A FORMIDABLE COMBAT [1820. 
times stolen from him seventy-four oxen and 
cows. These he lost on the other (or north) side 
of the river, but he had never lost one by the 
Bushmen on the south side.* I told him that I 
regretted his living so far from the instructions of 
the Missionaries, and from the school, which 
must be injurious to himself and his family ; and 
besides, by living there, he could be of no use to 
the Griquas as a captain. He acknowledged the 
truth of these observations, and said he had now 
resolved either to live at Griqua Town or Camp- 
bell, as soon as he could obtain proper watchers 
for his cattle. He had often tried Bushmen 
watchers, but when they see game they cannot 
resist the temptation of pursuing it, and thus the 
cattle are left to wander, and are exposed to the 
destructive attacks of lions, wolves, &c. 
He told us of a formidable combat which some 
of his people had a short time before with a large 
lion. The animal had been near a Bushman hut the 
whole night, waiting, as they supposed, for the 
arrival of its companion to assist in attacking the 
family, and if they had made the attack in con- 
junction with each other, it is probable they would 
have succeeded. Two Bootchuana herdsmen, at- 
* This difference between the Bushmen on the north and 
south sides of the river, we can thankfully ascribe to the teach- 
ing and influence of the Missionaries. 
