am m u n itio n h a v e th e s e p e o p le re c e iv e d th a t a re v o lt
o f on e o r tw o o f th em to -d a y w o u ld b e a v e r y g r a v e
a ffa ir. M o s t o f th e s e C a p ita o M o r e s em p lo y th e ir tro o p s
an d a rm s fo r s la v e - r a id in g an d g e n e ra l b r ig a n d a g e , an d
a re g u i l t y e v e r y d a y o f fr ig h t fu l a tro c it ie s . O n e o f th e se
g e n t lem en , w h o w a s in th e h a b it o f le v y in g b la c km a il in
iv o r y a n d g o ld d u s t, an d o f b o r row in g p e o p le ’s w iv e s from
th em b y fo rc e , w a s th e so le c a u s e o f a n a t iv e w a r a few
y e a r s a go . A n o th e r on e h a d th e m is fo r tu n e to lo se h is
b ro th e r, w h e reo n h e a tt r ib u te d h is d e a th to so r c e ry . H e
m a d e e v e r y b o d y w h o co u ld p o s s ib ly h a v e com e in c o n ta c t
w ith h im g o th ro u g h th e o rd e a l o f t a k in g m u a v i, or
p oison. T h o s e w h o d id n o t v om it w e re c o n s id e red g u ilt y
o f w it c h c r a ft an d p r om p t ly p u t to d e a t h ; som e w e re
sh o t on th e sp o t, o th e r s h a n g e d , an d o th e r s th row n in to
th e Z am b e z i w ith a s to n e ro u n d th e ir n e ck s . In on e w a y
or an o th e r fift y w e re d isp o s ed of. E v e n th en a ll w h o h ad
v om ite d w e re p u t in ch ains,
T h e to ta l s to re o f iv o r y p o s s e s s ed b y th is e n te rp r is in g
o ffic ia l is v a lu e d a t ¿ 2 0 ,0 0 0 , a t le a s t th re e q u a r te r s o f
w h ich w a s s to len . A n o th e r C a p ita o M o r is in th e h a b it
o f am u s in g h im s e lf b y m u t ila t in g h is p eo p le , w h ich he
d o e s a s p u n ishm e n t fo r th e sm a lle s t fau lt. T h e c o u n t ry
b e lo n g in g to th is g e n t lem an , n am e d K a n y em b a , is n ow in
B r it is h te r r ito ry . P a r t ic u la r n o te o f th is sh o u ld b e tak en .
I w a s p re se n t a t an am u s in g su it b ro u g h t b y on e o f
th e s e fe llow s b e fo re th e G o v e rn o r . H e a c cu se d on e o f h is
s e p o y s o f s te a lin g fo u r w om e n an d a c a s h - b o x , an d
b la n d ly re q u e s te d th e G o v e rn o r to sen d h im to p riso n
o u t o f h an d . T h e G o v e rn o r an sw e r ed th a t h e co u ld n o t
co n d em n a m an in th is m an n e r ; h e m u s t h a v e w itn e s s e s
£0 p ro v e h is g u ilt. “ O h, s a id th e C a p ita o M o r , I h a v e
p le n t y ; h e re a re fo u r m en w h o w ill p ro v e th e a ffa ir .” T h e
G o v e rn o r c a lle d th em up, an d to th e g r e a t d is g u s t o f th e
o ffic ia l, in te r ro g a te d th em on e b y one. T h e fir s t s a id
th a t th e a c cu s e d h a d s to len th re e w om en , an d th e C a p ita o
M o r h a d to ld h im th a t h e h a d a lso s to len som e th in g s ,
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b u t w itn e s s d id n o t k n ow w h a t. T h e se co n d w itn e s s s a id
th e m an h ad m ad e o f f w ith fo u r w om en , an d h a d a lso
s to len a b o x . “ W h a t w a s in i t ? ” a sk e d th e G o v e rn o r .
H e r e th e C a p ita o M o r in te rru p ted , b u t th e G o v e rn o r to ld
h im to be q u ie t. I t a p p e a r e d th a t w itn e s s d id n o t k n ow
w h a t w a s in th e b o x , an d d id n o t k n ow w h e re th e b o x
w a s b e fo re it w a s s to len . T h e th ird w itn e s s d id n o t k n ow
q u ite so m u ch a s th e o thers. T h e C a p ita o M o r a g a in
in te rru p ted , an d th e G o v e rn o r b e g a n to lo s e p a tien c e .
T h e fou rth w itn e s s k n ew e v en le s s th an a n y o f th e others.
“ H e is a fool,” c ried th e a c cu se r, an d th en h e in g e n io u s ly
.su g g e s ted th a t the w itn e s s e s sh o u ld ■ u n d e rg o th e o rd e a l
b y p o iso n to se e i f th e y sp o k e th e tru th. W h e n th e
a c cu se d w a s q u e s t io n e d h e d e c la re d th a t h e h a d s to len
n o th in g , b u t h ad m ad e o f f b e c au se th e C a p ita o M o r
w a n ted to k ill h im . “ W h a t n o n sen se ,” sh o u ted th a t
g e n t lem a n ; an d w h en th e G o v e rn o r re fu se d to co n d em n
th e m an a t on ce , h e g a v e u p th e id e a o f th e p o iso n o rd e a l,
an d s a id h e w o u ld a p p ly to th e tr ib u n a l a t T e t e in s te ad .
W h a t h e r e a lly d id w a s to m a k e o f f in to th e c o u n try , n o t
lik in g th e p re se n c e o f th e m ilit a r y c om m an d e r in h is
d is tr ic t. L a t e r on on e o f h is h e a dm en to ld m e th a t
on e d a y th is g e n t lem an h a d p ic k e d up a k n ife an d
s ta b b e d on e o f h is p eo p le , a fte rw a rd s o rd e r in g th is h e a d m
an to fo llow him u p an d fin ish him.
A n o th e r k in d o f le g a liz e d s la v e r y w h ich e x is t s on a
g r e a t s c a le h e re sh ro u d s it s e l f u n d e r th e c lo a k o f re lig io n .
N ow h e re is s la v e d e a lin g -c a rr ied on so o p e n ly an d
sh am e fu lly a s it is b y th e Je su it s . T h e y a re p e rp e tu a lly
b u y in g y o u n g s la v e s fo r a c o u p le o f p ie c e s o f co tto n “ to
s a v e th em from s la v e r y .” T h i s se em s to m e a v e r y
cu riou s w a y o f d is c o u r a g in g th e s la v e trad e . T h e y te a ch
th e ch ild ren u n d e r th e ir c a re a lit t le r e lig io u s h is to r y an d
a few e lem e n ta r y p r in c ip le s o f e d u c a t io n ; b u t th e ir c h ie f
c a re is to p u t th em to a trad e , m a k in g th em m a so n s ,
c a rp e n te r s , an d th e lik e . D u r in g th e h o lid a y s , a s th e y
a re iro n ic a lly c a lle d , th e ch ild re n a re m ad e to w o rk in
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