“I can believe almost anything you say,” said the Boer, “but that I cannot credit.”

Finally he closed the conversation by saying with much earnestness:  “Well, if what you assert be true respecting that man, I have only one wish, and that is to see him before I die, and when you return, as sure as the sun is over our heads, I will go with you to see him, though he killed my own uncle.”

The farmer was a good man, who had showed Moffat kindness on his way to Namaqualand.  Knowing his sincerity and the goodness of his disposition, Moffat turned to the man sitting by the waggon, and addressing the farmer said, “This, then, is Africaner.”

With a start, and a look as though the man might have dropped from the clouds, the worthy Boer exclaimed, “Are you Africaner?”

Africaner arose, doffed his old hat, and making a polite bow replied, “I am.”

The farmer seemed thunderstruck, but on realising the fact, lifted up his eyes and said, “O God, what a miracle of Thy power! what cannot Thy grace accomplish!”

On reaching Cape Town, Robert Moffat waited upon Lord Charles Somerset, the Governor, and informed him that Africaner was in the town.  The information was received with some amount of scepticism, but the following day was appointed for an interview with him.

The Governor received the chief with great affability and kindness, and expressed his pleasure at thus seeing before him, one who had formerly been the scourge of the country, and the terror of the border colonists.  He was much struck with this palpable result of missionary enterprise, and presented Africaner with an excellent waggon, valued at eighty pounds.

Moffat visited the colony on this occasion with two objects; first, to secure supplies, and secondly, to introduce Africaner to the notice of the Colonial Government.  Having accomplished these, he fully intended to return to his flock.  Events were, however, ordered otherwise.

While Moffat was in Cape Town, a deputation from the London Missionary Society, consisting of the Rev. J. Campbell, and the Rev. Dr. Philip, was also there.  It was the wish of these two gentleman that he should accompany them in their visits to the missionary stations, and eventually be appointed to the Bechwana mission.

The proposition was a startling one, but after careful thought, and with the entire concurrence of Africaner—­who hoped to move with his tribe to the neighbourhood of the new mission—­Moffat accepted it.  Africaner therefore departed alone, generously offering to take in his waggon to Lattakoo, the new station, the missionary’s books and a few articles of furniture that he had purchased.

Once more these two brethren in the faith met on this earth, and this was at Lattakoo.  The proposed removal of the tribe, however, never took place, Africaner being called up higher before that plan could be carried out.