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third native servant was Cobus, a Hottentot of light 

 weight, the son of a veteran in my regiment. He 'list- 

 ed in the capacity of after-rider, and proved to be first- 

 rate in his calling, being the best horseman I met with 

 in South Africa. He also, like Kleinboy, was liable to 

 fits of sulkiness, through which I eventually lost him ; 

 for on one occasion, finding it necessary to inflict on 

 him a summary chastisement, he deserted from my 

 service in consequence.* 



* The baggage, provisions, and general stores which I carried with 

 me were as follows : Two sacks containing 300 lbs. of co3ee, four quar- 

 ter chests of tea, 300 lbs. of sugar, 300 lbs. of rice, 180 lbs. of meal, 

 100 lbs. of Sour, five lbs. of pepper, 100 lbs. of salt, an anker of vinegar, 

 several large jars of pickles, half a dozen hams and cheeses, two cases of 

 gin, one anker of brandy; one half aum of Cape brandy, iron baking-pots 

 with long legs, stewing and frying pans, sauce-pans and gridirons, tin 

 water-buckets of various sizes, two large "fagie" or water-casks, an ac- 

 companiment which no Cape wagon is ever without, two large flasks of 

 tar to be subsequently mixed vrith hard fat for greasing the wheels when 

 required, six dozen packet knives, 24 boxes of snuff, 50 lbs. of tobacco, 

 300 lbs. of white, coral, red, and bright blue beads of various sizes j 

 three dozen tinder-boxes ; one cwt. of brass and copper wire, which the 

 Bechuana tribes, especially those dwelling to the east, readily barter and 

 convert into ornaments for their legs and arms ; two dozen sickles, two 

 spades, two shovels, one pickaxe, five superior American axes, two au- 

 gers, one stock and thirty-six bits, hatchets, planes, drawing knives, sev- 

 eral coarse chisela for wagon-work, a vice, blacksmith and carpenter's 

 hanmiers, and a variety of other tools appertaining to both these profes- 

 uons. A gross of awls, a gross of sail-needles, 50 hanks of sail-twine, two 

 bolts of sail-canvas, several rolls o~f stout woolen cloths, two dozen gown- 

 pieces, six dozen Malay handkerchiefs; thread, needles, and buttons; 

 ready-made jackets and trowsers for my people, several dozen coarse 

 BhirtB, Scotch bonnets, and cocker-uonnys (as for shoes, colonial servants 

 are supposed to make them for themselves) ; a few medicines, arsenical 

 soap, English and coarse Boer's soap. Also, one large bell-tent, one mat- 

 tress and bedding, one camp-table and chair, and my canteen, which 

 most fortunately I had resolved to retain when disposing of my other 

 militairy equipments : I found it a most serviceable and convenient ap> 

 pondage during my five years' wanderings in Southern Africai My sad. 

 dlery consisted of two English himting-saddles, two corampn saddles for 

 servants, and one pack-sai^dle to convey yenison to camp. My ordnanqa 

 was afl follows : three double-barreled rifles by Purdey, William Moore, 



