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more than usual. Plenty of fuel close at hand, enabled them again 
to indulge in one of their great enjoyments, a blazing fire : in this, 
I followed their example ; but instead of taking the tobacco-pipe, I 
amused myself in the evening with the pen. 
1 d)th. As Riizo was soon to take leave, having now fulfilled his 
promise of accompanying us until we had arrived at the habitation 
of a colonist, I drew his portrait, that I might ever preserve, for my 
own gratification, the features of a man who, though one of a law- 
less and despised race, one who, though doomed to live and die in 
ignorance of all that improves and civilizes the mind, had yet a heart 
which taught him to be grateful to a friend, and a just sense of 
fidelity to his engagements. These features would not indeed, ac- 
cording to the judgment of a European, be thought of a prepossess- 
ing cast; but the judgment of a European is often as much per- 
verted by customs and prejudices, as that of a Bushman. I constantly 
struggled against this influence of national habit, that I might, 
wherever my travels led me, view the expression of men's counte- 
nances as they were viewed by their own countrymen ; and the length 
of time during which the wild natives of Africa were daily before my 
eyes, has enabled me, I hope, to overcome, at least those prejudices 
which are commonly occasioned by color and feature. 
Riizo, though a great dancer, as it has been shown, was never- 
theless a man of much sedateness ; seldom allowing his joy at any 
occurrence, to break forth in the unrestrained manner of many of his 
countrymen : but he was exceedingly active, and at all times ready to 
do any thing which I desired. He was always foremost to lend 
his assistance in loading and unloading our pack-oxen, and was per- 
fectly content with whatever reward I thought proper to give him 
for his trouble. 
I also drew the portrait of the boy whom my Hottentots had 
named Klein Magerman (Young Lean-man). Both he, and his father, 
were much improved in appearance, during the few days they had 
lived upon our provisions ; yet still they were far from having out- 
grown their new name. I had drawn Riizo in the attitude in which 
he happened to be sitting ; and when this boy was told that I wished 
