William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . sturbance they were to follow, not set an example, andthat he would shoot anyone who fired a shot beforehe did. In the morning Secomi soon made his appearance atthe camp fire, surrounded by his spearmen, and as hesat down Oswell turned himself so that the muzzle ofhis gun, which lay across his knees, covered the he had the party in a trap, he steadily refusedto grant guides to the Ba-Kaa. Wearied of th
William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . sturbance they were to follow, not set an example, andthat he would shoot anyone who fired a shot beforehe did. In the morning Secomi soon made his appearance atthe camp fire, surrounded by his spearmen, and as hesat down Oswell turned himself so that the muzzle ofhis gun, which lay across his knees, covered the he had the party in a trap, he steadily refusedto grant guides to the Ba-Kaa. Wearied of the long discussion, Oswell gave the wordto inspan the oxen and loose the horses ; the chief andhis followers evidently considered their opportunity hadcome. But: I ordered my men to turn the wagons and as the oxenslowly brought them round and faced in the directionof the Ba-Kaa, the faces of the Ba-Mangwato werea sight to see. . They stood stupefied and crest-fallen, and the wagons moved on without a word or signof opposition. I brought up the rear with loose oxen andhorses. We had gained three hundred or more yards. . when I heard the sound of running behind me, and.
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