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whether lie intended to rebuild his house. 
"What," was his rejoinder, "for the third 
time? — No Sir, I'll keep this as it now is, and 
if I do build again, it shall be a new house. 
But I'll keep this one as it is, to look at, in 
order that it may remind me of what I once 
was — where we all once lived — how happy we 
then were — and what I now am ; where we all 
now are, and what all human happiness comes 
toP Well, indeed we thought, would it be 
for those, who live at home in comfort, if 
their experience taught them, by unmolested 
ease, as good a lesson, as adversity has done 
to many of these colonist farmers of Africa. 
Our supper being over, we settled ourselves 
to sleep, but not before our guns and gear 
were first put in order for the morrow's work ; 
then, pulling our large woollen caps over our 
ears, and rolling ourselves in our blankets, we 
soon forgot all else save sleep. An hour before 
daylight saw us, however, awake, and on the 
move. Our horses saddled, and the Hottentots 
and dogs ready, we started for the bush, and, 
after a sharp ride of about an hour, gallopping 
at full speed, up hill and dale, through ravines 
over "vlaats" and through " vleys " of water. 
We were thus proceeding at a furious pace, 
when suddenly my companion drew in his rein, 
exclaiming, " Hah ! here they have been." 
