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and cautioned, and told he was suspected, and 

 that if he was not a very good boy in future 

 he would be imprisoned ; this frightened him 

 very much, and he actually was sober and more 

 obedient for many months. 



Then he broke out again, and one day defied 

 me so that I had to send down for a sol- 

 dier to take him to prison ; but at the sight of 

 the soldier his conscience was so uneasy that 

 he took to the bush, the soldier, encumbered 

 with boots and uniform, not being able to 

 follow, and eventually made his way to the 

 goldfields. 



After this I had my Maputa boy back, and 

 was not sorry to again have a Kafir sleeping 

 near the cottage, for although I felt my dog 

 and revolver to be sufficient protection, still I 

 thought it as well to have some one within 

 call in case of need. 



I was often advised to buy a young girl of 

 thirteen or fourteen, "marrying" they call it 

 here as she would be obliged then to remain 

 with me, my obligations being to clothe, feed, 



