xviii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXXYH. 



A VISIT TO KING SECHELLE. 



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A Wildebeest Hunt Sultry Weather My Spoorer The Game in Sight- 

 Blown Bring down a Cow The Wounded Animal Charges my Atten- 

 dant Assegaied A clean Miss The Wildebeest gone for good Spoor 

 of Giraffe and Quagga "Kiloe" and "Petsi" A Shot at Zebra 

 Success A Look at my Cattle My new Ox jumped by a Leopard 

 Bolts with its Assailant I Pursue to no Purpose Certain Fate of the 

 poor Brute Lost Spend the Night " out " Light a Fire Stung 

 Attacked by Red Ants A Miserable Night I Find my Wagon Crowds 

 of Partridges and Turtle-doves Cruelty to Bouffle His Wretched End 

 The Lion-bird Aw awe King Sechelle's Cattle A Magnificent 

 Roan Mr. Williams, the Missionary King Sechelle His great Grief 

 Defeat of his Troops His Queen Sechelle's Town A hospitable 

 Englishman 433 



CHAPTER XXXYIII. 



EXPERIENCES AT THE DIGGINGS. 



A Copper Hill Refreshing Dip Poetry not in my line Guinea-Fowls in- 

 numerable Shooting a Leopard Applauded by Monkeys Ruined 

 Huts Gifts that didn't Pay At Moiloes again Clear of The Great 

 Thirst Land At Zeerust again Mr. Wisbeach's Kindness At Klerks- 

 dorp again Parting with Umganey Faithful to the End Attacked by 

 a Deserter Arrival at Kimberly Jarvey No. 1 won't take his fare 

 Jarvey No. 2 does The Cabman an old Friend High Class of Emigrants 

 Splendid Material for a Cavalry Regiment Mr. Balfour Curious Co- 

 incidence Mr. Balfour's Letter Documentary Evidence touching the 

 deaths of the Basuto Pony and an Ox 444 



.CHAPTER XXXIX. 



THE DIAMOND-FIELDS HOMEWARD BOUND. 



A fierce Sun The Diggers Their Homes The Pans The Machinery 

 The Labourers How they will work for the Musket. Great-coat, and 

 Blanket Distance from their Home Effects of the Diamond-fields 

 Kimberly The Buying and Selling of Diamonds I leave Dutoitspan 

 The Coach Drivers German and English Jews Their Resolution 

 touching Liquor How they keep it Other Passengers Unamiable 

 Englishman Affable Wife One-legged Boer Blessed Baby Hints to 

 Travellers about Babies Handsomest Girl in the District Orange 

 River In Old Colony again Boers and Kaffirs Splendid Qualities of 

 the Latter On board Ship Holly again The last of " The Red, White, 

 and Blue" The Ship's Company The Honourable Member for 

 Matabele Finis . . 456 



