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CHAPTER. XIX. 



A BRIEF SOJOURN AMONG BOERS. 



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Jacob's Engagement at an End My Late Driver " Sprung " Sale of my 

 Oxen I procure some Pets Assumed Indignation at Kama Boers' 

 Cruelty in the Hunt Abuse of Kama's Permission A Visit to Moiloes 

 Its Chief or King Prosperity Mr. Jansen, the Missionary His 

 Untiring Zeal The British Subjects at Zeerust Their Boer Wives 

 The Gothic Episcopalian Church Associations of the Village Church 

 A Hunter's Wagon Trying to Dissuade me Jealousy of the Boers 

 Its Cause An Attempt at Extortion It Fails Adieu to Zeerust . .210 



CHAPTER XX. 



PIG-STICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



More Natives under my Wing My New Driver His Likes and his Dislikes 

 Another one Wanted " Count " or " Uncle " A Pair of Black Oxen 

 Purchased The Men in Possession Humiliating Return Scrimmage 

 with a Dirty Boer Sheriff to the Rescue Verdict in my Favour South 

 African Scenery Umganey in Gorgeous Array Immense Effect upon 

 his Friends Is the Man Mad, or does he mean Suicide ? Umganey's 

 Explanation makes Darkness Visible Game, that's it Pigs ! Fetch 

 my Spear Attendant and Self off for the Chase I cannot get near the 

 Quarry The Quarry gets near the Macalaca In fact, throws him 

 "Revenge ! " I cry Pig Receives One Prod and I receive One Ceup 

 Ingenuity of the Macalaca Pork not so Scarce as it was an Hour ago 

 Chase after Jackal Silver Jackal The Voice of the Jackal Queer 

 Ant-heaps Umganey Explains their Chimney- shaped Funnels In a 

 Strange Land Another Addition to my Museum 219 



CHAPTER XXI. 



NEARING THE LION COUNTRY. 



The Driver and I come to an Understanding An Addition to the Larder 

 A Hospitable Englishman A Fight between Two of my Native 

 Attendants Their Mode of Battle Some more Pugnacious Boers I 

 shall have no Nonsense this time The Affair satisfactorily ended The 

 Habit of Shaking Hands Another Hospitable Englishman Exchange 

 of Presents I meet some Traders A Hunt Proposed Hartebeest 

 Brought Down A Herd of Quagga I Shoot One The Last Farm In 

 a Ditch Rescued Mr. Froud Mr. Fayune The Leader of the Anti- 

 English Party In the Transvaal Stewed Quagga Curious Habit at 

 Dinner A Shooting Contest My Victory Marking off a Farm 

 Koodoo Nightly Preparations against Lions The Kaminyani Their 

 Projected Hostilities against King Sechelle I lose my Way Come 

 across a Trader My Wagon turns up all right A Pauw . . . 232 



