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be with us on the subsequent day. So glad was 
Makoon and his people to see Cupido and his 
companion, that they all ran and clung to them, 
and even the children took hold of their hands 
and clothes. They were anxiously waiting the 
periodical return of the game from the interior, 
and were much pleased to hear that the animals 
were on their way, and not far from the Malala- 
reen, where they might be expected in a few 
days. They never travel farther south than the 
Yellow River. 
June 1st. Makoon arrived by break of day, 
having slept during the night a few miles off. 
After looking at me for some time, he recol- 
lected my being at his kraal a few years before. 
Having promised, on my former visit, that a Mis- 
sionary should come to him and his people, I 
explained why the promise had not been fulfilled, 
in consequence of Mr. Williams, who was designed 
for that work, going to establish a mission in 
Caffre Land, where he died. 
Munameets, and Morokey, the Mashow rain- 
maker, about sixty years of age, who had travel- 
led with us from Mashow, came together into the 
tent and sat down. I endeavoured to obtain 
some information from Morokey. While he 
was explaining how he made rain, I observed 
Munameets secretly laughing and holding his 
