachsurroundedbyextensivepatchesofcultivation。
　　OntheoppositesideoftheriverwehaveagreatclusterofconicalhillscalledChorichoriBoromadidnotmakehisappearance，butsentasubstitutewhoactedcivillyIsentSekwebuinthemorningtostatethatweintendedtomoveon；hismotherrepliedthat，asshehadexpectedthatweshouldremain，nofoodwasready，butshesentabasketofcornandafowlAsanexcusewhyBoromadidnotpresenthimself，shesaidthathewasseizedthatmorningbytheBarimo，whichprobablymeantthathislordshipwasdrunk。
　　WemarchedalongtherivertoapointoppositethehillPinkwelat15d39’11“S。，long32d5’E。，butthelateabundantrainsnowfloodedtheZambesiagain，andgreatquantitiesofwreckappeareduponthestreamItisprobablethatfrequentfreshets，causedbytherainsonthissideoftheridge，havepreventedthePortuguesenearthecoastfromrecognizingtheonepeculiarfloodofinundationobservedintheinterior，andcausedthebeliefthatitisfloodedsoonafterthecommencementoftherainsThecourseoftheNilebeingintheoppositedirectiontothis，itdoesnotreceivethesesubsidiarywaters，andhenceitsinundationisrecognizedallthewayalongitscourseIftheLeeambyewereprolongedsouthwardintotheCapeColony，itsfloodwouldbeidenticalwiththatoftheNile。
　　ItwouldnotbeinfluencedbyanystreamsintheKalahari，forthere，asinacorrespondingpartoftheNile，therewouldbenofeeders。
　　ItistoberememberedthatthegreatancientriverwhichflowedtothelakeatBoochaptookthiscourseexactly，andprobablyflowedthitheruntilthefissureofthefallswasmade。
　　Thisfloodhavingfilledtheriver，wefoundthenumerousrivuletswhichflowintoitfilledalso，andwhengoingalongtheZambesi，welostsomuchtimeinpassingupeachlittlestreamtillwecouldfindafordaboutwaistdeep，andthenreturningtothebank，thatIresolvedtoleavetheriveraltogether，andstrikeawaytothesoutheastWeaccordinglystruckoffwhenoppositethehillPinkwe，andcameintoahardMopanecountryInaholeofoneofthemopane-treesInoticedthatasquirrel`Sciuruscepapi’hadplacedagreatnumberoffreshleavesoverastoreofseedItisnotagainstthecoldofwinterthattheythuslayupfood，butitisaprovisionagainstthehotseason，whenthetreeshavegenerallynoseed。
　　Agreatmanysilicifiedtreesaremetwithlyingonthegroundalloverthispartofthecountry；somearebrokenoffhorizontally，andstandupright；othersarelyingprone，andbrokenacrossintoanumberofpiecesOnewas4feet8inchesindiameter，andthewoodmusthavebeensoftlikethatofthebaobab，fortherewereonlysixconcentricringstotheinchAsthesemidiameterwasonly28inches，thislargetreecouldhavebeenbut168yearsold。
　　Ifoundalsoapieceofpalm-treetransformedintooxideofiron，andtheporesfilledwithpuresilicaThesefossiltreeslieuponsoftgraysandstonecontainingbanksofshingle，whichformstheunderlyingrockofthecountryallthewayfromZumbotonearLupata。
　　ItismetwithatLitubarubaandinAngola，withsimilarbanksofshingleimbeddedexactlylikethosenowseenonthesea-beach，butInevercouldfindashellTherearemanynodulesandmoundsofhardenedclayuponit，whichseemtohavebeendepositedineddiesmaderoundtherootsoftheseancienttrees，fortheyappearofdifferentcolorsinwavyandtwistedlines。
　　Abovethiswehavesmallquantitiesofcalcareousmarl。
　　AswewerenowinthedistrictofChicova，Iexaminedthegeologicalstructureofthecountrywithinterest，becausehere，ithasbeenstated，thereonceexistedsilverminesThegeneralrockisthegraysoftsandstoneIhavementioned，butattherivuletBanguewecomeuponadikeofbasaltsixyardswide，runningnorthandsouth。
　　Whenwecrossthis，wecomeuponseveralothers，someofwhichrunmoretotheeastwardThesandstoneisthenfoundtohavebeendisturbed，andattherivuletcalledNakewefoundittiltedupandexhibitingasection，whichwascoarsesandstoneabove，sandstone-flag，shale，and，lastly，athinseamofcoalThesectionwasonlyshownforashortdistance，andthenbecamelostbyafaultmadebyadikeofbasalt，whichrantotheE。N。EinthedirectionofChicova。
