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went in search of game, the Coranna, suspecting that all 
was not fair, followed him secretly, and saw him go to 
the cave and shoot another calf, and thus his roguery 
was detected. The discovery of cream, according to 
Hareena's relation, was accidentally made by the first 
Coranna. After milking his cows, he happened to let 
the horn, which received the milk, remain standing near 
the mouth of the cave for a considerable time ; on re- 
turning afterwards to take it away, he was surprised to 
find the milk covered with cream, which being a greasy 
substance, he thought would prove an excellent article for 
smearing the body, a discovery of no small importance 
in the estimation of South Africans. 
The artifice of the Bushman led to a disagreement 
between them. A little before sunset, one evening, they 
agreed upon a separation, and also a division of the 
cattle, which had been before considered as their mutual 
property. The Coranna inquired of the Bushman which 
of the cattle he would choose for his share ; who replied 
those which had sparkling eyes, not reflecting that their 
lustre at that time must have arisen from the rays of the 
sun. The Coranna chose the dark-eyed cattle ; but put 
off the time for making the division until the sun went 
down. On examining the herd, the Bushman could find 
none with shining eyes, and, supposing they had strayed, 
he went in quest of them. After an unsuccessful search 
he returned with his body severely scratched by the 
thorns. In the mean time, the Coranna having smeared 
his face and legs with butter, which he had obtained 
from the milk, looked so well, that the Bushman was 
ashamed to remain longer with him, and went away 
without the cattle, to subsist entirely upon game, 
leaving his share to the Coranna. But, their tradition 
was silent upon the way in which the poor Bushman 
obtained a wife. 
The Goha nation is the nearest to Lynx kraal in an 
easterly direction, being about four days' journey higher 
