Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - David Livingstone (best romantic books to read .TXT) 📗

Banks of Chobe -- Trees -- The Course of the River -- The Island Mparia at the Confluence of the Chobe and the Leeambye --

Anecdote -- Ascend the Leeambye -- A Makalaka Mother defies the Authority of the Makololo Head Man at Sesheke -- Punishment of Thieves --

Observance of the new Moon -- Public Addresses at Sesheke --

Attention of the People -- Results -- Proceed up the River --

The Fruit which yields `Nux vomica' -- Other Fruits -- The Rapids --

Birds -- Fish -- Hippopotami and their Young.

Chapter 14.

Increasing Beauty of the Country -- Mode of spending the Day --

The People and the Falls of Gonye -- A Makololo Foray -- A second prevented, and Captives delivered up -- Politeness and Liberality of the People --

The Rains -- Present of Oxen -- The fugitive Barotse --

Sekobinyane's Misgovernment -- Bee-eaters and other Birds --

Fresh-water Sponges -- Current -- Death from a Lion's Bite at Libonta --

Continued Kindness -- Arrangements for spending the Night during the Journey -- Cooking and Washing -- Abundance of animal Life --

Different Species of Birds -- Water-fowl -- Egyptian Geese --

Alligators -- Narrow Escape of one of my Men -- Superstitious Feelings respecting the Alligator -- Large Game -- The most vulnerable Spot --

Gun Medicine -- A Sunday -- Birds of Song -- Depravity; its Treatment --

Wild Fruits -- Green Pigeons -- Shoals of Fish -- Hippopotami.

Chapter 15.

Message to Masiko, the Barotse Chief, regarding the Captives --

Navigation of the Leeambye -- Capabilities of this District --

The Leeba -- Flowers and Bees -- Buffalo-hunt -- Field for a Botanist --

Young Alligators; their savage Nature -- Suspicion of the Balonda --

Sekelenke's Present -- A Man and his two Wives -- Hunters --

Message from Manenko, a female Chief -- Mambari Traders -- A Dream --

Sheakondo and his People -- Teeth-filing -- Desire for Butter --

Interview with Nyamoana, another female Chief -- Court Etiquette --

Hair versus Wool -- Increase of Superstition -- Arrival of Manenko; her Appearance and Husband -- Mode of Salutation -- Anklets --

Embassy, with a Present from Masiko -- Roast Beef -- Manioc --

Magic Lantern -- Manenko an accomplished Scold: compels us to wait --

Unsuccessful Zebra-hunt.

Chapter 16.

Nyamoana's Present -- Charms -- Manenko's pedestrian Powers -- An Idol --

Balonda Arms -- Rain -- Hunger -- Palisades -- Dense Forests --

Artificial Beehives -- Mushrooms -- Villagers lend the Roofs of their Houses -- Divination and Idols -- Manenko's Whims -- A night Alarm --

Shinte's Messengers and Present -- The proper Way to approach a Village --

A Merman -- Enter Shinte's Town: its Appearance --

Meet two half-caste Slave-traders -- The Makololo scorn them --

The Balonda real Negroes -- Grand Reception from Shinte --

His Kotla -- Ceremony of Introduction -- The Orators -- Women --

Musicians and Musical Instruments -- A disagreeable Request --

Private Interviews with Shinte -- Give him an Ox -- Fertility of Soil --

Manenko's new Hut -- Conversation with Shinte -- Kolimbota's Proposal --

Balonda's Punctiliousness -- Selling Children -- Kidnapping --

Shinte's Offer of a Slave -- Magic Lantern -- Alarm of Women --

Delay -- Sambanza returns intoxicated -- The last and greatest Proof of Shinte's Friendship.

Chapter 17.

