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wlio is not employed in money grubbing, wbich. is the 
engrossing occupation of the few people in Leydenburg. 
Our friends departed when their wagon called to take tbem 
bome again, and we wished them good-bye, with many 
thanks for their extreme civility, and many good wishes 
on both sides. In the evening I went to the hotel," 
which had been started since we were here, and picked 
up Bravo," and some other things Woodroffe had left 
behind for us to bring on in the wagons. "We also 
managed to get a couple of Caffre boys to lead the oxen. 
Next morning we left Leydenburg, and pushing on, camped 
that evening in the valley of the Crocodile. I shot two 
dickop on the road, a bird about the size of a pheasant. 
In the evening when the Caffres went to tie up the grey 
mare, she had disappeared, and there was no chance of 
finding her in the darkness. Next morning the Caffres 
started off in different directions to find the mare, Christian 
going back towards Leydenburg. To add to our annoyance 
the two Caffres we had picked up in Leydenburg had also 
run away already, though there was no apparent reason 
for their doing so. In the evening all the Caffres except 
Christian returned from their search which had been 
fruitless. 
September 17 th. I thought it better not to wait any 
longer for the driver, who could easily catch us up, so we 
inspanned after breakfast, and I drove the wagon myself. 
On the road we kept a good look out for the mare, and at 
last espied her in some enclosed ground near a farm, to 
which she had strayed, and broken into the farmer's 
oats, for which I had to pay him 5s. before he would give 
her up. Soon after we had outspanned for the night, 
Christian turned up, bringing back one of the men who 
had run away, and whom he found in Leydenburg. I 
longed to thrash him, and only desisted as I thought he 
would be sure to run away again if I did, and he promised 
