CHAPTER XIII. 



The Natal Kaffirs Pseudo-Christianity Ideas of a future state The 

 Kaffir prophets Black lawyers A wife's true value Husband and 

 wife White savage versus black Injustice towards the Kaffirs 

 Nobody wrong Necessity of an army Mr. Holden's opinion Severity 

 sometimes necessary Real character of the Kaffir. 



THE Kaffirs about Natal are a fine honest set of men; 

 they will outwit you in a bargain like Englishmen, if 

 they can ; but this all seems to be fair, and in the way of 

 trade. If I went to a kraal for some milk or anything, 

 they would at once ask me what I would give them for it, 

 and if I offered a certain amount of snuff or money, they 

 would wrangle for more ; but if I explained to them that 

 I came as a guest, they nearly always gave freely what 

 I wanted. The less they had been accustomed to white 

 traders, the more generously disposed they seemed. I 

 never felt that I incurred the slightest risk in going 

 singly anywhere amongst these people. They seem to 

 have a very wholesome dread of an Englishman's power, 

 and so consider it policy to make him a friend. They 

 were peaceably disposed, in spite of our bad government, 

 and seemed willing to listen to the missionaries, many 

 of whom were located in the district. The labours of 

 these teachers were, however great, unsatisfactory; for 

 whilst they taught by word what was right, many other 

 white men taught by deeds what was wrong ; the simple- 



