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JOURNEY IN SNEUBERG. [1813. 
in the forenoon, and at four P.M. we departed, ac- 
companied by most of the family. After travelling 
with great speed along the banks of the Buffalo River 
for an hour and a half, between low hills, we arrived 
at Mr. Burchar's, which is a lively place, in a plain, 
bounded by low hills at a little distance. A small 
stream which turns a flour mill passes before the house, 
and only a hundred yards beyond it runs the Buffalo 
River, in a bed formed out of a rock, where there 
is a water-fall of about twenty-feet, all which con- 
tributes to the beauty of the place. About twelve 
waggons had arrived before us, when Mr. Read 
preached to a good congregation in the large room. 
The people were very attentive, as indeed they always 
are in this part of the colony. 
14th. In the morning the ground was white, in 
consequence of the frost during the night, this being 
the first month of their winter. At noon, though there 
was pleasant sun-shine, the thermometer was as low 
as 46. A Hottentot came into the room where I was, 
to say that he had brought oxen from the next boor's 
to draw our waggons there, in order to ease our own. 
He answered several questions concerning God and 
the Saviour, which Mr. Kicherer asked him, and said 
he prayed every day for the forgiveness of his sins, 
and that sin might be put out from his heart. The 
slaves at Mr. Burchar's asked and obtained liberty 
to follow us to the next boor's place to hear the 
gospel. 
