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about five feet long, and in the middle nearly the 
thickness of a man's leg. At seven in the evening we 
came to the first boor's house in the colony. His 
name is Lear ; he has had ten daughters, who are all 
married; The parents were not above forty years of 
age. Their servants are Hottentots and have the 
appearance of extreme wretchedness, being covered 
with tattered skins worn by the sheep of former times^ 
and their bodies so filthy that they seem not to have 
been washed since they were born. The lady sits 
with a long stick in her hand, commanding in the 
tone of a general, and her orders are instantaneously 
obeyed. 
The chief articles visible in the house were skinso 
There was a low table, and three thino;s which had 
once been chairs. In the corner there was a space 
enclosed by a mud wall, about eighteen inches high, 
with some skins spread on the floor of it, wdiich pro- 
bably was the family bed. Their son, a tall young 
man of eighteen years of age was lying on his back 
in it, gazing at the strangers. His name was Daniel, 
and the place where he lay resembled a den. They 
were very kind to us, furnishing us with plenty of milk, 
some butter, and a small loaf, which were valuable 
articles to people in our circumstances. 
3rd. Mr. A. preached in the morning. Thermo- 
meter at noon, 80: at three P.M. 94, at which time 
we left Leafs place in hopes of reaching his mother's 
and preaching there. At six P.M. we came to a 
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