Eight Months in an Ox-waggon: Reminiscences of Boer Life |
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... treked off on our journey . Rain is always an obstacle to treking , for besides making the trek slippery , and therefore dangerous and difficult , it wets the oxen's necks , and the yoke chafing against them is very liable to cause ...
... treked off on our journey . Rain is always an obstacle to treking , for besides making the trek slippery , and therefore dangerous and difficult , it wets the oxen's necks , and the yoke chafing against them is very liable to cause ...
Page 54
... treked through during the day was uninteresting in the extreme , and the same may be said of the whole country between Maritzburg and Pretoria , with very few exceptions . The veldt stretches away as far as the eye can reach in long ...
... treked through during the day was uninteresting in the extreme , and the same may be said of the whole country between Maritzburg and Pretoria , with very few exceptions . The veldt stretches away as far as the eye can reach in long ...
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... treked on to Sand River , where we had a bathe , and also set the boys at work to wash our clothes . Our dress now consisted of broad- brimmed soft slouch hats ; flannel shirts , with a pocket in them ; greenish yellow moleskin breeches ...
... treked on to Sand River , where we had a bathe , and also set the boys at work to wash our clothes . Our dress now consisted of broad- brimmed soft slouch hats ; flannel shirts , with a pocket in them ; greenish yellow moleskin breeches ...
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... treked on till six , when we came to such a likely - looking locality for game , and also so conveniently supplied with water for washing and cooking , that we outspanned . Fresh meat was now an object of interest to us , so immediately ...
... treked on till six , when we came to such a likely - looking locality for game , and also so conveniently supplied with water for washing and cooking , that we outspanned . Fresh meat was now an object of interest to us , so immediately ...
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... treked forward , been standing out more and more distinctly ahead ; our third trek brought us to the foot of the path leading over them . We halted for a few minutes at a little inn , where we had some bread and butter , and a bottle of ...
... treked forward , been standing out more and more distinctly ahead ; our third trek brought us to the foot of the path leading over them . We halted for a few minutes at a little inn , where we had some bread and butter , and a bottle of ...
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