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Title: David Livingstone: the story of one who followed Christ
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Houghton, Louise Seymour, 1838-1920
Subjects: Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
Publisher: PHiladelphia, Presby. Bd
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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heeks. Such triflesas this give one a more vivid idea of a missionarystask. Not long after his arrival at Liny an ti he was at-tacked by fever. He had before this, as usual, treat-ed the sick of the tribe, but this course had been soprudent that he had propitiated instead of offendingthe native doctors, and in his own illness could safe-ly entrust himself to their care. This illness con-vinced him that Linyanti was not a suitable placeto which to bring his family, and on his recoveryhe set out for a tour through the Makololo andBarotse country in search of a better station. Se-keletu, who could not bring his mind to a separa-tion, accompanied him. On the way they encoun-tered Sekel6tus mortal enemy, Mpepe. He was arelative of Sebituane, and had been by him givena position of high trust, the superintendence of thecattle. This position he had abused to make aparty for himself. Shortly before Sebituanes deathsome half-breed slave-traders had found their way i; in : twill! ill liii liii M
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■ RETURN TO THE MAKOLOLO. 109 to the Barotse country from the Portuguese settle-ments on the West Coast. Mpepe favored theseslave-traders, and they, as is usual with them, found-ed all their hopes of influence on his successful re-bellion. My arrival on the scene was felt to be somuch weight in the scale against their interests.A large party of slave-hunters fled at once. TheMakololo inquired the cause of the hurry, and weretold that if I found them there I should take all theirslaves and goods from them; and, though assuredby Sekeletu that I was not a robber, but a man ofpeace, they fled by night while I was still sixtymiles off. They went to the north, where, underthe protection of Mpepe, they had erected a stock-ade of considerable size. The usual course which the slave-traders adoptis to take part in the political affairs of each tribe,and, siding with the strongest, get well paid by cap-tures made from the weaker party. Long secretconferences wTere held by the slave-traders and

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