CHAPTEE 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 Magnificent 

 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 Goran 

 Mending and Tailoring The Sewing Machine a Doubtful Blessing The 

 Birds of South Africa Morris to be looked after. 



TRULY the Dutchman of South Africa is a strange 

 being ; he is neither flesh, fish, nor good red herring, all 

 of which I am more or less acquainted with; but one 

 thing I can say as far as regards myself, whether he 

 acts the manly part or the stupid part, the insignificant 

 part or the cowardly part, when you settle difficulties 

 with him you are morally certain to owe him money. 

 I do not know how it is, but they are always dinning 

 into your ears that they are so weak, so innocent, that 

 you believe them the most abused class in the world ; 

 your suspicions are consequently lulled and your sym- 

 pathies aroused, and thus you forget, or rather dislike, 

 to show them that you disbelieve their assertions by 

 exercising necessary prudence. 



Many of my countrymen live among them and 

 make fortunes. Heaven help me if I had a fortune to 

 spend and lived amongst them! I would soon get rid of 

 it. They don't " do " you like a Yorkshireman, a Glasgow- 



