A ZULU IN ENGLAND.
• The'young cousin of Cetewayo, who has been visiting England with his missionary, had a 'lesson in English Christianity. On hoard ship he was given half a sovereign by a fellow pasBenger. Coveting nome oranges which he saw in the streets, he- offered his gold in'exchange for some The orangeBeller passed "him half a dozen, took his ttjoneyy : and returned him two halfpennies; change, which the simple Zulu took with- much more readiness than his cousin in South Africa did Bishop Colenso's Old Testament stories. The young black was-recently entertained to- ai hot -luncheon- done-iu'style. He evidently enjoyed himself and his dinner thoroughly. Every course was appreciated by his unsophisticated palate Until he came to the ice. That was too much. His teeth began to ache, and be pushed his gkss from him, declaring that England wss two cold outside to make " cold within agreeahle."
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Kumara Times, Issue 850, 21 June 1879, Page 3
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148A ZULU IN ENGLAND. Kumara Times, Issue 850, 21 June 1879, Page 3
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