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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER X. 
AFFAIR IN THE COWIE BUSH. 
Kafirs overrun the Colony—Troops return to follow-up—Lower Albany 
Bush-fighting—Brave JoeSalis—Recall—Volunteers to the Front— 
Centre of Threes—Panic of the Enemy—Slaughter—Hide and Seek 
—A Stack of Ball-dresses (Robes)—A Tottie’s Nous—A Riddle— 
Kafir Plums—Defeat of Kafirs. page 70 
CHAPTER XI. 
PASSAGE OF THE FISH RIVER. 
Relief of Fort Paddie—Fish River—Committy’s Hill—Bush-fighting— 
Rocky Position —Narrow Escape—Major Gibson engaged—Charger 
shot — Wagon Encumbrances — Renewed Bush-fight — Cavalry 
supports on Foot— Captain Walpole, R.E.—How to move dead Oxen 
—Bound and Rebound—Wounded—Peddie relieved . . 78 
CHAPTER XII. 
BATTLE OF THE GUANGA. 
Beginning of Wars—Powerful Chiefs—Council of War—Seyolo and 
Umhala (Brave Man and Wild Cat)—Consequences—Spoor—Native 
Repast—Bad Powder—Kafir Fighting—Long Shots—A ‘ Bob ’ or a 
* Thud ’—Major Walpole—Colonel Donovan’s Rush—Chief Zeto 
killed—Dispersion—Recall—Nine hours’ Work—Guanga River— 
A Buck-jumper—Runaway Horse—Squaring the Circle—What met 
my Sight—‘ Ogh!’ ‘Marwoh !’ ‘Hurrah!’—Formation—Trot—Grand 
Sight—Guns open—Charge—The Result—7th Dragoon Guards— 
Cape Mounted Rifles—Walpole—Panic, Rout, Flight—Slaughter— 
Two to one—Narrow Escape — Prisoners — Fingoe—‘ Targho ’— 
Struggle for Life—Blood and Water—Captain of Free Troop—Ex¬ 
tenuating Circumstances—Express to Head-quarters—Fight over 
the Fire—Marwoh.83 
