JUNE.] RESIDENCE AT LATTAKOO. 
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strangers. Perceiving this, we said we would all re- 
main with her ; indeed we did not think it prudent to 
divide our strength. 
This matter being settled, we endeavoured to convey 
some information. We explained to her the nature 
of a letter, by means of which a person could convey 
his thoughts to a friend at a distance. Mr. A. shewed 
her one he had received from his wife, by which he 
knew every thing that had happened at Klaar Water 
for two days after he left it. This information highly 
entertained her, especially when told that A. Kok, 
who brought it, knew nothing of what it contained, 
which we explained by telling her the use of sealing 
wax. The bible being on the table gave occasion to 
explain the nature and use of a book, particularly of 
that book — how it informed us of God, who made 
all things ; and of the beginning of all things, which 
seemed to astonish her, and many a look was directed 
towards the bible. 
Mahootoo asked the following questions, evidently 
as things she had formerly thought of. " Will people 
who are dead, rise up again?" " Is God under the 
earth, or where is he?" After we had answered her 
questions, she said, when Mat^ebe came home she would 
advise him to send his servants to go and hunt jackals, 
and remain himself at Lattakoo, for there was enough 
for him to do. This she said to support her husband 
in our estimation, fearing we should think less of him 
on account of being so long engaged in hunting jackals. 
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