JUNE.] JOURNEY TO LATTAKOO. 
near the hut where he lay, so alarmed him in his weak 
state, that he died soon after. 
On arriving at the kraal, I went into the Captain's 
hut, and sat down upon the only stool in it. They made 
an apology to Mr. Read because they had not a stool 
for him and Mr. Anderson, who were standing with- 
out, saying that they were always accustomed to sit on 
the ground, and had no occasion for stools. The 
Captain went behind and brought out an empty snuff- 
box, which he began to scrape as if in order to find 
snuff. I understood him, and gave him a supply from 
my box. His wife, and some others in the hut, were 
covered with beads, and with brass, copper, and ivory 
rings round their arms and legs. 
We visited various huts, and found several persons 
who could read their letters, having been taught them 
at Klaar Water. They appeared to have nothing to 
do but to sit talking on the outside of their huts. 
After conversing with them about an hour we took 
leave, and returned to our waggons. I trust Mr. 
Anderson, on his return home, will send some of his 
people to them to teach some of them to read, and 
these will teach others; and as they understand the 
Dutch language, they will thereby be able to read the 
word of God. Our walk was pleasant, the day re- 
sembling a fine English summer day. Several bushes 
were in beautiful flower, which made us forget it was 
winter. The people though destitute, as Europeans 
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