APPENDIX. 301 
It is altogether impossible for me to describe what my 
feelings were during the time I witnessed these children of 
the devil go through their enchantments. When I thought 
on the thousands in my native land who were worshipping 
God, and keeping holiday, of the goodness of God in 
appointing a Sabbath, and then to witness such scenes on 
that most holy day, I was compelled to retire to a bush, 
and give vent to my feelings by tears. 
This is the first witch-doctor’s dance I have heard of in 
this neighbourhood since | have been at Morley, and I thus 
had an opportunity of bearing my testimony against it; and 
though it is not likely the doctors will give up their gain, 
it will at least be a check upon their holding dances on the 
Sabbath. 
Upon my return home, I found that cattle had been 
taken away from a kraal near the Station, when a battle 
would have ensued, but for the interference of the people 
belonging to the Station. 
February 28th.—Nkosian and about twelve or fifteen 
other Amatembu captains, assembled at the station, to say 
they were in constant fear of Capaai, whose spies were in 
their country, and wished me to write to Colonel Somerset, 
the commandant of Cafferland, to come to their help. Think- 
ing that a word from the colony would be more likely than 
anything else to make Capaai sit in peace, I promised to 
do so, observing to them, I could not engage that the 
authorities in the colony would attend to it, but I would send 
their request, and thereby show that I did not hinder them 
from communicating with the colony; and at the same time 
I would send word to Capaai, requesting him to sit still. 
March 3d.—Nkosian sent to say, that from news he had 
just received from Faku, it appeared they were in danger of 
being destroyed by Capaai; I therefore sent word to Bun- 