Leave Shinte -- Manioc Gardens -- Mode of preparing the poisonous kind --

Its general Use -- Presents of Food -- Punctiliousness of the Balonda --

Their Idols and Superstition -- Dress of the Balonda --

Villages beyond Lonaje -- Cazembe -- Our Guides and the Makololo --

Night Rains -- Inquiries for English cotton Goods -- Intemese's Fiction --

Visit from an old Man -- Theft -- Industry of our Guide --

Loss of Pontoon -- Plains covered with Water -- Affection of the Balonda for their Mothers -- A Night on an Island -- The Grass on the Plains --

Source of the Rivers -- Loan of the Roofs of Huts -- A Halt --

Fertility of the Country through which the Lokalueje flows --

Omnivorous Fish -- Natives' Mode of catching them --

The Village of a Half-brother of Katema, his Speech and Present --

Our Guide's Perversity -- Mozenkwa's pleasant Home and Family --

Clear Water of the flooded Rivers -- A Messenger from Katema --

Quendende's Village: his Kindness -- Crop of Wool --

Meet People from the Town of Matiamvo -- Fireside Talk --

Matiamvo's Character and Conduct -- Presentation at Katema's Court: his Present, good Sense, and Appearance -- Interview on the following Day --

Cattle -- A Feast and a Makololo Dance -- Arrest of a Fugitive --

Dignified old Courtier -- Katema's lax Government --

Cold Wind from the North -- Canaries and other singing Birds --

Spiders, their Nests and Webs -- Lake Dilolo -- Tradition --

Sagacity of Ants.

Chapter 18.

The Watershed between the northern and southern Rivers -- A deep Valley --

Rustic Bridge -- Fountains on the Slopes of the Valleys --

Village of Kabinje -- Good Effects of the Belief in the Power of Charms --

Demand for Gunpowder and English Calico -- The Kasai -- Vexatious Trick --

Want of Food -- No Game -- Katende's unreasonable Demand --

A grave Offense -- Toll-bridge Keeper -- Greedy Guides --

Flooded Valleys -- Swim the Nyuana Loke -- Prompt Kindness of my Men --

Makololo Remarks on the rich uncultivated Valleys --

Difference in the Color of Africans -- Reach a Village of the Chiboque --

The Head Man's impudent Message -- Surrounds our Encampment with his Warriors -- The Pretense -- Their Demand -- Prospect of a Fight --

Way in which it was averted -- Change our Path -- Summer --

Fever -- Beehives and the Honey-guide -- Instinct of Trees --

Climbers -- The Ox Sinbad -- Absence of Thorns in the Forests --

Plant peculiar to a forsaken Garden -- Bad Guides --

Insubordination suppressed -- Beset by Enemies -- A Robber Party --

More Troubles -- Detained by Ionga Panza -- His Village --

Annoyed by Bangala Traders -- My Men discouraged --

Their Determination and Precaution.

Chapter 19.

Guides prepaid -- Bark Canoes -- Deserted by Guides --

Mistakes respecting the Coanza -- Feelings of freed Slaves --

Gardens and Villages -- Native Traders -- A Grave -- Valley of the Quango --

Bamboo -- White Larvae used as Food -- Bashinje Insolence --

A posing Question -- The Chief Sansawe -- His Hostility --

Pass him safely -- The River Quango -- Chief's mode of dressing his Hair --

Opposition -- Opportune Aid by Cypriano -- His generous Hospitality --

Ability of Half-castes to read and write -- Books and Images --

Marauding Party burned in the Grass -- Arrive at Cassange -- A good Supper -- Kindness of Captain Neves -- Portuguese Curiosity and Questions --

Anniversary of the Resurrection -- No Prejudice against Color --

Country around Cassange -- Sell Sekeletu's Ivory -- Makololo's Surprise at the high Price obtained -- Proposal to return Home, and Reasons --

Soldier-guide -- Hill Kasala -- Tala Mungongo, Village of --

Civility of Basongo -- True Negroes -- A Field of Wheat --

Carriers -- Sleeping-places -- Fever -- Enter District of Ambaca --

Good Fruits of Jesuit Teaching -- The `Tampan'; its Bite --

Universal Hospitality of the Portuguese -- A Tale of the Mambari --

Exhilarating Effects of Highland Scenery -- District of Golungo Alto --

Want of good Roads -- Fertility -- Forests of gigantic Timber --

Native Carpenters -- Coffee Estate -- Sterility of Country near the Coast --

Mosquitoes -- Fears of the Makololo -- Welcome by Mr. Gabriel to Loanda.

Chapter 20.

