Also he shared some very terrible adventures with me which I have detailed in the history I have written of my first wife, Marie Marais.

For instance, he and I were the only persons who escaped from the massacre of Retief and his companions by the Zulu king, Dingaan.

In the subsequence campaigns, including the Battle of the Blood River, he fought at my side and ultimately received a good share of captured cattle.

After this he retired and set up a native store at a place called Pinetown, about fifteen miles out of Durban.

Here I am afraid he got into bad ways and took to drink more or less; also to gambling.