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some empty ones ; some visitors were in the 

 house at the time, so I suppose the young rascal 

 thought it would pass unnoticed. 



I was told by a man, whose house is situated 

 inconveniently close to some Kafir huts, that it 

 was no unusual thing for his servants to steal 

 his dinner, pots and all, during his absence at 

 his business, and of course declare they kne\v 

 nothing about it ; and once, when he had given 

 out rice to be boiled for the dogs, he found, on 

 accidentally going out into the kitchen, that they 

 had killed a fowl and made a delicious curry with 

 the rice. He gravely told them that curry was 

 not good for dogs, but gave it them, and saw 

 them eat it all up, much to the chagrin of the 

 Kafirs, who fully intended to make a nice meal 

 themselves. 



Kafirs never think it necessary to feed their 

 animals, so if you keep pets it is as well always 

 to give them their food yourself ; and I soon 

 found that the only way to get the rations of 

 rice or mealies (Indian-corn) served out for the 

 pets brought in without decreasing instead of 



