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farm belonging to Walter Currie, Esq., the com- 
mandant of Albany. This was formerly his re- 
sidence, but, successive wars haying driven him 
from it, he determined not to rebuild the house 
or offices, which were destroyed during that of 
1850 — 52 ; and, consequently, purchased Oat- 
lands, near Graham's Town, where he and his 
family now reside ; still, however, retaining, 
for farming purposes, this place, which is called 
Langholm. It is situated about nineteen miles 
from Graham's Town, and five from Bathurst, 
on the expanse of a large elevated tract of 
ground or common, which is known as "Currie's 
Vlaakts." In some parts, the ground undulates 
considerably, and, everywhere, it is sprinkled 
with tufts or clumps of evergreen bushes, dis- 
posed in so perfect and picturesque a manner 
by nature, that, on first viewing the effect 
produced by the vistas of deep blue hills, and 
distance which appear between them, the be- 
holder is led to suppose it to be the work of art 
—such is, however, not the case. Prom some 
of these positions, the most exquisite views of 
landscape appear through, as if framed in a 
trellis work of foliage, and containing all the 
pleasing variety of the distant hills of South- 
well ; the dense bush which clothes the banks 
of the Eiver Cowie ; or, again, the village and 
church of Bathurst on the neighbouring hill. 
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