I presented him with a cloth; and he gave me as much maere meal as a man could carry, with a large basket of ground-nuts.

He wished us to come to the Merenge, if not into his village, that he might see and talk with me: I also showed him some pictures in Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' which he readily understood, and I spoke to him about the Bible.

He asked me "to come next day and tell him about prayer to God," this was a natural desire after being told that we prayed.
He was very anxious to know why we were going to Tanganyika; for what we came; what we should buy there; and if I had any relations there.
He then showed me some fine large tusks, eight feet six in length.
"What do you wish to buy, if not slaves or ivory ?" I replied, that the only thing I had seen worth buying was a fine fat chief like him, as a specimen, and a woman feeding him, as he had, with beer.

He was tickled at this; and said that when we reached our country, I must put fine clothes on him.

This led us to speak of our climate, and the production of wool.
_24th February, 1867._--I went over after service, but late, as the rain threatened to be heavy.