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him. We kept firing signals all the evening, but still no 
sign of Saver. Next morning, the 18th, I despatched 
Hendrik Klaas and Barend Barends in quest of him, with 
orders to follow his horses’ spoor from the place they had 
last seen him, as I dreaded that he might have fallen into 
one of the numerous pitfalls which the natives make 
for catching game. Saver, however, returned about nine 
o'clock, and told me that he had lost his way last night, 
and finding a pool of water, and good grazing for his horse, 
he tied the latter toa tree, under which he himself slept, and 
this morning had much difficulty in finding the waggons, on 
account of there being no hills or other conspicuous objects 
to guide the bewildered traveller to any fixed point. About 
an hour after Saver’s arrival, the weather being extremely 
hot, I was sitting without my jacket, reading in my waggon, 
when looking up the valley, I perceived Hendrik Klaas 
coming down at full gallop, all the way making signs to 
us, which I could not comprehend; but thinking probably 
that he had caught some giraffes, and wanted assistance, I 
ordered the horses, which were fortunately close at hand, to 
be caught and saddled. The next moment he was with us, 
vociferating as loud as he could, “ Get your guns and horses 
ready, for here is Masilikatsie close upon us!” I looked up 
the valley, and saw a dense black body of men moving 
furiously down upon us. No time was to be lost, I snatched 
my double-barrel from the side of the waggon, and girt on 
my bandalier, cast a hurried glance into my front chest in 
search of my money and papers, in case of the worst, 
but did not find them in the hurry. Barend Barends 
followed close at the heels of Hendrik Klaas, and quickly 
shipped the two Griqua women on his spare horse. My 
Hottentot Piet took to his heels, along with the women 
and Griqua boys, and escaped into the adjoining wood. 