Continued Sickness -- Kindness of the Bishop of Angola and her Majesty's Officers -- Mr. Gabriel's unwearied Hospitality --

Serious Deportment of the Makololo -- They visit Ships of War --

Politeness of the Officers and Men -- The Makololo attend Mass in the Cathedral -- Their Remarks -- Find Employment in collecting Firewood and unloading Coal -- Their superior Judgment respecting Goods -- Beneficial Influence of the Bishop of Angola --

The City of St. Paul de Loanda -- The Harbor -- Custom-house --

No English Merchants -- Sincerity of the Portuguese Government in suppressing the Slave-trade -- Convict Soldiers --

Presents from Bishop and Merchants for Sekeletu -- Outfit -- Leave Loanda 20th September, 1854 -- Accompanied by Mr. Gabriel as far as Icollo i Bengo -- Sugar Manufactory -- Geology of this part of the Country --

Women spinning Cotton -- Its Price -- Native Weavers -- Market-places --

Cazengo; its Coffee Plantations -- South American Trees --

Ruins of Iron Foundry -- Native Miners -- The Banks of the Lucalla --

Cottages with Stages -- Tobacco-plants -- Town of Massangano --

Sugar and Rice -- Superior District for Cotton -- Portuguese Merchants and foreign Enterprise -- Ruins -- The Fort and its ancient Guns --

Former Importance of Massangano -- Fires -- The Tribe Kisama --

Peculiar Variety of Domestic Fowl -- Coffee Plantations --

Return to Golungo Alto -- Self-complacency of the Makololo --

Fever -- Jaundice -- Insanity.

Chapter 21.

Visit a deserted Convent -- Favorable Report of Jesuits and their Teaching -- Gradations of native Society -- Punishment of Thieves --

Palm-toddy; its baneful Effects -- Freemasons -- Marriages and Funerals --

Litigation -- Mr. Canto's Illness -- Bad Behavior of his Slaves --

An Entertainment -- Ideas on Free Labor -- Loss of American Cotton-seed --

Abundance of Cotton in the country -- Sickness of Sekeletu's Horse --

Eclipse of the Sun -- Insects which distill Water --

Experiments with them -- Proceed to Ambaca -- Sickly Season --

Office of Commandant -- Punishment of official Delinquents --

Present from Mr. Schut of Loanda -- Visit Pungo Andongo --

Its good Pasturage, Grain, Fruit, etc. -- The Fort and columnar Rocks --

The Queen of Jinga -- Salubrity of Pungo Andongo -- Price of a Slave --

A Merchant-prince -- His Hospitality -- Hear of the Loss of my Papers in "Forerunner" -- Narrow Escape from an Alligator --

Ancient Burial-places -- Neglect of Agriculture in Angola --

Manioc the staple Product -- Its Cheapness -- Sickness --

Friendly Visit from a colored Priest -- The Prince of Congo --

No Priests in the Interior of Angola.

Chapter 22.

Leave Pungo Andongo -- Extent of Portuguese Power --

Meet Traders and Carriers -- Red Ants; their fierce Attack; Usefulness; Numbers -- Descend the Heights of Tala Mungongo --

Fruit-trees in the Valley of Cassange -- Edible Muscle --

Birds -- Cassange Village -- Quinine and Cathory --

Sickness of Captain Neves' Infant -- A Diviner thrashed --

Death of the Child -- Mourning -- Loss of Life from the Ordeal --

Wide-spread Superstitions -- The Chieftainship -- Charms --

Receive Copies of the "Times" -- Trading Pombeiros --

Present for Matiamvo -- Fever after westerly Winds -- Capabilities of Angola for producing the raw Materials of English Manufacture --

Trading Parties with Ivory -- More Fever -- A Hyaena's Choice --

Makololo Opinion of the Portuguese -- Cypriano's Debt -- A Funeral --

Dread of disembodied Spirits -- Beautiful Morning Scenes --

Crossing the Quango -- Ambakistas called "The Jews of Angola" --

Fashions of the Bashinje -- Approach the Village of Sansawe --

His Idea of Dignity -- The Pombeiros' Present -- Long Detention --

A Blow on the Beard -- Attacked in a Forest -- Sudden Conversion of a fighting Chief to Peace Principles