CHAPTER VIII. 



A DANGEROUS BULLOCK AN IRATE WILD BOAR. 



THE moon was later in rising than was expected, so 

 my yarn has become longer than anticipated ; but 

 what a glorious orb she appeared upon presenting 

 herself 1 Language would fail to describe her ra- 

 diance and grandeur as she appeared over those 

 vast table-lands. The moon, wherever seen from 

 this earth, would be supposed to look exactly the 

 same ; but such is not the case in South Africa, 

 for not only does the guardian of the night look 

 double her preconceived size, but her radiance 

 seems increased many fold also. To read ordinary 

 type by her light is easy ; to distinguish the hours 

 on your watch not difficult ; and I have before now, 

 in that country, sewn on a button or mended a rent 

 in my clothes by her rays, without the assistance of 

 lamp or candle. 



No wonder the Kaffirs and all other primitive 

 races worship the moon on her first reappearance 

 after a period of absence ; for through her light they 

 recognize immunity from the attacks of hostile races 



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