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not kill it on that day; he put it off till the 
morrow. 
At ten A. M. Seretz, the Patannee captain, who 
travelled with us as our guide -across the desert, 
invited the people to worship, by calling out our 
ordinary word, " ikkakoo," [the Bushman word 
for " come hither,"] and the chief of Laheisey's 
captains, with a loud voice, repeated it after him, 
and explained its meaning. Many appeared at a 
little distance, but would not approach nearer 
till after the singing began, during which a 
numerous congregation assembled, who sat down 
within and before the tent. We related to them 
the leading facts of scripture, from the creation 
to the ascension of the Son of God into Heaven, 
and of his commanding the great facts concern- 
ing himself to be declared to every creature, that 
they might be saved, and put in possession of a 
better life than Laheisey had, the day before, ex- 
pressed a desire to obtain. 
The importance of the present visit was pointed 
out to all of them, but especially to the aged, 
whom God had long spared to hear his message 
of mercy and favour before they died, that heaven 
with all its joys was at stake, and to be for ever 
happy or for ever miserable would be their por- 
tion. We assured them that if they believed 
the good news, God had promised them eternal 
