290 ATTACK OF THE BOQUAINS [1820, 
national prejudices against the Gospel, arising 
from bigotted customs, and sanctioned by the 
approbation or compliance of their forefathers. 
They would probably consider it as a favor if a 
Missionary were appointed to reside among them. 
" Unto the poor," it is said in the Scriptures, 
" the Gospel was of old preached unto a 
poorer race of men than these, in every sense of 
the word, it never was preached. Like most of 
the Bushmen to the south, they literally possess 
nothing. But the man who could cheerfully 
submit to live among them, however beautiful 
their country, must have this qualification—" The 
joyful hope of a blessed immortality," which 
makes a man happy anywhere. 
About a mile and a half beyond the village we 
came to a pool of water, which would, at least, 
afford drink to our oxen, where we halted. 
While at breakfast a Mashow man who had 
travelled with us to Kurreechane, but had re- 
mained behind, passed in a violent hurry with 
some pack-oxen. 
From his account it appeared that the Boquain 
nation were on their way to attack Kurreechane 
at the time we left it. On the plain to the east- 
ward of the town they were arrested in their 
march by the same rain we had experienced the 
day after our departure from the city. During 
