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JOURNEY TO BETHELSDORP. 
[1813. 
to me. Indeed, it would require one to live to the 
age of Methuselah to view all the variety of objects 
the Creator has placed upon this world, and perhaps 
eternity would be requisite to explore all the variety 
existing in the boundless empire of Jehovah; for " who 
by searching can find out God, who can find out the 
Almighty unto perfection r 
The Hottentot captain of Hooge Kraal, whose 
name is Dik Kop (or thick head), was at the Drosdy 
before us, and in the afternoon about sixty people 
from his kraal visited us also, when Cupido preached 
to them — they were mostly females, the men being 
engaged in working at the Drosdy. They remained 
sleeping round our waggons all night. They were all 
anxious to have a teacher sent to them. Their anxiety 
arises from brother Read having preached some 
time ago at the Drosdy, while attending the Circuit 
Court. The Landdrost readily granted permission for 
a missionary to settle among them. 
4th. On intimating my intention to the Hottentot 
captain, of visiting his kraal, he instantly dispatched two 
of his people for horses to carry me and brother Bardet, 
who was to act as my interpreter. At one, P.M. we set 
off, the captain and the others having gone forward on 
foot. On arriving at the kraal, which was about three 
miles from George, we collected the people in and 
around the captain s hut, which was small, and composed 
of rushes and branches of trees. The furniture consisted 
©f two low stools, and two or thi'ee pails for containing 
