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right and left, to rouse the exertions of his cattle ; giving the 

 sluggards an occasional touch, that seldom fails to leave its 

 impression on their hide. By constant practice, these drivers 

 become such dexterous marksmen as to be able to hit the 

 smallest object within reach of their lash. I once saw a boor- 

 lad kill a sparrow, at the distance of ten yards, with a smack 

 of his enormous whip, though the waggon was in motion at 

 the time. 



" The boors settled near the borders of Caffreland are in 

 a constant state of vigilance, and prepared for a retreat, on 

 the first symptom of a rupture with their savage neighbours. 

 They are always provided with a sufficient number of wag- 

 gons to transport their families and furniture, the latter of 

 which is limited to articles of prime necessity. They conse- 

 quently feel themselves as much at home within their 

 ' wooden walls ' as in the miserable huts which they forsake 

 without any violent regret. Thus the whole population of a 

 district have been known to move with their herds and flocks, 

 like so many hordes of wandering Tartars. This uncertainty 

 in the stability of their tenures renders them little solicitous 

 to improve their grounds any more than their habitations. 

 A few of the most ordinary culinary vegetables, and as much 

 grain as will serve for the consumption of the family, are all 

 that they ever attempt to cultivate. In lieu of bread, they 

 sometimes use the flesh of various animals, salted and dried 

 in the sun. To prepare this substitute, which they call 

 * Belltong,' the fleshy parts of the larger animals, such as the 

 Ox, the Eland, the Buffalo, the Hart-beest, and even the 

 Ostrich, are detached from the bones, and the muscles dried 

 separately; the hams and shoulders of the smaller animals 

 being cured whole. As dried flesh, this preparation is ex- 

 cellent; but I do not greatly admire it as a substitute for 

 bread, though I have no doubt that it is much more palatable 

 and nutritious than the Norwegian bread manufactured of 

 fish-bones and pine-bark. 



" The Cape boor is an expert marksman, and seldom 

 misses his object. Sunday is usually his sporting day. He 

 always hunts on horseback, with a heavy gun over his 



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