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" Brown says a fine dog in a wild state once hung 

 about here for some time, stealing meat at night, and 

 playing with the tame dogs. He was very cunning, 

 and was off at the slightest indication of danger. If 

 he was heard outside the house and the least noise 

 made inside, he was off. Many shots were fired at him, 

 and he escaped for a long time, but at length was shot 

 when on one of his visits. He lived in the veldt, and 

 always rushed into the bush, just like a hyaena, which 

 he resembled closely in his habits. This was, no 

 doubt, some white man's dog that had run wild and 

 acquired the habits of a wild animal to a certain extent. 



" September 23^. — Pleasant breeze. Did not do 

 much, or feel up to much. Another chat at Brown's 

 in the evening. Brown tells me that once four 

 young guinea-fowls were brought him, which became 

 extremely tame. One only, a hen, survived. She 

 became wonderfully tame, and would follow the 

 Tati people about. When a Tati waggon was sent 

 out for wood, or for any other purpose, she would go 

 and return with it, not following strange waggons. 

 She would follow Nelsson when he rode to the 

 • Blue Jacket,' 1 wait for him, and return home with 

 him. Latterly she got into the habit of going with 

 the oxen when they went into the veldt, would start 

 with them, remain all day, and return at night with 

 them, marching in front. She would even join wild 

 guinea-fowl, if she came across them in the veldt, 

 and would leave them as soon as she found she was 

 getting too far from the waggon or person she was 



1 A mine near Tati. 



