A T MANYAMrS A GAIN. 1 2 1 
and indeed all the oxen, were very stupid, but I 
blame the driver, and, though it was a fine moonlight 
night, he would try no more till next morning. 
*' January ^isf. — Fine hot day. Stupidity again 
in Wankee. He first tried to pull the waggon back 
and then forward, and finally raised it and put stones 
under it, as ought to have been done last night, for 
it was taken out at once when this was tried. Two 
girls from the kraal we passed yesterday came to the 
waggon en route for Manyami's. They were over- 
taken by us on the road afterwards, and went some 
distance in the waggon, and again came to the wag- 
gon at Manyami's. Two little looking-glasses 
delighted them beyond measure, and each little gift 
caused an exclamation of delight and gratitude, ' O 
Bossa ! ' They were perfectly unsophisticated ; one I 
thought pretty. They sang, evidently studying the 
most fascinating smiles whilst looking into the 
mirrors. After we moved I had the oxen unyoked 
to feed for a short time, and we started fairly at 
noon. The country was again extremely pretty and 
well wooded, the road winding like a labyrinth 
amongst the picturesque kopjes. We crossed seve- 
ral spruits, some of them awkward ones, and at one 
had a good deal of trouble, but it had a good bottom, 
and we pulled through. We reached Manyami's 
and outspanned on high ground under an abruptly- 
rising kopje about 3 p.m. 
" Here old Manyami came to see me, and pre- 
sented me with a small pot of beer, begging a 
' limbo' for his wife. I gave him a cup of coffee in 
