They were first washed, and then taught their letters, with some hymns translated into their language, and a little religious instruction.

The children were generally particularly pleasant to deal with, bright and intelligent, and with a natural amiability of disposition that rendered quarrels and jealousies rare.

Good temper seems, indeed, to be quite a Zulu characteristic; the large mixed families of the numerous wives live together harmoniously, and the gift of a kraal to one member is acknowledged by all the rest.

Revenge, violence, and passion are to be found among them, but not fretfulness and quarrelsomeness.
After the work of instruction, there was generally a ride into the neighbouring kraals, to converse with the people, and invite the children to school.

They had to be propitiated with packets of sugar, and shown the happy faces of the home flock.