WHAT BECAME OE A YOUNG PLANTEE’S OUTFIT. 
without hurting his body ; but what was better— it 
hurt his feelings — yes, hurt the feelings of a cooly! 
— and in this way. All his comrades jeered at him, 
so that he suffered great humiliation. ‘‘Master had beat 
him.’’ — “Chee, chee, a worthless fellow. ” “Our master 
did not beat lor nothing ; master has never beaten us, 
he has never had any reason to do so and so; we 
are infinitely superior to you. ” And thus it was, the 
harmless beating, only the name of it, did good. We do 
not in the very least approve of recklessly using the 
strong hand, condemn it as much as any, and never 
practised it. But depend upon it, Bamasami — they say he 
is very different now — never made any row about a cuff, 
shove, or even a stroke from a stick, provided his con^ 
science, if he had one, told him he deserved it ; and his 
neighbours would say “served him right”: — they and their 
kanganis have even for doing so, thanked 
P. D. MiLLIBp 
CPIAPTEE XXXIX. 
AYhat became of a young Planter’s outfit, or the 
EARLY EXPERIENCES OF Mr. FRESH. 
Early in 1845, Mr. Fresh, who had just newly ar- 
rived in the country, was put in subordinate charge 
of a small new clearing of about fifty acres in extent, 
just burnt off. This was merely the first opening 
out of wdiat was eventually intended to be a large' 
estate, and so, our young gentleman, placed in work- 
ing charge, was duly and fully cautioned to exercise 
great care, and devote great attention to the lining 
and holing, and had it also impressed upon him, as 
an incentive, a touch upon his bump of self-esteem, 
that in future years, when without the shadow of a 
doubt, the estate had turned out a very fine one, 
without fail, it would be asked by many a passing 
traveller, “ Who planted this fine property?” the re- 
ply would be “ Mr, Fresh and so the estate would 
prove a monument to his memory and his name, 
both of wdiich would for ever remain “ fresh” in the 
annals of planting. The gentleman who delivered this 
charge to Sir. Fresh had evidently a keen perception 
of the working of human nature, for it is a fact, of 
course wfitli some exceptions, that however much one 
may desire and work for money or distinction in 
any calling, the one ruling passion in the human 
mind, of course under many shades and aspects, is 
a desire to become famous, to do something above 
the common rule and average of fife, so that one may 
not be forgotten after they are dead. This may, on 
a partial glance, seem' a very silly and purposeless 
