Diary of a Trip to South Africa on R.M.S. Tantallon Castle (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...But I speak of what I have found in the way of preaching and "ornate services." I think John Knox, or the apostle Paul, would have made short work with the "orders" of mere lisping nonentities and womanish men The fort erected when the Free State was British is on the outskirts of the city, and from its battlements, which we paced one evening at sunset, a splendid view is got over a country which has seen many a battle between the European races and the sturdy Basutos--whose land is almost within sight. The standing army of the State is not large. We saw a specimen of it at the fort--hardy-looking fellows. The Museum is devoted to local products, and is extremely interesting. The number of beasts and birds and the varieties of mineral products are very great. We saw here a crystal model of the largest diamond.ever found. It is believed to be worth nearly a million pounds. The laws of the State with regard to the blacks are very strict, and savour of the Dutch spirit. The natives live in townships out of the city, and at sundown they must all be out of the streets. Any found after dark without a permit are pulled up before the magistrate and whipped No barman dare sell drink to a native; and otherwise the law does not recognise Pompey as a "brudder " But in these notes I cannot enter upon the very difficult native problem. Far less.can I offer a solution or even formulate a theory regarding it. The theory of the ignorant amongst the Boers is a very simple one. The "natives ate looked upon ae Ganaanitee who are doomed to destruction by the chosen people, viz., the Dutch settlers Of course the intelligent Boers have more sense, if not humanity, in dealing with the natives. But the Dutch take altogether a...