LIFE OF C. KOK. 
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among the Griquas, these husband what they 
have, though it exposes them to be branded by 
their neighbours as penurious. 
When the Missionaries were in want of any 
article, which Cornelius happened to have, he 
never would accept of a price for it, but gave it 
freely ; at the same time he would as freely ask 
from them whatever he knew they had. For 
example, when the late Mrs. Sass had given 
them tea on their applying for it, she was obliged 
to tell them at length, that her tea was all done, 
except as much as would serve for that after- 
noon. Cornelius and his wife invited themselves 
to partake of their last tea. Nothing seems too 
mean to uncivilized or demicivilized people, 
they are destitute of all feeling of delicacy or 
propriety. 
Notwithstanding all these defects in regard to 
the application of his property, Cornelius on many 
occasions has manifested considerable wisdom in 
the management of his people. For example, he 
had a servant under engagement for a certain 
period, who without cause absented himself for a 
month, but. want of food forced him to return. 
On his entering the house, Kok took no notice of 
what had happened, but simply desired him to 
go and do something in the garden, as if he had 
not b6en absent five minutes. Mr. Sass, the Mis- 
