. Pioneers in South Africa . operation. Along the Orange River the Bushmen seem to havebeen more amenable and friendly than in the wilderdistrict to the south, and the chief man of a Bushmanvillage came to offer his services to conduct the missionaryparty to a ford across the river. He had no doubt alreadymade the acquaintance of Europeans, for he possessed cattleand was accompanied by nine of his people riding on himself wore a hat, a short blue coat, and skin trousers,and could speak something of the Dutch language. Hehad, in fact, once been at a missionary settlement, but hadleft it
. Pioneers in South Africa . operation. Along the Orange River the Bushmen seem to havebeen more amenable and friendly than in the wilderdistrict to the south, and the chief man of a Bushmanvillage came to offer his services to conduct the missionaryparty to a ford across the river. He had no doubt alreadymade the acquaintance of Europeans, for he possessed cattleand was accompanied by nine of his people riding on himself wore a hat, a short blue coat, and skin trousers,and could speak something of the Dutch language. Hehad, in fact, once been at a missionary settlement, but hadleft it because polygamy was not permitted. On the other side of the Orange River, Campbell firstmade the acquaintance of the celebrated Wait-a-bit is a low-growing species of acacia {Acacia detinens,as it had just been named by William Burchell), veryseldom in leaf, with its gnarled twigs and branches thicklyset with thorns exactly the shape of a fishing hook. Ifthey catch hold of your clothes as you pass, you must stop. THE ORANGE RIVER (NAMAKWALAND)
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