It is curious that this is the part that wild animals always begin with, and that it is also the first choice of our men.

Were it not a wise arrangement that only the strongest males should continue the breed, one could hardly help pitying the solitary buffalo expelled from the herd for some physical blemish, or on account of the weakness of approaching old age.

Banished from female society, he naturally becomes morose and savage; the necessary watchfulness against enemies is now never shared by others; disgusted, he passes into a state of chronic war with all who enjoy life, and the sooner after his expulsion that he fills the lion's or the wild-dog's maw, the better for himself and for the peace of the country.
We encamped on the 20th of June at a spot where Dr.Livingstone, on his journey from the West to the East Coast, was formerly menaced by a chief named Mpende.

No offence had been committed against him, but he had firearms, and, with the express object of showing his power, he threatened to attack the strangers.

Mpende's counsellors having, however, found out that Dr.Livingstone belonged to a tribe of whom they had heard that "they loved the black man and did not make slaves," his conduct at once changed from enmity to kindness, and, as the place was one well selected for defence, it was perhaps quite as well for Mpende that he decided as he did.