336 JOURNEY BEYOND THE GREAT RIVER. [1813- 
outposts connected with Klaar Water, and was much 
disappointed at not finding him with us. He was 
armed with a gun, and pursued his journey in expecta- 
tion of reaching him soon. We hghted a lanthorn to 
enable us to find our way a little fiirther. At eight 
o'clock, coming to plenty of firewood, we halted, and 
soon lighted some large fires, which pleased all, for the 
night was piercingly cold. W^e set fire to some de- 
cayed trees, which afforded both light and heat. 
Travelled S.W. 
£lst. Departed at eight, A.M. to hasten forward to 
water. The bushes were uncommonly troublesome, 
especially that called, Stop-a-while, tearing the oxen, 
waggons, and our clothes. I was so completely laid 
hold of by one bush, that with much difficulty I got 
extricated, for no sooner had I got disengaged from 
one hook, than I found two others had got hold of 
some other part of my clothes ; or when breaking the 
twig by which I was detained, another caught the arm 
that broke it. At eleven, A.M. we turned round the 
point of a hill, when our way lay S.W. by W. and at 
noon we reached a village connected with Klaar 
Water : when I asked the name of it, I was told it was 
Campbell. The people received us very kindly; 
brought plenty both of thick and thin milk, of which 
we had tasted none since we left Lattakoo. Our con- 
gregation at every time of worship was numerous. The 
night was cold, accompanied by a piercing wind. 
