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the use of letters. Their own names were Ma- 
gein, Seerupee, Misselamoor, Hooweyan, and 
Hassekate. Of their own accord they told me 
the Bootshuana names for different parts of their 
dress. Nothing afforded them greater sport than 
my repeating the word incorrectly ; but after in- 
serting the several words in my memorandum- 
book, and reading over the whole to them at 
once, they seemed to wonder how the ivory 
leaves told them. The three eldest then went to 
a little distance and danced, in their way, for half 
an hour, standing in a row, clapping hands, and 
singing with all their might. The one on the left 
side then danced forward about twenty yards, 
singing and causing her hands and feet to move in 
time ; returning to her place, the second advanced 
in the same manner ; and the third danced off in 
rotation exactly as the first. This they repeated 
for half an hour, .frequently altering their steps 
and gestures. 
About sunset there was a great hue and cry, 
that the commando was returning from pursuing 
the Bushmen, There were about eighty, the rest 
being left behind from lameness and fatigue. 
They marched in rows about six deep, each car- 
rying before him a shield, and a spear in an up- 
right position. They all sung in concert, and 
took no notice of those around. One or two at a 
time were constantly running out from the ranks 
