de, und if you shoode him, it is petter than for hims to be eaten
oop alife, und you may shoode den leopard. Zo! I am happy das you hafe
zave den tog. He is a goot tog, und a goot tog ist a goot vrient out in
der veldt. Now you gom mit me, und die alte voman give us bode zom
fruhstuck. You know what ist das?"

Dyke shook his head.

"Das ist goot Deutsch for breakfass, mein young vrient."

"Oh, I see," cried Dyke. "I never learnt Dutch."

"Nein, nein, nein, goot bube. Not Dutch. I did say Deutsch--Sharmans."

"But you are a Boer, are you not?"

"Nein. I did gom ofer from Sharmany dwenty year ago. Dere ist blendy
of Dutch Boer varder on. I am Deutsch."

"I'll recollect," said Dyke eagerly.--"But how is Jack the Kaffir? Is
he lying down under the wagon?"

"Nein," cried the old man sharply. "As zoon as he zee me gom, shoost
when it ist morgen, und he zee mein big shdick, he shoomp oop und go und
veed den pferd horse, as he know he should. He's guide well, dank you,
now, and work ferry hart, like a goot poy."

The old man wrinkled up his face, shut his eyes, and indulged in a
hearty, silent laugh.

"I am zorry," he said, suddenly growing serious; "und I veed and nurse a
boor mans, und I zay to him: `Lie you there und go to sleep dill you are
besser.' Boot Meinheer Jack he ist a pig hoomboogs, and I gan zee all
froo him. Dunder and lightning! I gif him der shdick. Now gom und haf
den breakfast, und den you shall gom indo mein shdore, und puy die
mealies, und gorn, und dea, und goffee, und rice, und zhugars, und bay
me den money, und we will load den wagon. Den der vorks is done, und
you shall gom und sit und dalk do me about die osdridge birds, while I
shmoke mein bibe und you rest yourself, und resht die bullocks for two
day. Den you go pack to your pig bruder, who want to see you ferry
pad."

"Yes, I want to get back again," said Dyke.

"Das ist goot, bud you moost haf a goot long resht, und go guide well
again. Und now, my younger vrient, I will dell you zomedings to dell
dem bruder. You dell him der osdridge ist no goot. I haf dried, boot
dey go zick, und guarrel, und fight, und ghick von anoder und efery
bodies, und preak die legs; und die hens lay dere nests vull of pig
eggs, und die ghocks gom und shoomp upon 'em, und make der feet all
ovaire gustard und shell, und den no jickens gom. You dell dem bruder
dot your beebles haf been vinding die diamonds in der veldt, und he had
pette