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youthful, rosy-cheeked lady, who appeared at the door, took 

 — not without some embarrassment — our letter of introduc- 

 tion, and disappeared with it into the interior of the stately 

 house. We were requested to enter, and were shown into a 

 suite of very neat rooms, and were received, not merely with 

 great politeness, but with the heartiest welcome. 



At ten o'clock \^e drove out with our hospitable friend. 

 Mynheer Van Schultze, to the review, which took place on 

 the common in the neighbourhood of the village. The number 

 of spectators was probably twenty times greater than that of 

 the volunteers ; they had surrounded the ground with a wall 

 of carriages, on the tops of which women and children were 

 grouped in every picturesque attitude. The rifle volunteers 

 marched, with the Governor, Sir George Grey, at their head, 

 and preceded by a band, to the ground. There might have 

 been about 300 cavalry and 200 infantry, with several pieces of 

 artillery. They all looked very well; their uniform was plain and 

 remarkably suitable for the purpose, consisting of tunics and 

 trousers of black cloth with metal buttons, and a common 

 cap with a silver ornament. They went through the usual 

 manoeuvres, whilst a good deal of gunpowder was expended. 

 The evolutions of the cavalry were executed with wonderful 

 precision, a result due chiefly to the circumstance that, at the 

 Cape, every inhabitant is a good equestrian, and is trained 

 from childhood to manage a horse. 



The review finished, a breakfast was served at the Drosdy, 

 or Municipality, on long tables, in a magnificent avenue of 



