Theircustomarymodeofpunishingacrimewhichcausesmuchindignationistothrowthecriminalintotheriver；but，asthiswouldnotrestorethelostproperty，theyweresorelypuzzledhowtoact。
Thecasewasreferredtome，andIsolvedthedifficultybypayingforthelossmyself，andsentencingthethieftoworkoutanequivalentwithhishoeinagardenThissystemwasimmediatelyintroduced，andthievesarenowsentencedtoraiseanamountofcornproportionedtotheiroffensesAmongtheBakwains，awomanwhohadstolenfromthegardenofanotherwasobligedtopartwithherownentirely：
itbecamethepropertyofherwhosefieldwasinjuredbythecrime。
Thereisnostateddayofrestinanypartofthiscountry，exceptthedayaftertheappearanceofthenewmoon，andthepeoplethenrefrainonlyfromgoingtotheirgardensAcuriouscustom，nottobefoundamongtheBechuanas，prevailsamongtheblacktribesbeyondthem。
Theywatchmosteagerlyforthefirstglimpseofthenewmoon，and，whentheyperceivethefaintoutlineafterthesunhassetdeepinthewest，theyutteraloudshoutof“Kua！”andvociferateprayerstoitMymen，forinstance，calledout，“Letourjourneywiththewhitemanbeprosperous！