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Great had been the pointing* of fingers, and long and loud 

 the discussions touching the geographical position of Philli- 

 polis — one declaring his conviction that it still bore to the 

 south-east, and another to the south-west. About sunset, 

 however, having now achieved upwards of three hundred 

 and fifty miles, in a straight line from the Cashan mountains, 

 a peak rose to view, which, being' unanimously recognized, 

 and acknowledged to mark the position of the missionary 

 station, was hailed, as a beacon on the sea-shore is hailed by 

 mariners after a long and dangerous voyage. Our followers 

 were now as bold as lions ; and an unusually diminutive 

 Bushman injudiciously presenting himself with the humble 

 salutation of {^' Goeii-dakha, tahakha" " Good morrow, 

 gentlemen, some tobacco if you please,") Piet uncorked the 

 vial of his indignation — let off the superfluous foam in a 

 volley of oaths and anathemas, levelled against the whole 

 race — and finally chastised the luckless individual of it with 

 the long' waggon-whip within an inch of his life. Twenty- 

 five miles, the following day, brought us to an extensive 

 lodge of Griquas, under Captain Abraham Barend, where 

 we passed the night, and in exchange for tea and snuff', 

 obtained from the civil old man the luxuries of fowls and 

 milk, to which we had so long been entire strangers. 



