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ed them good morning. One of these was the owner 

 of the farm, and the man from v/hom I had bought the 

 dogs, yet nevertheless he failed to recognize me. He 

 still appeared to be much alarmed, and evidently looked 

 upon me as a dangerous character ; but, commiserating 

 the transparent texture of my continuations, he offered 

 to lend me a pair of leather "crackers." Declining the 

 proffered apparel; J entered the house without ceremo- 

 ny, and having come to an anchor I requested some 

 milk. Here I was immediately recognized by the chil- 

 dren as "de carle wha heb vor Bonteberg ha-quoch," 

 viz., the man that bought Bonteberg. 



On the 26th I marched at dawn of day, and in four 

 hours I entered the village of Colesberg, where I found 

 my old friends, the 91st, replaced by a detachment of 

 the 45th. My first move was to visit the post-office, 

 where I was very much disappointed to find no letters 

 awaiting my arrival. Having off-loaded my wagon, I 

 handed it over to Mr. Arnott, the resident blacksmith, 

 to undergo repairs, of which it stood much in need. 

 My Bechuana followers were extremely struck with 

 the size and appearance of Colesberg, and the move- 

 ments of the military elicited their unfeigned delight 

 and approbation. On the 28th the villagq^f Colesberg 

 was enlightened with the presence of Mr. Kleinboy, 

 who arrived with wagons from Kuruman. Having 

 sought me out, he declared himself thoroughly penitent 

 for all his former misdemeanors, and, expressing a wish 

 again to join the service, I re-enlisted him. 



On the 1st of February I left Colesberg, and reached 

 Grahamstown on the forenoon of the 22d, when I took 

 up my residence with Captain Hogg, of the 7th Dra- 

 goon Guards, in my old quarters at the barracks of the 

 Cape Mounted Rifles. The officers of the 7th had 



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