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appeared to have been accustomed to such treatment, 
for they walked off with great deUberation. 
When seated on the front of my waggon, the first 
ladies of the city came and offered me their arm-rings 
and ear-rings for a little tobacco; and the children 
even of eight and nine years of age made most signi- 
ficant intimations that they wanted snuff. In the 
evening many people returned who had fled from 
Lattakoo on our arrival, from dread that we had come 
to revenge the death of Dr. Cowan. 
When Mr. A. was engaged in prayer among us this 
morning, a boy stood gazing at me for some time, but 
a Matchappee observing him, in an angry tone, ordered 
him off, which shewed they formed some conceptions 
of prayer. 
3d. In the morning I walked into the cattle kraal, 
to see them milking the cows. They tie the two hind 
legs very firmly together, then allow the old calf to 
suck a little, without which the cows in this coiintry 
would give no milk. One English cow would give 
as much milk as eight or ten African cows. 
When a family desires to go to sleep during the 
day, as is often the case, and do not wish to be 
disturbed, they place one or two flat stones on 
the outside of their door as a signal for none to 
enter. 
