CONTENTS. 
INTRODUCTION. 
Personal Sketch— Highland Ancestors — Family Traditions — Grandfather re- 
moves to the Lowlands — Parents — Early Labors and Efforts — Evening 
School — Lovo of Reading — Religious Impressions — Modical Education 
Youthful Travels — Geology — Montal Discipline — Study in Glasgow — London 
Missionary Socioty — Native Village — Modical Diploma — Theological Studies 
— Departure for Africa No Claim to Literary Accomplishments Pago 9 
CHAPTER L 
The Bakwdin Country— Study of tho Language — Mabdtsa Station — -A Lion 
Encounter — Virus of the Teeth of Lions — Sechdle — Baptism of Sockets 
Opposition of the Natives — Purchase Land at Chonudne — Relations^ with 
the Pooplo — Their Intelligence — Prolonged Drought — Consequent Trials — 
The Hunting Hopo 
CHAPTER IL 
Tho Boers Their Treatment of tho Nativos — The Talo of tho Cannon— The 
Boers threaten Sechelo — In violation of Treaty, they expel Missionaries — 
Thoy attack tho Bakwains — Their Mode of Fighting — The Natives killed 
and tho School-Children carried into Slavery— Destruction of English Pro- 
perty— Continued Hostility of the Boers— Tho Journey North— Prepara- 
tions — Fellow-Travellers 
CHAPTER III. 
Departure from Kolobcng, 1st June, 1S-19 — Companions Our Route— SeroUi, 
a Fountain in the Desert— Tho Hyena— Tho Chief Sckomi— Dangers— The 
Wandering Guide— Cross Purposes— Slow Progress— Want of Water— The 
Salt-Pan at Nehokotsa— Tho Mirage— Reach tho Itiver Zouga— ibe Quakorl 
of Africa— Discovery of Lake Ngami, 1st August, 1819— Its Extent— Small 
Depth of Water — The Bamangwato and their Chief— Desiro to visit Sebi- 
tuano, tho Chief of the Makololo— Refusal of Lcchulatebe to furnish us with 
Guidos — The Batiks of the Zouga. * 
CHAPTER IV. 
Leave Kolot ong again for the Country of Sebituane- Roach i the Zouga- _ The 
Tsdtse — A Party of Englishmen— Death of Mr. Rider— GbtainGuidoB- 
Children fall sick with Fever— Relinquish the Attempt to reach Seb‘tua 
Return to Kolobeng— Make a Third Start thenoe— Reach Nehokotsa -Out 
