CHAP. III. 
JOURNEY ACROSS THE WILD BUSHMAN COUNTRY. 
We departed at sunset from the last property 
of the colonists, and entered the Bushman 
country. About midnight a large lion was seen 
watching us, sometimes behind and sometimes 
before, which made us halt to get all the muskets 
ready for our defence, in case he should make an 
attack. He had cunning enough to keep on the 
lee side of the waggons, to prevent the oxen from 
smelling him, and giving an alarm. After halting 
about half an hour, without his re-appearing, 
we proceeded till one in the morning, when 
we halted at a pool of water. 
During the night the wind blew cool from the 
S. E., but in the morning it began to blow fresh 
from the N., and had a suffocating effect. Therm, 
at noon, during a strong wind, 90. Our largest 
dog lay squatting in the pool of water, and slept 
most of the morning. We proceeded at four 
