BUSHMEN AT THE CAPE
Y~ou know the place-that, beara the cheery title of Cape of Good Hope, and that those cheery, indefatigable people, tho Dutch oiicn established a colony there, It seems that, at first-tho busy Dutch farmers of Capo Colony were greatly bothered.by the raids o! the nativos who aro called Bushmen, and whoso country was separated from tho Dutch districts by a vast dasort. The lack of water in this district—for the Bushmen wouldohoosethe dry.Reasonii for their raids-would prevent the farmers from making a successful pursuit of the robbers especially since they could only follow hy daylight, whon the "spoor," or road, could bs_ seen, while tho from their knowledge of tho country,' could easily travel by night, and in a straight lino across the 'desorfc. But Bushmen must have water too it seems. How did they manage to secure it / On their lino of. travel, at long intervals, they had, aided by (heir wives, hidden water in tho shells of ostrich eggs brought from great distances. Even at night they could find tho water vessels, so perfect was their knowledge of the country.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2439, 30 October 1886, Page 2
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186BUSHMEN AT THE CAPE Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2439, 30 October 1886, Page 2
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