He suggested a fine, and offered a fowl and her eggs; but wishing that the thief alone should be punished, it was advised that _he_ should be found and fined.

The Makololo thought it best to take the fowl as a means of making the punishment certain.

After settling this matter on the last day of September, we commenced our return journey.

We had just the same time to go back to the ship, that we had spent in coming to this point, and there is not much to interest one in marching over the same ground a second time.
While on our journey north-west, a cheery old woman, who had once been beautiful, but whose white hair now contrasted strongly with her dark complexion, was working briskly in her garden as we passed.

She seemed to enjoy a hale, hearty old age.