x CONTENTS. 



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The " Boughs " of South Africa A Law-abiding Population Are the 

 Boers Temperate ? A Dutch Beauty Baboons on our Way The 

 Sentinel Mount Memories of the Past Three Splendid Mountains 

 Capped by Castle, Crown, and Mitre Our Cook His one Great Failing 

 Advice to Bachelors How to enjoy a Meal on the Sly The Kaffir 

 Crane Fevers Our Driver's Task The Boer's Love of Wife and 

 Children Habits of the Boer 118 



CHAPTER XIII. 



AMONG THE BOERS. 



New Year's Day First Signs of Game The Spring-buck Crossing a Spruit 

 Eather too much Hospitality An Invitation to a Wedding William 

 Elevated His JRepertoire The Scene of Rejoicing William Sober but 

 Sad A Vain Attempt to Sleep Morris in like Predicament Suffering 

 from Gnats Reflections under the Attack My Cattle in Pound 

 Released . 133 



CHAPTER XIV. 



GAME, GAME, NOTHING BUT GAME. 



The Dutchman of South Africa His 'Cuteness How he Works the Oracle 

 My Soreness at being " Done " We start after Game My Gillie 

 A Persistent Dog Elaborate Preparations to Discover Buck Mag- 

 nificent Sight The Dog Spoils everything Is Slaughtered, but by 

 Accident Morris again Indisposed Pony Attacked by a Snake The 

 Puff-adder About Snakes A Splendid Chase Bob comes to Grief 

 and Bonte doesn't Bag his Quarry " Murderous " Sport The Butchers 

 at Work Coran Mending and Tailoring The Sewing Machine a 

 Doubtful Blessing The Birds of South Africa Morris to be looked after 142 



CHAPTER XV. 



PAT MOLLOY MORRIS BROKEN DOWN. 



Hendrick's Splendid Shot An Amusing Chase Unearthing a Ratel Search 

 for " Vater " A Comical but Inhospitable Old Woman " Is it Water 

 ye mane ? " A Drop of the Crathur My Talk with Pat " A Great 

 Day for Ireland intirely " Mrs. Molly Our Dissel-boom comes to 

 Grief Boers " Flitting " The Head of the Procession Ostriches not 

 such Fools as they Look Ostriches on the Offensive How to Capture 

 them The Vaal River Making a Dissel-boom In the Transvaal at 

 Last Charon A Dear Bottle of Brandy Getting the Cattle over the 

 River Poonah and his Little Tricks Morris's Dislike to him Pots- 

 chefstrom Imp absquatulates A Queer Set of Physicians Morris has 

 to Return Home for his Health Farewell Alone . . .154 



