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part of his throat, said, he should " like to be 
full of meat up to there." Most of the companies 
had something boiling on the fire. 
In calling to worship in the evening, the usual 
Hottentot word ikkakkoo, or " come together," 
was vociferated ; after which Munameets cried 
out to the Bootshuanas and Morolongs, in his own 
language, " Come to hear the news ;" another 
Matchappee addressed the Marootzee, " Come 
and hear the news of the Son of God." All this 
was of their own accord. The tent was soon 
filled, and several were obliged to remain on the 
outside. 
At eight P.M. we paid a second visit to the 
fires. The Marootzees had erected very comfortable 
temporary dwellings, with roofs made from large 
branches of the mimosa. Their thick ends were 
stuck into the ground, and those on both sides 
bent until they met and formed a roof. The tops 
were tied together by the bark of trees, and the 
smaller branches were twisted into each other. 
They were well-formed arches, closed at one end 
but open at the other, and thatched with reeds 
on the windward side. All this trouble was taken 
only for one night's accommodation. They had 
also formed an inclosure of large branches for 
securing their pack-oxen from wandering, and to 
protect them from the attacks of lions. 
