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gentlemen more mistaken, for the court attachment 

 among the young ladies of Honey Vley knew how 

 to flirt, make eyes, and exhibit other blandishments 

 as well as any of their white sisters that I ever came 

 in contact with. 



The heart of William, the big Zulu, was evi- 

 dently affected by the attention he received from these 

 nymphs, for he confided to me, quite innocently, that 

 he thought he would rather remain at Honey Vley 

 than go back to Zululand, more especially as he 

 could get a wife here without buying her, and there 

 was more than one of the young ladies who appeared 

 to think that she would not object to his making 

 this change of nationality. This I am not so much 

 surprised at, for William was really a very handsome 

 fellow, straight as a rush, broad-chested, without 

 an ounce of superfluous flesh, while his muscular 

 development was simply grand. 



Like the majority of big men, a little "fatty- 

 plumpy " baby-faced miss seemed to find greatest 

 favour in his sight, while the jealousy she caused 

 in the breasts of her sisters of more stalwart pro- 

 portions was quite delightful to witness. Several 

 times angry passages of words passed between her 

 and them ; and when such occurred it was evident 

 that the little one's tongue was quite a match for her 

 antagonists'. At length the chief's wife took her 

 departure, and with her went the whole retinue ; so, 

 once more, we had the camp to ourselves, if I except 



