Inthiscasetheymanifestedtheirusualpropensitytogorethewounded，butourappearanceatthatmomentcausedthemtotakeflight，andthis，withthegoringbeingcontinuedalittle，gavemymentheimpressionthattheywerehelpingawaytheirwoundedcompanionHewasshotbetweenthefourthandfifthribs；theballpassedthroughbothlungsandaribontheoppositeside，andthenlodgedbeneaththeskinBut，thoughitwaseightouncesinweight，yetheranoffsomedistance，andwassecuredonlybythepeopledrivinghimintoapoolofwaterandkillinghimtherewiththeirspearsTheherdranawayinthedirectionofourcamp，andthencameboundingpastusagainWetookrefugeonalargeant-hill，andastheyrushedbyusatfullgallopIhadagoodopportunityofseeingthattheleaderofaherdofaboutsixtywasanoldcow；
　　alltheothersallowedherafullhalf-lengthintheirfrontOnherwitherssatabouttwentybuffalo-birds`Textorerythrorhynchus’，Smith，whichactthepartofguardianspiritstotheanimalsWhenthebuffaloisquietlyfeeding，thisbirdmaybeseenhoppingonthegroundpickingupfood，orsittingonitsbackriddingitoftheinsectswithwhichtheirskinsaresometimesinfestedThesightofthebirdbeingmuchmoreacutethanthatofthebuffalo，itissoonalarmedbytheapproachofanydanger，and，flyingup，thebuffaloesinstantlyraisetheirheadstodiscoverthecausewhichhasledtothesuddenflightoftheirguardianTheysometimesaccompanythebuffaloesintheirflightonthewing，atothertimestheysitasabovedescribed。
　　AnotherAfricanbird，namely，the`BuphagaAfricana’，attendstherhinocerosforasimilarpurposeItiscalled“kala“inthelanguageoftheBechuanas。
　　Whenthesepeoplewishtoexpresstheirdependenceuponanother，theyaddresshimas“myrhinoceros“，asiftheywerethebirds。
　　ThesatellitesofachiefgobythesamenameThisbirdcannotbesaidtodependentirelyontheinsectsonthatanimal，foritshard，hairlessskinisaprotectionagainstallexceptafewspottedticks；butitseemstobeattachedtothebeast，somewhatasthedomesticdogistoman；
　　andwhilethebuffaloisalarmedbythesuddenflyingupofitssentinel，therhinoceros，nothavingkeensight，butanacuteear，iswarnedbythecryofitsassociate，the`BuphagaAfricana’。
　　Therhinocerosfeedsbynight，anditssentinelisfrequentlyheardinthemorningutteringitswell-knowncall，asitsearchesforitsbulkycompanionOnespeciesofthisbird，observedinAngola，possessesabillofapeculiarscooporstoneforcepsform，asifintendedonlytotearoffinsectsfromtheskin；anditsclawsareassharpasneedles，enablingittohangontoananimal’searwhileperformingausefulservicewithinitThissharpnessoftheclawsallowsthebirdtoclingtothenearlyinsensiblecuticlewithoutirritatingthenervesofpainonthetrueskin，exactlyasaburrdoestothehumanhand；
　　butinthecaseofthe`BuphagaAfricana’and`erythrorhyncha’，otherfoodispartakenof，forweobservedflocksofthemroostingonthereeds，inspotswhereneithertamenorwildanimalsweretobefound。
　　Themostwaryanimalinaherdisgenerallythe“leader“。
　　Whenitisshottheothersoftenseematalosswhattodo，andstopinastateofbewildermentIhaveseenthemattempttofolloweachotherandappearquiteconfused，nooneknowingforhalfaminuteormorewheretodirecttheflight。
　　OnoneoccasionIhappenedtoshoottheleader，ayoungzebramare，whichatsomeformertimehadbeenbittenonthehindlegbyacarnivorousanimal，and，therebymadeunusuallywary，had，inconsequence，becomealeaderIftheyseeeitheroneoftheirownherdoranyotheranimaltakingtoflight，wildanimalsinvariablyfleeThemosttimidthusnaturallyleadstherest。
　　Itisnotanyotherpeculiarity，butsimplythisprovision，whichisgiventhemforthepreservationoftherace。
　　Thegreatincreaseofwarinesswhichisseentooccurwhenthefemalesbringforththeiryoung，causesalltheleaderstobeatthattimefemales；
