242 DEL AGO A BAY. 



Jonaas stayed about three months, and then 

 went to his country, saying that if he stopped 

 with me he must have " more money, less work, 

 and beef every day." 



After this I had an oldish man with a beard, 

 and also engaged an extra boy to cut the horse's 

 grass and carry water during the butterfly 

 months. The old fellow was the proud possessor 

 of a red handkerchief, and I was often amused 

 at the variety of uses to which he put it. 

 Generally it was wound round his head as a 

 turban, but was often taken off to wipe his 

 face or nose ; then he would replace it on his 

 head or tie it round his neck. Sometimes it 

 was suddenly whipped off to be used as a duster, 

 to which I objected, or to rub down the horse, 

 and sometimes it was tied round a sore leg ; 

 occasionally he washed it, and I had a fearful 

 suspicion that it was even sometimes used as 

 a dishcloth ! 



He stayed with me many months, and although 

 he was constantly getting drunk after he left 

 work, arriving half stupid in the morning, and 



