He had a number of armed slaves with him; and as all the villagers--men, women, and children--were removed, and the fact was unknown until a considerable time afterward, it is not certain whether his object was obtained by violence or by fair promises.

In either case, slavery must have been the portion of these poor people.

He was carried in a hammock, slung between two poles, which appearing to be a bag, the Makololo named him "Father of the Bag".
Mpepe favored these slave-traders, and they, as is usual with them, founded all their hopes of influence on his successful rebellion.

My arrival on the scene was felt to be so much weight in the scale against their interests.

A large party of Mambari had come to Linyanti when I was floundering on the prairies south of the Chobe.