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JOURNEY TO GRAAF REYNET. 
[1813. 
At four P.M. we proceeded on our journey, ad- 
miring the diversified forms of the mountains on our 
right. At eight we halted for half an hour at a boors, 
called Grobler, who was eighty- three years of age. 
Though the night was very cold, yet for the sake of 
water we travelled till near midnight, when we reached 
Lions' Fountain. At a little distance we observed a 
great fire, and people dancing around it, because it 
was new moon. I observed Cupido quietly walk up 
to them and hold some conversation, when they 
ran off. 
31st. Though we were informed that many lions 
were in the neighbourhood, we were not molested 
during the night. At sun-rising, the thermometer 
stood at 40. At ten A.M. we halted at a river, 
almost dry, where three boors' waggons were also 
halting. Some of their people attended our worship. 
They were also travelling to Graaf Reynet, from 
which we were only two hours distant, though there 
were no signs of cultivation in any direction, nor any 
other appearance of approaching a town. Thermo- 
meter at noon, 82. 
Departed at three P.M. and in about an hour were 
met by our friend Mr. Kicherer, minister of Graaf 
Reynet, with a horse waggon, in which he conveyed 
us with speed to his hospitable home. We had twice 
to cross the Sondag river ; but being low, it was easily 
accomplished. Glad was I to find that Mr. Burchel> 
