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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa

CHAPTER 13
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The prospect of meeting with countrymen seemed to overbalance the toils of the longer march.
A "picho" was called to deliberate on the steps proposed.

In these assemblies great freedom of speech is allowed; and on this occasion one of the old diviners said, "Where is he taking you to?
This white man is throwing you away.

Your garments already smell of blood." It is curious to observe how much identity of character appears all over the world.
This man was a noted croaker.

He always dreamed something dreadful in every expedition, and was certain that an eclipse or comet betokened the propriety of flight.

But Sebituane formerly set his visions down to cowardice, and Sekeletu only laughed at him now.


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