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halted to take breakfast among the bushes. The whole 
country in every direction was covered with bushes full 
of beauty, though at a distance all appeared heath. 
Many of the plants are such as we are accustomed in 
England to see in green-houses. We killed a black 
snake, measuring five feet and a half in length, and 
about six inches in circumference in the middle. The 
strokes by which he was killed were all aimed at his 
head, which the creature seemed to know was his most 
vulnerable part, for he put it under his breast. At six, 
P.M. we arrived at the settlement, which stands among 
trees, the first we had seen after leaving Cape-town. 
The brethren received us very kindly. After an 
early supper we retired to the chapel, where nearly 
a hundred Hottentots were assembled, sitting in a 
serious manner, the males at one end, the females at 
the other. After remaining in silence for a minute or 
more, Mr. Smit commenced the service by singing 
a hymn, in which the Hottentots instantly joined in a 
pleasant and apparently devout manner. Mr. S. then 
read a portion of scripture, from which he gave an 
address, and spoke much of the Saviour ; after singing 
another hymn, all retired. 
1 1th. We rose about five o'clock and walked about 
the premises till breakfast, after which we attended a 
meeting with the young people, when the service was 
much the same as before. Mr. Bonatz gave the ad- 
dress. We visited every Hottentot family in the settle- 
ment, about forty in number. Their houses, though 
mean huts, were clean, their dress upon the whole 
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