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rest at Elephant Fountain, and plenty of grass, so I 

 had but little fear of getting on to the Bay, especially 

 as the road tliither is entirely down hill. - 



November 5th. — I arrived at Jonker's, and had long 

 conversations -with liim, and we parted excellent 

 friends. There seemed a reasonable hope that a more 

 peaceful state of things was now entered upon, although 

 I had failed in obtaining from CorneKus that com- 

 pensation for the cattle he had stolen from the 

 Damaras, which I had desired. 



My plans about my personal effects were now 

 arranged. Andersson kej)t half, and with the other 

 half I made part payment to Hans of the debt for 

 wages and cattle that I owed him. I took this 

 opportunity to sell one waggon to Jonker for forty 

 oxen, and to buy others besides. Phlebus was 

 dismissed, that he might return home to Eehoboth. 

 As Barmen was to be the head-quarters of Andersson 

 and of Hans also, after I had left the country, we took 

 on Jonker's waggon by ourselves to that place, and 

 there all its contents were placed in store. Wishing 

 the Missionaries a final farewell, I travelled on to 

 Otjimbingue with the large waggon, whose axletree 

 had been replaced at Okamabuti, but had recently, in 

 jolting over a stone, split lengthways; I therefore 

 made ready to leave it behind, if necessary, and push 

 on with ride-oxen ; in fact, I had no time to spare, 

 for the animals were fast knocking up from hunger ; 

 however, bj^ blacksmithing and carpentering as well as 

 we could, the waggon was made strong enough to travel 

 on with us. 



