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having well, and actually giving me his wages to 

 take care of, a most unusual thing for a Kafir to 

 do, as they generally hide or bury money in the 

 sand. 



When he left he took with him a complete 

 set of collecting apparatus, promising to collect 

 in his country south of Inhambane. I much 

 feared I was doing a foolish thing in trusting 

 him ; but about seven months after, whilst I was 

 enjoying one of my solitary evening rides of 

 exploration a long way from home, I came upon 

 a party of Kafirs marching in from the interior, 

 and one of them began to shout, " Missisi ! 

 Missisi ! " When I looked closer 1 saw it was 

 Jack, and on his head were my butterfly boxes. 



He certainly had not worked hard, but he had 

 kept his promise and brought some good insects, 

 so I felt very pleased, though I did not take him 

 into my service again, for whilst he was with me 

 my cottage was forcibly entered one evening 

 during my absence, and many things stolen, 

 every box and cupboard being broken open and 

 the contents strewn over the floor. My revolver 



