September.] TKAI AND KIS DAUGHTER. 
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by which they had led water from a fountain to 
their fields and gardens could easily be traced. 
Tkai, the chief, was longer in joining us than 
we had expected, but his detention had been 
caused by a quarrel amongst his people, which 
required his interference. On his arriving with 
some of his people, they all shook hands with us, 
and saluted us with " Good day,"" in Dutch. It 
rained at this time very hard, and thunder rolled 
with tremendous noise. The night became ex- 
ceedingly dark, and the lightning vivid. Most 
of our men were forced to leave the fires and take 
refuge in the tent, where they lay down and fell 
fast asleep in a few minutes. Observing Tkai 
lying down also, we asked if he was asleep. To 
which he gravely answered " Yes." Tkai, when 
he came, inquired if his daughter was with Adam 
Kok, who travelled with us, and in whose ser- 
vice she had been for some time. On hearing of 
her arrival, he hastily went in search of her. 
We followed to witness the meeting. He put 
his fingers to his lips, and then touched her 
mouth with them, (the Bushman form of saluta- 
tion.) She did not say a word to him, though 
about twelve years of age, but continued nursing 
a child she held in her arms, and moving from 
place to place, as if desirous to escape notice; 
but he now and then touched her with the 
tips of his fingers, as if tapping her. He then 
