PROOF or MR. BARRILL'S FRIENDSHIP. 177 



We now designed to travel as far as possible each day, in 

 order to reach the settlements with our train in a good 

 condition. No incident of a striking character occurred 

 until we reached the Kurrichane mountains, in the vicinity 

 of which we found game abundant, and enjoyed some 

 good sport. A stream flowing from these mountains, 

 happening to be swollen, we had much difficulty in getting 

 our wagons across it, and I was compelled to remain in the 

 cool water during the greater part of a day. This, and 

 the burning heat of the sun, which was beating on my head 

 at the same time, brought on a fever, and from that time, 

 until two days after we had passed the Orange river, I 

 suffered from the pangs of disease, being totally unable 

 to do any thing but recline in the wagons, upon a couch 

 of skins. Could I ever be too grateful to my excellent 

 friend, Mr. Barrill ? He watched over me with the un- 

 sleeping vigilance of a father, and ministered to my wants, 

 as far as his limited means would permit. He exhausted 

 his memory and invention in finding me in those comforts 

 which the sick only know how to value. Two days after 

 passing the Orange river, I felt well enough to take a 

 short ride on horseback, and a few days afterwards, as we 

 crossed the sterile plains before described, I was strong 

 enough to take my old place beside my friend during the 

 day's march. In the meantime, Mr. Barrill found time 

 to indulge in a chase after antelopes, and added to our 



