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... supply of boys as servants against our arrival , which was to be three weeks later . I may here say that every coloured man , irrespective of age , be he six or sixty , is called a boy throughout the colony . Luckily , both A. and ...
... supply of boys as servants against our arrival , which was to be three weeks later . I may here say that every coloured man , irrespective of age , be he six or sixty , is called a boy throughout the colony . Luckily , both A. and ...
Page 42
... supplies of rims , rim pey and forslat . The large amounts of coffee and salt we were advised to take was a matter of wonder to me , until it was explained that any money was almost value- less in parts of the country we might probably ...
... supplies of rims , rim pey and forslat . The large amounts of coffee and salt we were advised to take was a matter of wonder to me , until it was explained that any money was almost value- less in parts of the country we might probably ...
Page 43
... would certainly be inflicted . The sweets were specially intended for the Boers , who are great sweet - tooths , and a handful of lolly - pops will often prove efficacious in obtaining a supply of milk , eggs , or butter , when money would.
... would certainly be inflicted . The sweets were specially intended for the Boers , who are great sweet - tooths , and a handful of lolly - pops will often prove efficacious in obtaining a supply of milk , eggs , or butter , when money would.
Page 45
... supply of fish arrives from Durban , and finds a very good market even at the high price cost of carriage drives it ... supplies , or even of the fish we caught and cooked ourselves . Now that our stores were all collected , our battery ...
... supply of fish arrives from Durban , and finds a very good market even at the high price cost of carriage drives it ... supplies , or even of the fish we caught and cooked ourselves . Now that our stores were all collected , our battery ...
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... supplies of the other groceries . He also offered to have some milk- bread baked for us if we would send down the flour , which we accordingly did , and the bread turned out most excellent , and lasted fresh and good ten days afterwards ...
... supplies of the other groceries . He also offered to have some milk- bread baked for us if we would send down the flour , which we accordingly did , and the bread turned out most excellent , and lasted fresh and good ten days afterwards ...
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