5 6 DEL AGO A BAY. 



told when I first arrived that I could not pos- 

 sibly get on without it ; and now the Kafirs 

 have learned that it is no use asking " Missisi," 

 as I am generally called, for a sope or drink. 



When eggs are brought for sale, it is always 

 necessary to put them in a basin of water before 

 purchasing, when those that are bad rise to the 

 top, and those that are partly hatched stand up 

 on end ; duck eggs, however, sometimes stand 

 on end when perfectly fresh. The Kafirs do not 

 mind eating eggs that have been taken from 

 under a sitting hen, and seem quite surprised, 

 and sometimes indignant, when the m'lunga 

 (white man) refuses to buy them. 



Fish is sometimes brought to the door by men 

 or boys, but the supply is very uncertain outside 

 the town, and it is best to send your own boy 

 down to meet the fishing-boats as they come in. 



Tomatoes are generally brought in three-cor- 

 nered baskets, or rather envelopes, made from 

 a piece of palm-leaf split and neatly plaited ; 

 they are more often sold by men, who generally 

 bring palm-wine in gourds slung on one end 



