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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
a 6 smousej or pedlar, came to the farm, having 
amongst other articles, a quantity of Cape wine 
for sale. After some little bargaining, the 
Dutchman bought a cask of wine, and getting 
it tapped, he drew off a cupful, and drank it. 
Shortly after the pedlar had departed, the young 
man complained of thirst, and telling the ser- 
vant to inform his brothers, should they return, 
where he was, and to prepare the dinner by 
the time he returned, he went out to a neigh- 
bour's spring, to obtain a drink of water. He 
had hardly gone, ere his elder brother came in, 
and enquired for him. Hearing where he was, 
and seeing the wine, he told the servant to 
bring him a cupful of it, and she having done 
so, he drank it and went out, saying he would 
go to the well, and seek his brother. Neither 
returned, and, some two hours afterwards, the 
third brother came home from hunting, and 
hearing what had happened, he went out in 
search of his brothers, and found them both to- 
gether, lying at the spring, quite dead. He 
immediately sent for the Veldt-cornet of the 
district, and caused search to be made for the 
pedlar. He was easily found, and came to the 
farm, protesting his innocence of the murder of 
the Dutchmen, of which their brother accused 
him. In the altercation which took place be- 
tween them, the farmer accused the pedlar of 
