The Africander a Plain Tale of Colonial Life
The Africander a Plain Tale of Colonial Life
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I had not applied for any, not being aware of any large captures of cattle, and had merely been compensated for 156 THE AFRICANDER.
Before ending this chapter, it may be well to say something as to the cause of this war. It arose out of the enforcement of the Native Disarmament Act, an absurd Act passed after the Kreli War, 1877-79, for the pur- pose of depriving the natives of their firearms. The ridiculous part of it was that the natives did far more damage with their assagais than their guns..., most of them not being able to shoot at all. One officer, who had been through the Kreli War, told me hew he had met suddenly one of the enemy in the bush. The native, who was about twenty yards away from him, raised his piece, fired, and the loss of my horse. As I was only slightly higher in rank than this man, and did not think there would be much difference in our awards, I offered to sell him my chance for ^3, to save myself the trouble of applying. He accepted the offer, applied, and obtained ^"n !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I had not applied for any, not being aware of any large captures of cattle, and had merely been compensated for 156 THE AFRICANDER.
Before ending this chapter, it may be well to say something as to the cause of this war. It arose out of the enforcement of the Native Disarmament Act, an absurd Act passed after the Kreli War, 1877-79, for the pur- pose of depriving the natives of their firearms. The ridiculous part of it was that the natives did far more damage with their assagais than their guns..., most of them not being able to shoot at all. One officer, who had been through the Kreli War, told me hew he had met suddenly one of the enemy in the bush. The native, who was about twenty yards away from him, raised his piece, fired, and the loss of my horse. As I was only slightly higher in rank than this man, and did not think there would be much difference in our awards, I offered to sell him my chance for ^3, to save myself the trouble of applying. He accepted the offer, applied, and obtained ^"n !
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by E Clairmonte to read onlineMoreLess
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