This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...those of our party sitting near me, who could not, of course, understand a word of the introductory narrative, were able at once to make out the drift of the story which was being told, or rather acted. It seems that so persistent and even peremptory were the demands of our friend to know the " Sechele road," that a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...those of our party sitting near me, who could not, of course, understand a word of the introductory narrative, were able at once to make out the drift of the story which was being told, or rather acted. It seems that so persistent and even peremptory were the demands of our friend to know the " Sechele road," that a party were about to start and put him on the western road to Sechele's, when, fortunately, they heard the waggon-whip or the firing of the guns at Konoa, and declined to take any step whatever. The wrath of our young explorer must now have been very great, judging from the manner in which it was depicted to us. There was, however, no remedy--the natives would do nothing till daylight came. His case was not a bad one; there was plenty of milk, sweet and sour, for his supper, and a place was given him where he could sleep. Placed on his way by his friends and hosts, it was easy for the explorer to find the camp, as he did, early next morning. The fact was, he had passed Konoa the evening before, without noticing the large pool of water there--had wandered much too far westward, so that when he luckily stumbled on a cattle-post, the herds thought of the western " Sechele road" rather than the eastern one, on which we were travelling; and had his peremptory demands been acceded to, he would have found himself in the morning on another road altogether, and some twenty miles from his camp. It was fortunate for him that, although lost, he was found by friendly people, who took a calmer view of his position than he did himself. CHAPTER III SIR CHARLES WARREN AT SHOSHONG At Shoshong we had almost reached the most northerly European settlement. To the north-east, there are the English missions and trading stations in Matebeleland. But ...
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