Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-04


tear him down with their claws. Messrs.
Oswell and Vardon once saw three lions en-
deavoring to drag down buffalo, and they
were unable to do so for time, though he
was then mortally wounded by two-ounce
ball. In general, the lion seizes the anima'
he is attacking, by the flank, nea" the hind
leg, or by the throat. below tht Jaw. 1t IS
questionable, whether he ever attempts to
seize an animal by the withers. The flank is
the most common part of attack, and that is
the part he begins to feast on first. The
natives and lions are very similar in their
tastes, in the selection of bites. An eland
may be disemboweled by lion so completely,
that he scarcely seems cut up at all. The
bowels and fatty parts form full meal for
even the largest lion. The jackal comes
shifting about, and sometimes suffers for
his temerity, by stroke from the lions paw,
laying him dead. When gorged, the lion
falls..fast asleep, and is then easily dispatched.
Hunting lion with dogs, involve very little
danger, as compared with hunting the In
dian tiger because the dogs bring him out
of cover and make him stand at bay, giving
the hunter plenty of time for deliberate
shot
We must hurry on to the Balopda tribes,
who are real negroes, having much more
wool on their head and bodies than any of
the Bechuana or Kafir tribes. These
people took DR.. Livingstone for norman,
on account Of the straightness Of his hair.
Their chief town in Kabompo, beautiful
valley, through which rill of water meand-
ers, 'embowered in banana and other tropical
trees, having a great expansion Of leaf
In this delightful spot the interview took
place between the mission and Shinte, the
chief of the Balondas:
RECEPTION OF THE MISSION BY sH1NTE.
I'VE were honored with grand reception
by Shinte about eleven o'clock. Sambanza
claimed the honor of presenting us Maneuko
being slightly indisposed. The native
Portuguese and Mambari went fully armed
with guns in order to give Shinte salute ::
their drummer and trumpeter making all the
noise that very old instruments would pro-
duce. The kotla, or place of audience, was
hundred yards square, and two graceful
specimens of species of banana stood near
one end under one of these sat Sbinte, on a
throne covered with leopard's skin. He
had on a checked jacket, and kilt of scarlet
baize, edged with green; many strings of
large beads hung from his neck, and his
limbs were covered with iron and copper
armlets and bracelets. On his head he wore
a hamlet made of beads, woven neatly to-
gether, and crowned with great bunch of
goose feathers. Close to him sat three lads
with large sheaves of arrows over their shoul-
ders. When We entered the kotla, the whole
of Maneuko's party saluted Shinte by clap
ping their hands; and Sambanza did obesi-
ance by rubbing his chest and arms with
ashes. One of the trees being unoccupied,
Iretreated to it for the sake of the shade, and
my whole party did the same. We were
now about forty yards from the chief, and
could see the whole ceremony. The diff
ferent sections of the tribe came forward in
the same way that he did.
The head man Of each making obeisance
with ashes, which he carried with him for
the purpose; then came the soldiers, all
armed to the teeth, running and shouting to-
wards US, with their faces screwed up so as
to appear as savage as possible, for the pur-
pose, I thought, of trying whether they could
not make us take to our heels AS we did
not, they turned round towards Shnte, and
saluted him; then retired. When all had
come, and were seated, then began the Gu
rious capering usually seen in pichos. A
man starts up, and imitates the most ap-
proved attitudes observed in actual fght-as
if throwing one javelin, receiving another
on the shield, sprnging to one side to avoid
a third, running backwards or forwards,
leapiDg, dc. This over, Sambanza and the
spokesman of Nyamoana, stalked backwards
and forwards in front of Shinte, and gave
forth in loud voice all they had been able
to learn, either from myself or people, or my
history and connection with the Makololo !;
the return of the captives the wish to open
the country to trade; the Bible as work
from heaven; the white mans desire for the
tribes to live in peace he ought to have
taught the Makololo that first, Balonda had
good hearts, and Shnte had never done harm
to any one, he had better receive the white
man we'll, and send him on his way. Sam
banza was gaily attired, and, besides pro-
fusion of beads, had cloth so long that a
boy carried it after him as train.
Behind Shintc sat about hundred women,
clothed in their best, which happened to be
profusion of red baize. The chief wife of
Shinte, one of the Matebele, or Zulus, sat in
front, with curious red cap on her head
During the intervals between the speeches,
these ladies burst forth into sort of plain
tive ditty but it was impossible for any of
US to catch whether it was in praise of the
speaker, of Shinte, or themselves. This
was the first time I had ever seen females
present in public assembly. In the South
women are not permitted to enter the kotla !;
and, even when invited to come to a religious
service there, would not enter until ordered
to do so by the chief; but here they express
sed appreciation by clapping their hands, and
laughing to different speakers; and Shinte
frequently turned round and spoke to them.