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JOURNEY TO BETHELSDORP. [1813*. 
was required, I could not conjecture, but the great ant 
seemed perfectly aware of the business on which he 
was called. 
In about half an hour after setting out, we came to 
a steep declivity on the side of a hill, which we de- 
scended without receivmg *; any damage. When we 
spoke to Cupido of the badness of the descent, he 
said it was a Moy pat (or fine road) compared to 
some we must yet descend. When dark we halted on 
the road, near a place called Hell. We soon kindled 
a large fire, being surrounded with fuel, took a cup of 
coffee, and then engaged in divine worship. Cupido's 
heart was warm, for he spoke to us of the sudden 
coming of the Son of Man, till a considerable part of 
a candle had burned to the socket. At one time he 
compared this to the sudden attacks which the Bush- 
men make. V/hen one of our company offered 
Cupido a little Cape brandy, as he had walked the 
whole stage, he refused it, saying, he had never tasted 
spirits since the Lord opened his eyes. 
The immense variety of flowers, and flowering 
plants and trees, in Africa, is truly wonderful. They 
proclaim the handy works of the Lord ; and he must 
have some particular reason for affording such a dis- 
play of his wisdom and power to the inhabitants of 
Africa. Some would tell me that it results from the 
soil and elements ; but this conveys no more informa- 
tion on the subject than if, when inspecting a noble 
edifice, one should tell me it was produced by ham- 