　　ThisChicovaisnotakingdom，ashasbeenstated，butaleveltract，apartofwhichisannuallyoverflowedbytheZambesi，andiswelladaptedforthecultivationofcornItissaidtobebelowthenorthernendofthehillBungweIwasverymuchpleasedindiscoveringthissmallspecimenofsuchapreciousmineralascoal。
　　Isawnoindicationofsilver，and，ifiteverwasworkedbythenatives，itisremarkablethattheyhaveentirelylosttheknowledgeofit，andcannotdistinguishbetweensilverandtinInconnectionwiththesebasalticdikes，itmaybementionedthatwhenIreachedTeteIwasinformedoftheexistenceofasmallrapidintherivernearChicova；
　　hadIknownthispreviously，IcertainlywouldnothavelefttheriverwithoutexaminingitItiscalledKebrabasa，andisdescribedasanumberofrockswhichjutoutacrossthestreamIhavenodoubtbutthatitisformedbysomeofthebasalticdikeswhichwenowsaw，fortheygenerallyrantowardthatpointIwaspartlyinfluencedinleavingtheriverbyawishtoavoidseveralchiefsinthatdirection，wholevyaheavytributeonthosewhopassupordownOurpathlayalongthebedoftheNakeforsomedistance，thebanksbeingcoveredwithimpenetrablethicketsThevillagesarenotnumerous，butwewentfromonetotheother，andweretreatedkindly。
　　HeretheycallthemselvesBambiri，thoughthegeneralnameofthewholenationisBanyaiOneofourguideswasaninveteratetalker，alwaysstoppingandaskingforpay，thathemightgoonwithamerryheart。
　　Ithoughtthatheledusinthemostdifficultpathsinordertomakeusfeelhisvalue，for，afterpassingthroughonethicketafteranother，wealwayscameintothebedoftheNakeagain，andasthatwasfullofcoarsesand，andthewateronlyankledeep，andashotasafoot-bathfromthepowerfulraysofthesun，wewereallcompletelytiredoutHelikewisegaveusabadcharacterateveryvillagewepassed，callingtothemthattheyweretoallowhimtoleadusastray，aswewereabadsetSekwebukneweverywordhesaid，and，ashebecameintolerable，Idismissedhim，givinghimsixfeetofcalicoIhadboughtfromnativetraders，andtellinghimthathistonguewasanuisanceItisingeneralbest，whenascoldingisnecessary，togiveitincombinationwithapresent，andthenenditbygoodwishes。
　　Thisfellowwentoffsmiling，andmymenremarked，“Histongueiscurednow。”
　　ThecountryaroundtheNakeishilly，andthevalleyscoveredwithtangledjungleThepeoplewholiveinthisdistricthavereclaimedtheirgardensfromtheforest，andthesoilisextremelyfertile。
　　TheNakeflowsnortherly，andthentotheeastItis50or60yardswide，butduringmostoftheyearisdry，affordingwateronlybydigginginthesandWefoundinitsbedmassesofvolcanicrock，identicalwiththoseIsubsequentlyrecognizedassuchatAden。
　　13THTheheadmanofthesepartsisnamedNyampungo。
　　Isentthelastfragmentofclothwehad，witharequestthatweshouldbefurnishedwithaguidetothenextchief。
　　Afteralongconferencewithhiscouncil，theclothwasreturnedwithapromiseofcompliance，andarequestforsomebeadsonly。
　　Thismanissupposedtopossessthecharmforrain，andothertribessendtohimtobegitThisshowsthatwhatweinferredbeforewascorrect，thatlessrainfallsinthiscountrythaninLondaNyampungobehavedinquiteagentlemanlymanner，presentedmewithsomerice，andtoldmypeopletogoamongallthevillagesandbegforthemselves。
　　Anoldman，father-in-lawofthechief，toldmethathehadseenbooksbefore，butneverknewwhattheymeantTheypraytodepartedchiefsandrelatives，buttheideaofprayingtoGodseemednew，andtheyhearditwithreverence。
　　Asthiswasanintelligentoldman，Iaskedhimaboutthesilver，buthewasasignorantofitastherest，andsaid，“Weneverdugsilver，butwehavewashedforgoldinthesandsoftheriversMazoeandLuia，whichuniteintheLuenya。”Ithinkthatthisisquiteconclusiveonthequestionofnosilverhavingbeendugbythenativesofthisdistrict。
　　NyampungoisafflictedwithakindofdiseasecalledSesenda，whichIimaginetobeaspeciesofleprosycommoninthisquarter，thoughtheyareacleanlypeopleTheyneverhadcattle。
　　Thechief’sfatherhadalwayslivedintheirpresentposition，and，whenIaskedhimwhyhedidnotpossesstheseusefulanimals，hesaid，“Whowouldgiveusthemedicinetoenableustokeepthem？”
　　Ifoundoutthereasonafterwardintheprevalenceoftsetse，butofthishewasignorant，havingsupposedthathecouldnotkeepcattlebecausehehadnomedicine。