BARROW. 
trees, but produces in abundance grass and corn, 
though this last is liable to that great scourge of 
Africa, the locust. The sheep are the best which 
the colony produces.. The situation of the in- 
habitants is peculiarly hard, from being perpe- 
tually exposed to the attack of tlie savage Bos- 
jesnians. The farmer can neither plough, sow, 
nor reap, unless armed. He dare not even go 
out to gather a few vegetables, without a gun in 
his hand. This perpetual danger gives them 
more hardy and active habits than the other co- 
lonists. The women even possess more anima- 
tion; some even have taken up a musquet, and 
attacked the assailants. 
The party, proceeding with an advanced guard 
for the purpose of observation, succeeded at length 
in surprising a kraal of Bosjesmans. Contrary to 
express orders, two of the guides fired; upon 
which the whole of the kraal set up frightful 
screams, and ran to the top of the neighbouring 
rocks. Finding themselves not pursued, and 
presents offered, the children first came down, 
then the women, lastly, three or four men ; but 
no more could be induced to approach. They 
are perhaps the ugliest race in nature ; though, if 
the letter S be considered as the line of beauty, 
it might be presented by a section from the 
breast to the knee. The protuberance behind 
consisted of fat, which, in walking, had a quiver* 
