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3-    WILLIAM'S    STORY.

In the morning we arose, we prepared the
wagons, on such a day (12) of the month Septem¬
ber, till at last it was the time of midday for food.
We ate ; we finished our work, we inspanned, we
went ; we were accompanied by the Bishop and
his lady, together with the teachers, and the young
ladies, and the boys. We went, we crossed the
Imbindolo ; we reached Esibaneni, the believers'
village. The Bishop called us ; we met together,
we stood, he prayed, he praying with words to-
strengthen the band, that it might go in peace to
the ignorant ; they praying to the Lord, they
imploring a blessing from Unkulunkulu, God who^
is above ali, that the journey might be ali His,
both of going and of returning, they saying, ' May
it be ali managed by Him ; ' the band also saying,
to wit, ' We are strong through Him ; we have
left ali to Him : ' for, you see, he the Bishop was
about to set forth on the morrow and follow.

Well, we set out on the morrow ; we found them
(the wagons) outspanned; we inspanned, we went,
we slept in the road.    We rose there ; we went