　　andthereisaprobabilitythattheseparationofsexesintodistinctherds，whichisannuallyobservedinmanyantelopes，arisesfromthesimplefactthatthegreatercautionofthesheantelopesispartakenofonlybytheyoungmales，andtheirmorefrequentflightsnowhavetheeffectofleavingtheoldmalesbehindIaminclinedtobelievethis，because，thoughtheantelopes，asthepallahs，etc。，arefrequentlyinseparateherds，theyareneverseenintheactofexpellingthemales。
　　Theremaybesomeotherreasoninthecaseoftheelephants；
　　butthemaleandfemaleelephantsareneverseeninoneherd。
　　Theyoungmalesremainwiththeirdamsonlyuntiltheyarefullgrown；
　　andsoconstantlyistheseparationmaintained，thatanyonefamiliarwiththem，onseeingapicturewiththesexesmixed，wouldimmediatelyconcludethattheartisthadmadeitfromhisimagination，andnotfromsight。
　　DECEMBER2，1855Weremainednearasmallhill，calledMaundo，wherewebegantobefrequentlyinvitedbythehoney-guide`Cuculusindicator’。
　　Wishingtoascertainthetruthofthenativeassertionthatthisbirdisadeceiver，andbyitscallsometimesleadstoawildbeastandnottohoney，IinquiredifanyofmymenhadeverbeenledbythisfriendlylittlebirdtoanythingelsethanwhatitsnameimpliesOnlyoneofthe114couldsayhehadbeenledtoanelephantinsteadofahive，likemyselfwiththeblackrhinocerosmentionedbeforeIamquiteconvincedthatthemajorityofpeoplewhocommitthemselvestoitsguidanceareledtohoney，andtoitalone。
　　Onthe3dwecrossedtheRiverMozuma，orRiverofDila，havingtraveledthroughabeautifullyundulatingpastoralcountry。
　　Tothesouth，andalittleeastofthis，standsthehillTabaCheu，or“WhiteMountain“，fromamassofwhiterock，probablydolomite，onitstopButnoneofthehillsareofanygreataltitude。
　　WhenIheardthismountaindescribedatLinyantiIthoughttheglisteningsubstancemightbesnow，andmyinformantsweresoloudintheirassertionsofitsexceedinggreataltitudethatIwasstartledwiththeidea；butIhadquiteforgottenthatIwasspeakingwithmenwhohadbeenaccustomedtoplains，andknewnothingofveryhighmountains。
　　WhenIinquiredwhatthewhitesubstancewas，theyatoncereplieditwasakindofrockIexpectedtohavecomenearertoit，andwouldhaveascendedit；butwewereledtogotothenortheast。
　　YetIdoubtnotthatthenativetestimonyofitsbeingstoneistrue。
　　ThedistantrangesofhillswhichlinethebanksoftheZambesionthesoutheast，andlandscapeswhichpermittheeyetorangeovertwentyorthirtymilesatatime，withshortgrassunderourfeet，wereespeciallyrefreshingsightstothosewhohadtraveledformonthstogetherovertheconfinedviewsoftheflatforest，andamongthetangledrankherbageofthegreatvalley。
　　TheMozuma，orRiverofDila，wasthefirstwater-coursewhichindicatedthatwewerenowontheslopestowardtheeasterncoast。
　　Itcontainednoflowingwater，butrevealedinitsbankswhatgavemegreatpleasureatthetimepiecesoflignite，possiblyindicatingtheexistenceofamineral，namely，coal，thewantofwhichinthecentralcountryIhadalwaysdeplored。
　　Againandagainwecametotheruinsoflargetowns，containingtheonlyhieroglyphicsofthiscountry，wornmill-stones，withtheroundballofquartzwithwhichthegrindingwaseffected。
　　Greatnumbersoftheseballswerelyingabout，showingthatthedepopulationhadbeentheresultofwar；for，hadthepeopleremovedinpeace，theywouldhavetakentheballswiththem。
　　AttheRiverofDilawesawthespotwhereSebituanelived，andSekwebupointedouttheheapsofbonesofcattlewhichtheMakololohadbeenobligedtoslaughterafterperformingamarchwithgreatherdscapturedfromtheBatokathroughapatchofthefataltsetse。
　　WhenSebituanesawthesymptomsofthepoison，hegaveorderstohispeopletoeatthecattleHestillhadvastnumbers；andwhentheMatebele，crossingtheZambesioppositethispart，cametoattackhim，heinvitedtheBatokatotakerepossessionoftheirherds，hehavingsomanyastobeunabletoguidethemintheirflightThecountrywasatthattimeexceedinglyrichincattle，and，besidespasturage，itisallwelladaptedforthecultivationofnativeproduce。
