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change colour, appearing white. They are extremely 

 graceful creatures, jumping beautifully, with the head 

 thrown back, the legs doubled quite under, and the 

 body curved, so that they appear for the moment 

 as if suspended in the air. 



We were all, the Dutchman included, well mounted 



on beautiful Cape horses belonging to S , and 



accompanied by a native servant, who had followed 

 his master's fortunes over the "Kala Panee" (Black 

 Waters), and a Hottentot boy of the name of Hans 

 Kleine (John the Lesser), who was quite a lustis 

 naturae, for 



" His back went in, and his belly stuck out, 

 And his lips resembled a grunter's snout." 



But he rode well, and carried a goat's skin full of 

 water, some grog, and a couple of bottles of cognac. 



S was armed with a double fowling-piece ; the 



Dutchman with a huge antediluvian single rifle, 

 nearly six feet in length, called a " roah ; " and I had 

 my pet double rifle (ten-guage), loaded with Jacob's 

 cylindro-conical balls, and a smooth-bore of the 

 same calibre, besides pistols in my holsters. We 

 followed the trail for some time, passing through 

 a series of grassy plains, separated from each other 

 by copses of the delicate-leaved mimosa, covered 

 with golden-yellow blossoms, which emitted a de- 

 lightful perfume, until we came to a river, the banks 



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