A F R I C A. 
family. What was now given me I dipped 
with delight in my beverage of milk, as freili 
as it was pure; and this fimple and frugal meal 
was more exquifite to my tafte than the richelt 
viands. 
Klaas Bafter was well received by his family, 
and even by his ftep-mother ; and the recep- 
tion afforded him the greater pleafure, as it gave 
him reafon to hope, that the reconciliation I 
had effeded for him would continue after niy 
departure, and probably be lafting. 
Advanced thus far on my return, every 
thing co-operated to efface the remembrance of 
my fatigues, and the obftacles that, had fo often 
thwarted my defigns. The fields, formerly fo 
barren and iifelefs, were covered with verdure 
and enamelled with flowers. My eyes feafted 
with rapture on the fruitful and re-vivified land. 
Perfectly fecure about my cattle, whatever road 
I might choofe, I refolved to change my for- 
mer one, and return to the Cape by a different 
way from that I had come. 
Befida the pleafure of feeing and traverfing 
a new country, I had alfo the hope of finding 
fomething to add to my colleftions. 
I turned off', therefore, to the fouth-weil ; 
and 
