Approach Nyangwe.

Reaches the Lualaba.
_6th December, 1870._--Oh, for Dugumbe or Syde to come! but this delay may be all for the best.

The parrots all seize their food, and hold it with the left hand, the lion, too, is left-handed; he strikes with the left, so are all animals left-handed save man.
I noticed a very pretty woman come past this quite jauntily about a month ago, on marriage with Monasimba.

Ten goats were given; her friends came and asked another goat, which being refused, she was enticed away, became sick of rheumatic fever two days afterwards, and died yesterday.
Not a syllable of regret for the beautiful young creature does one hear, but for the goats: "Oh, our ten goats!"-- they cannot grieve too much--"Our ten goats--oh! oh!" Basanga wail over those who die in bed, but not over those who die in battle: the cattle are a salve for all sores.

Another man was killed within half a mile of this: they quarrelled, and there is virtually no chief.