APRIL.] JOURNEY TO GRAAF REYNET. 
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who lately returned from making botanical researches 
higher up the interior, was not gone ; but had kindly 
postponed his departure in expectation of my arrival 
He was the first person who travelled direct from 
Graaf Reynet to our missionary station at Klaar 
Water, beyond the Great River, by which route he 
thought we might accomplish the journey in a month. 
He returned by another road, which would require two 
months ; but he recommended the shortest, as one of 
his people had consented to be our guide, and he ad- 
vised us to use the utmost caution in guarding our cattle 
while travelling among the bushmen, as they murder 
only for the sake of catde, and should they observe 
us to be off our guard, they would make attempts to 
obtain them. During the afternoon I saw Martha 
and Mary, who were in England about ten years 
ago, who live at Graaf Reynet, as does John also, 
the husband of Mary. Mr. Burchel favoured us in 
the evening with his company, when he also com- 
municated much interesting intelligence from the in- 
terior of Africa; in return for which, I related to him 
the news of European affairs. 
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