　　Beingontheeasternslopeoftheridge，itreceivesmorerainthananypartofthewestwardSekwebuhadbeeninstructedtopointouttometheadvantagesofthispositionforasettlement，asthatwhichalltheMakololohadneverceasedtoregretItneedednoeulogyfromSekwebu；Iadmireditmyself，andtheenjoymentofgoodhealthinfineopensceneryhadanexhilaratingeffectonmyspiritsThegreatwantwaspopulation，theBatokahavingalltakenrefugeinthehills。
　　WewerenowinthevicinityofthosewhomtheMakololodeemrebels，andfeltsomeanxietyastohowweshouldbereceived。
　　Onthe4thwereachedtheirfirstvillageRemainingatadistanceofaquarterofamile，wesenttwomentoinformthemwhowewere，andthatourpurposeswerepeacefulTheheadmancameandspokecivilly，but，whennearlydark，thepeopleofanothervillagearrivedandbehavedverydifferentlyTheybeganbytryingtospearayoungmanwhohadgoneforwaterThentheyapproachedus，andonecameforwardhowlingatthetopofhisvoiceinthemosthideousmanner；hiseyeswereshotout，hislipscoveredwithfoam，andeverymuscleofhisframequivered。
　　Hecameneartome，and，havingasmallbattle-axeinhishand，alarmedmymenlesthemightdoviolence；buttheywereafraidtodisobeymypreviousorders，andtofollowtheirowninclinationbyknockinghimontheheadIfeltalittlealarmedtoo，butwouldnotshowfearbeforemyownpeopleorstrangers，andkeptasharplook-outonthelittlebattle-axeItseemedtomeacaseofecstasyorpropheticphrensy，voluntarilyproduced。
　　Ifeltitwouldbeasorrywaytoleavetheworld，togetmyheadchoppedbyamadsavage，thoughthat，perhaps，wouldbepreferabletohydrophobiaordeliriumtremensSekwebutookaspearinhishand，asiftopierceabitofleather，butinrealitytoplungeitintothemanifheofferedviolencetomeAftermycouragehadbeensufficientlytested，Ibeckonedwiththeheadtothecivilheadmantoremovehim，andhedidsobydrawinghimasideThismanpretendednottoknowwhathewasdoingIwouldfainhavefelthispulse，toascertainwhethertheviolenttremblingwerenotfeigned，buthadnotmuchinclinationtogonearthebattle-axeagainTherewas，however，aflowofperspiration，andtheexcitementcontinuedfullyhalfanhour，thengraduallyceased。
　　Thisparoxysmisthedirectoppositeofhypnotism，anditissingularthatithasnotbeentriedinEuropeaswellasclairvoyance。
　　Thissecondbatchofvisitorstooknopainstoconcealtheircontemptforoursmallparty，sayingtoeachother，inatoneoftriumph，“TheyarequiteaGodsend！”literally，“Godhasapportionedthemtous。”“Theyarelostamongthetribes！”“Theyhavewanderedinordertobedestroyed，andwhatcantheydowithoutshieldsamongsomany？”SomeofthemaskediftherewerenootherpartiesSekeletuhadorderedmymennottotaketheirshields，asinthecaseofmyfirstcompany。
　　Wewerelookeduponasunarmed，andaneasypreyWepreparedagainstanightattackbydischargingandreloadingourguns，whichwereexactlythesameinnumberfiveasontheformeroccasion，asIallowedmylatecompanionstoretainthosewhichIpurchasedatLoanda。
　　Wewerenotmolested，butsomeoftheenemytriedtoleadustowardtheBashukulompo，whoareconsideredtobethefiercestraceinthisquarter。
　　AsweknewourdirectiontotheconfluenceoftheKafueandZambesi，wedeclinedtheirguidance，andthecivilheadmanoftheeveningbeforethencamealongwithusCrowdsofnativeshoveredroundusintheforest；
　　butheranforwardandexplained，andwewerenotmolested。
　　Thatnightwesleptbyalittlevillageunderalowrangeofhills，whicharecalledChizamenaThecountryhereismorewoodythanonthehighlandswehadleft，butthetreesarenotingenerallarge。
　　Greatnumbersofthemhavebeenbrokenoffbyelephantsafootortwofromtheground：theythusseempollardedfromthatpoint。
　　Thisanimalneverseriouslylessensthenumberoftrees；indeed，Ihaveoftenbeenstruckbytheverylittledamagehedoesinaforest。
　　Hisfoodconsistsmoreofbulbs，tubers，roots，andbranches，thananythingelseWheretheyhavebeenfeeding，greatnumbersoftrees，asthickasaman’sbody，areseentwisteddownorbrokenoff，inorderthattheymayfeedonthetendershootsatthetops。