me very
fleshy as he advances in years. This latter characteristic probably
arises from the fact that he eats very largely at his meals, and is
disinclined to take walking exercise. Riding becomes to him a sort of
second nature, and a man who is found walking from one place to another
is considered at once to be either eccentric or very poor.

From some reason the Field Boer is rather disposed to look down upon the
sporting prowess of Englishmen, but he not unusually finds himself
beaten in a competition with those very men whose inefficiency he
considered to be a certainty.

Within quite modern times there have been two wars between the Boers and
the English; viz. when the Boers attacked the English troops in the
Natal district, in 1842; and again in 1848, when the English, under Sir
Harry Smith, attacked and defeated the confederate Boers at the battle
of the Berea. In both these encounters the Dutchmen showed an entire
inability to withstand the attacks of disciplined troops, but at the
same time displayed much skill in the use of their weapons, in selecting
such stations that they might be protected from the enemy's fire whilst
he was exposed to theirs, and in retreating so rapidly that they escaped
the usual results of a defeat As a companion in the field, the Boer,
although coarse and vulgar, is still an amusing companion, and a good
instructor in hunting-craft. It is from him that you may learn the
habits and peculiarities of the many rare animals which inhabit South
Africa. The footprints of the various creatures, the localities where
they may be found at different times of the year, the best method of
pursuing them, the means to adopt when encountering dangerous animals,
and, lastly, the adventures, successes, and escapes that have occurred
either to him or to his immediate friends, form the main subjects of his
conversation; at least, after he has gained from you a full account of
the height and breadth of your father and grandfather, mother and
grandmother, sisters, brothers, and friends, and received also a short
account of the sporting capabilities of your male relatives.

The Town Boer is usually a trader, and keeps a sort of general store,
selling every thing, from a yard of linen to a pound of gunpowder, and a
patent cure-every-thing pill.

THE HOTTENTOT.

The Hottentot has possessed certain peculiar characteristics ever since
he was first discovered by Europeans. He is dirty, idle, drunken, a