CHAPTER IV. 



PLEASANT PLACES. 

 .^African Hares Small Buck. 



A PROPER man is kind to his dog, and kindness to his 

 fellow-creature is, or ought to be, therefore, with him 

 a paramount duty ; thus I devoted myself to the ex- 

 traction of numerous quills no easy thing, for the con- 

 founded spines are possessed of barbs which have as 

 much tenacity of hold as those of a fish-hook ; but my 

 patient was submissive, and yielded with a good' grace 

 to an operation which unquestionably was painful. 

 There is a wonderful contradiction in these black 

 people's character ; for, the moment they become 

 sick, they at once conclude that their ailment is unto 

 death, and refuse all comfort or consolation, simply 

 submitting to what they deem the inevitable ; while, 

 on the other hand, they will yield to any amount of 

 external bodily injuries without murmur or complaint. 

 In the meantime, Hendrick, my driver, who had 



