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more seeing his aged father, who was a hundred and four years 
old, was, to our sorrow, disappointed; being informed, that the old 
man and his wife were gone to see his sick sister, at the missionary 
institution at Hoogte Kraal, near George; but he spent the even- 
ing with another of his sisters, and her four children. 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Haagekraal. Account of wild horses. Gowritz Revier. Meeting 
with Johannes from George. Baboons. Irish hospitality. Klein 
Vat Revier. Turbulent housewife. Pass the farms of Messrs. T)ii 
Preez and Lombard. The family at Schlangen Revier going " op 
de tocht." Bnntebock antelopes. Dangerous ford. Reach Zwel- 
lendam. Church-affairs. Mr. Koster, an independent missionary. 
Heavy rains. Ferry over the Breede Revier. Mr.Heimans account 
of wild Buffaloes. Manner of crossing the river. Mr. Van Hels- 
land. The plant Vlachdorn. Arrival at GnadenthaL 
Ma Y 4th. The Haagekraal farm lies pleasantly on a green, sur- 
rounded by low hills, and watered by a large brook. The proprie- 
tor is brother to Mr. Meyer of Hartenbosch, near Mossel Bay, with 
whom we found such pleasant accommodations, (p. 189.) 
We met here the son of our merry host at Groote Paerdekraal. 
Speaking of the singular situation of his father's house, he told 
some curious anecdotes of the wild horses in the Attaqua's Kloof. 
He once followed a young filly of that description, and had nearly 
come up with it, when he was charged with great fury by the wild 
stallion, and obliged to quit his horse. The stallion seized the 
horse by the mane with his teeth, and threw him down ; but, sa- 
tisfied with his victory, ran off with the filly. Both the wild 
horse, and even the quagga, are a match for the tame horse, but do 
not easily commence an attack. There are also ellands in the 
