African Pets: Or, Chats about Our Animal Friends in Natal : with a Sketch of Kaffir Life |
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... CETEWEYO , A CHAPTER ABOUT BIRDS ,. ADDOZ AND JENNY , . SOME DOGS THAT I HAVE KNOWN , QUEER PETS , ' ODDS AND ENDS , ' A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE KAFFIRS , PAGE II 33 48 59 69 83 96 114 138 145 LIST OF FULL - PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS . ' THE CAT 6.
... CETEWEYO , A CHAPTER ABOUT BIRDS ,. ADDOZ AND JENNY , . SOME DOGS THAT I HAVE KNOWN , QUEER PETS , ' ODDS AND ENDS , ' A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE KAFFIRS , PAGE II 33 48 59 69 83 96 114 138 145 LIST OF FULL - PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS . ' THE CAT 6.
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... birds of every tame- able kind , all shared our affections , until some untimely chance or accident , that always seems to be lying in wait for any animal one particularly values , put an end to our favourites , when great would be the ...
... birds of every tame- able kind , all shared our affections , until some untimely chance or accident , that always seems to be lying in wait for any animal one particularly values , put an end to our favourites , when great would be the ...
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... birds ' nests under the eaves , for snakes are particularly fond of young birds . One we shot had a poor little swallow in its mouth , that it had just taken out of its warm , cosy nest . Not unfrequently they get into the houses as ...
... birds ' nests under the eaves , for snakes are particularly fond of young birds . One we shot had a poor little swallow in its mouth , that it had just taken out of its warm , cosy nest . Not unfrequently they get into the houses as ...
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... bird , and as it is so long , we shortened it into Ket , which name he soon got to know quite well , and would answer to it with a little twitter when we spoke to him . He was a bright yellow - coloured bird , with a little grey on his ...
... bird , and as it is so long , we shortened it into Ket , which name he soon got to know quite well , and would answer to it with a little twitter when we spoke to him . He was a bright yellow - coloured bird , with a little grey on his ...
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... birds flying about in the sunshine amongst the flowers . For several days all went on well , and we thought Ket was perfectly safe , as there was no cat about , and it never occurred to us that any accident could possibly happen to him ...
... birds flying about in the sunshine amongst the flowers . For several days all went on well , and we thought Ket was perfectly safe , as there was no cat about , and it never occurred to us that any accident could possibly happen to him ...
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Addoz ADVENTURES affectionate afraid Africa AFRICAN PETS amusing animals assegai Author BARBARA HUTTON birds bite Book bright cage called Captain Dallas Ceteweyo Charlie cheaper Edition clever cloth elegant coloured CONNAUGHT RANGERS Crown 8vo daresay delight Dickie donkey door each-continued Eefit Eefy English Engravings eyes fancy farm favourite Fcap fire fond frightened Frontispiece funny G. A. HENTY garden Giganticum gilt edges girl hands happy HARRISON WEIR heard HERBERT MARTIN horse Illustrations Jenny Kaffirs kind kitten knew kraals LADY little boy little fellow live looking Louis Quatorze master Miss morning morocco antique never nice night ostrich poor little pretty price 6d Rollo round seemed sewed Shillings and Sixpence Small 4to snake soon sort Stories STRUWWELPETER Tale thing THOMAS HOOD thought Thousand Three Shillings toads tree turn veldt walking wild window Young Zulus
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