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following his master. His features of the 
titpean cast, his slender but well formed 
shape, his mild and inoifensive looks, and 
Ais black hair curled but not woolly, an- 
“pounce the harmless native of the Malabar 
eoast, He is in all respects the best of the 
 Riousebold slayes.. Without the inactivity 
BY or dulness of the Mozambiqner, or the pene- 
_ trative genios of the Malay, he forms an éx+ 
 cellest medium between the two—more in- 
elligent, more industrious, and more active 
‘han the former; more docile and tnore af- 
‘fectionate than the litter, he unites swadi- 
i ness with vivacity, and capability of inctrac- 
~ fon to winning manners. | not from, 
him violent opposition—while the native of 
Mozambique often grows obstinate, and 
hardens under the lash; whilst the Malay 
_ frowns and prepares to sharpen his dagger, 
the Malabar bends to the blow; and cndea- 
Fours to avertit by tears and éntreaties. 
% Never is he brought to justice for crinies of 
‘atheinous nature; never are his fecble hands 
stained with blood; but if, througlia false 
acensation, dr a disposiiien too liable to be 
made the tool of knavery, one of this class. 
is brought to suffer death, he shudders, and 
: tains away his head atthe sight of the place 
of execuiion; he shrieks aloud whilst the 
blow ig yet saspendéd and before it falls, 
and with tears and groans he impleres com- 
_ passion “till his life and sufferings are at an 
by But come, let ws leave’ scenes of blood, 
the place of execution, and its wheels and 
" engines : behold yon fight weggen advane- 
_ ing so rapidly upon us, drawn by fourteen or 
' sixteen oxen, and led by a Hoitentot who 
runs before them; see with what dexterity 
the master, sitting in the front of the wakgon 
and cracking his long whip, ‘divects the 
whole. The Hotienter, as you would ob- 
_ serve, Hason him nothing of what in England 
_ would-be called clothes ; en undressed sheep 
. skim tuckles round his neck, and hangs 
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down behind him like a cloak ; at every wiu- 
tion of his body, it flies back and exposes his 
tawny skin, his meagre make, and his small 
: and active limbs; before him hangs a small 
_ pouch fastened ro-rad his Toins with a lea- 
_ thern thong. With not a single other arti- 
tle of dress, without hat, without shoes, he 
leads his oxea through san and wind and 
rain, over stones and hot sandy roids. 
Sometimes he puts ona pair of undressed 
eathern saridals, which are fastened round 
the ankles; apd sometimes an old tattered 
; hat protects his head from the rain or sun; 
but neither of these ig universally worn ; and 
4h general the one which has passed us may 
strve.us a specimen of all the rest. It is true, 
he has ‘pot the name of slave, but his eon- 
didon-is net on that account in the. least 
more desireable; by the laws of the colony 
_ he is only boupd to serve five and twenty 
years, afer which he becomes free. In 
bther words, his master enjoys twetity five 
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Expect notfrom. 
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years of his services for the prinic of his life, 
and may then east hitn off t0 seek bis bread 
dleewhere. 
‘¢ "These may be reckoned the four princi- 
yal stocks of the slaves of the Cape. The 
Malay, the native ofthe Mozambique. and 
Matebar eousts, and the colonial: born skivel? 
Tt must not be imagined; however, that these 
different races are anxiotis to preserve them-" 
selves unmixed. In this place they. are 
quickly mingled together, and many a slave 
can boast of an European futher. Hence re- 
sults the most coinplete variety of features 
and shades of colour, that is perhaps to be 
met with in any part ofthe globe. Yellew,. 
jet black, white and copper-celourcd are 
kneaded togethey into a mass. Every face 
ihatspasses us is of a different coleur fron 
the one that went before it, and the eye is 
continyally amused’ by astrange and unceas=. 
ing variety. : 
“© The different feinales preserve likewise 
in their domestic. occupations something of 
the character of their nation. The female 
Malay takes care.of the house, ives an ac- 
count of ¢very article, arranges the linea 
and clothes in the presses, isintrusted with 
several of the keys ; and, having finished her 
work, she coils up her long black, hair on 
the crown of her head, whcie\ she fastens it 
with a silver bedkin, and then sits down to 
knit at the feec of her mistress. 
<< The Malabar female, mild and gentle, 
is like her husband, employed m every kind 
of the lighter domestic oceupations. Na. 
blows are reqdived to induce her exertions ; 
athreat terrifies ner. She redowbles_her ac- 
tivity, is anxious to show herseif-aitentive to — 
the interest of the family, cleans and arranges 
the furniture ; and’ in the evening, -having 
kissed her children and put them to sleep,. 
she brings her knitting needles and seats. her-- 
self by the side ef her companions. 
< The female of Mozambique, generally 
stronger than her fellows, yet at the same 
time sufficiently active and intelligent, is 
sometimes employed in-works of drudgery, ~ 
and sometimes in these of a lighter kind.’ 
According to the will of het owners, sonie- 
times vou may sec her catrying oa her head 
a large bundle of linen to wash in the brook 
which raus from Table Hill. Sometimes 
nursing tite children of the tamily, and ad= 
vaneed to honour; but in either cecupation, 
she is always found, ke the anale, patient, 
performing what is ser to her, and no, more ; 
pleased with praise, but not over anxious to 
obtain Tt, and going throigh Her task ynore 
through the wish Of secing the eadvor it than 
the desire of performing it well. 
« The female Hettentot eontents herself 
with the lowest class, and is indeed seklom 
employed by the families.at the Cape, being 
chieflyand indeed almost pnly to, be found 
in the farm houses andat some litile distance 
from the Cape.’ "The Hoitentot character, 
both male and fémale, is said to be the least 
