Beneficial Injluences on the Hottentots. 237 



(an out-and-out Hottentot), as he called himself, and who still 

 could speak a number of phrases in his mother tongue, with 

 its extraordinary "clicking" sounds; but, on the other hand, 

 no longer had the slightest recollection of the customs, usages, 

 or proverbs of that nation to which he belonged by birth. In 

 the library of the community, where this conversation took 

 place, there were also shown to us numerous sketches by Hot- 

 tentot and Caffre lads, which gave great hope of future excel- 

 lence. It is an especially gratifying indication of intellectual 

 progress, that several works of natural history are to be found 

 on the shelves of the library. 



We also found time to listen to the singing in the church, 

 quite a plain wooden building, erected in 1800, with white- 

 washed walls, a spacious gallery, and an elegant organ, the 

 gift of a benevolent lady of Hamburg, who spent some months 



