My Makololo friends were but ill drilled as yet; and since they had never left their own country before, except for purposes of plunder, they did not take readily to the peaceful system we now meant to follow.

They either spoke too imperiously to strangers, or, when reproved for that, were disposed to follow the dictation of every one we met.

When Intemese, our guide, refused to stir toward the Leeba on the 31st of January, they would make no effort to induce him to go; but, having ordered them to get ready, Intemese saw the preparations, and soon followed the example.

It took us about four hours to cross the Leeba, which is considerably smaller here than where we left it--indeed, only about a hundred yards wide.

It has the same dark mossy hue.