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CHAP. XXII. 
JOURNEY TO THE COLONY ACROSS THE BUSHMAN 
COUNTRY— VISIT TO KOK'S KRAAL. 
August 22. 
On the prospect of separating, we had a meet- 
ing with the people for prayer, when Mr. Sass 
led the devotion. The oxen were soon after--* 
wards yoked to the waggons, when we took leave 
of the people and of each other, and at ten a.m. 
began our journey ; Mr. and Mrs. Helm and Mr. 
and Mrs. Moffat set off for Griqua Town at the 
same time, and we bent our course towards the 
Great River. The day was pleasant, the road 
level, but the feet of the oxen raised such clouds 
of sand in their progress that we sometimes 
found it difficult to breathe. At four p. m. we had 
a fine view of the Great River at a little distance 
before us ; I had seen no such river since leaving 
it five months before. We were pleased to find 
