at all willing to renew her connexion.

"None of the monkey tribe, after they have lived with man, ever are;
indeed it is a question, if they had taken possession of her, whether
they would not have torn her to pieces immediately, or have worried her
to death some way or other."

"Well, at all events, Swinton, you have been rewarded for your kindness
to that poor little Bushman, and we have reaped the benefit of it,"
observed Alexander. "But here come some of the oxen; I hope we shall be
able to start early on Monday. The native Caffres say that the waggons
cannot proceed much further."

"No, not further than to the banks of the Umtata River: but you will
then be not a great way from your destination. Daaka is the chief's
name, is it not?"

"Yes, that is his name; and if he is as supposed to be, he is my first
cousin. How strange it sounds to me, as I look around me in this savage
and wild country, that I should be within forty miles of a
blood-relation, who is an inhabitant of it!"

"Well, we shall soon know the truth; but I must say, if it is only to
end in a morning call, you have come a long way for the purpose,"
replied the Major.

"I have come to ascertain a fact, which, from what I now know of the
country and its inhabitants, will be the source of anything but pleasure
if it be established. My only hope is that it may prove otherwise than
we suppose; and there is little chance of that, I fear."

"At all events, come what may," observed Swinton, "you will have done
your duty."

On their return, they found all the men and cattle collected, and that
night they increased the number of their fires, and tied the oxen to the
waggons, that they might not be scattered by the return of the lion.
The latter did not, however, make his appearance, and the night was
passed without any disturbance. The following day being Sunday, the
Hottentots were assembled, and desired not to start from the camp, as
they would be expected to attend to prayers and Divine service; and as
no hunting expedition was proposed, the Caffre warriors, as well as the
native Caffres, who came in with their baskets of milk and other
articles for sale and barter, also remained. Before dinner-time, the
bell which had been brought with them from the Cape, to ring in case of
any one having strayed from the camp, that he might be guided to return,
was tolled by Bremen, and the Hottentots were assembled. Prayers and a
portion of the Bible wer