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explained to the poor patient the Avay of salvation, wlien a woman, 
sitting in a corner, began to utter loud groans. As she would not 
yield to remonstrance, he was obliged to leave the hut. The people 
seemed to wish for instruction. 
At twelve o'clock, Brother Schmitt and his wite arrived with the 
baggage-waggon. We had much regretted their absence, during 
the course of our delightful ride through the Galgenbosch yester- 
day. The Hottentots and slaves on Louri llevier, had come 
to their tent, but not before they were gone to bed. Our Hot- 
tentots would not disturb their rest, which they regretted, being 
ever ready, by day or night, to do the work for which they are ap- 
pointed. At six in the morning, they set out for this place. 
Our friendly hostess prepared an early dinner for us, and we left 
this hospitable house with sentiments of nmeh gratitude to its inha- 
bitants, for the kind reception and entertainment we had experi- 
enced. After crossing Van Staades Revier, a clear and rapid 
stream, we kept for some time along the glen, Avith a high woody 
bank on the left side of the river. Several secretary-birds made 
their appearance. They almost seem to know, that they are pro- 
tected by man, on account of their services, in destroying serpents 
and other noxious animals ; they therefore take no pains to escape. 
On gaining the heights, we met our host's son, armed, who, with 
some other young men, were escorting a waggon, containing four 
of the rebellious boors, condemned to imprisonment and banishment 
for a certain term of years. 
As we doubled the conical hill to the left, being the last of the ridge 
of hills above described, we noticed, on its declivity, some huge 
fragments of rock, and many of smaller dimensions, lower down, 
apparently thrown from the upper region by a convulsion of 
nature, or by some milder process. For several miles, the road 
passes over a dreary waste, after which we entered into a dense 
thicket, consisting of a vast variety of bushes, intermixed with aloes, 
Indian figs of different species, and many shrubs and flowers 
unknown to us. This thicket covers a great extent ot country, and 
