FURTHER EXPERIENCES OF MR, FRESH. 
the owner leaned forward, bent in with its weight, 
when he took his departure after the paying was 
done. It may be said, “Why was this permitted?” 
Any remonstrance on the subject would only elicit 
some very just remarks from the grand head official. 
He had advanced money on the coast j if the cash 
went into the hands of the cooly, he would never 
get it out of him j his wages must be arrested at the 
pay- table before he could possibly touch it. He, the 
kangani, was responsible to “ master ’’ for the whole 
of the advances, and such steps must be taken in order 
to secure them. The master would say no more. 
Visions of refunded “ coast advances,” which would 
no doubt take place to-morrow, flitted before his eyes 
— cash which would keep him well in hand until 
next pay day, and prevent or obviate the disagreeable 
necessity of any intermediate drafts, for there was 
but barely enough to complete the payments, and a 
batch of carts had just been loaded with coffee. The 
carters would require a considerable advance of hire, 
which could be met with these refunded advances, 
To-morrow came ; it always does come very quickly 
when there is anything to pay ! With the morrow 
also came the carters to receive their advance and sign 
the cart note. The cart note was duly written out 
stating the amount of hire on the contract, and as 
a matter of course also stating that three-fourths of 
the hire had been paid in advance. This the carters 
signed and stood waiting for their money. Master” 
also stood Wciiting for the kangani, who had promised 
to bring to the bungalow first thing in the morning 
at least a portion of his advance account, but “ no 
appearance w^'as put in,” The master gets impatient, 
even angry, calls the “boy,” tells him to run clown 
to the lines and bring forth the dilatory debtor. 
A very long time elapses, during which the carters 
retire and very patiently sit down under the shade 
of some trees ; for whatever the faults and failings 
of cartmen may be, one of their strong points, in- 
deed the chief one, is waiting for their advance hire. 
We yet well remember some of our first attempts to 
weary, wear out, the patience of the cartman, or dis- 
gust him, in waiting for his requested advance. His 
demand was for ten pounds, and he was offered ten 
shillings, being at the same time told it was all the 
money in the house. He said he would wait, but was 
told he need not. But he book his own way of it, 
and waited in that verandah morning, noon, and night, 
with a perseverance worthy of a nobler cause, until in 
utter desperation, or probably under some fascination 
induced by his two eyes staring and watching every 
movement and action, we would send off and borpw 
p'om some of the carpenters or masons the required 
