Among the Zulus and Amatongas: with sketches of the natives, their language and customs; and the country, products, climate, wild animals, &c, being principally contributions to magazines and newspapers ... Edited by the Hon. W. H. Drummond

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$tt Iftcmnram. DAV! D LESLIE, Died 11th May, 1874, Aged 35. "The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away ; Blessed be the Nams of the Lord." " Where is the grave of Sir Arthur O'Kellyn ? "Where may the grave of that good man be ? By the side of a spring, on the breast of Helvellyn, Under the twigs of a young birch tree ! The oak that in summer was sweet to hear. And rustled its leaves in the fall of the year, And whistled and roared in the winter alone, Is gone.— And the birch in its 3tead is grown.— The knight's bones are dust, And his good sword rust ; His soul is with the saints, I trust."- -Coleridge. These were among the last utterances of Mr Leslie. PHOTOGRAPHED BY T. ANNAN, GLASGOW; FROM AN ALTO-RELIEVO, BY G. E. EWING, SCULPTOR. Printed by tlie Woodbury Permanent Photographic Company, 157, Great Portland Street, Lonlnn w AMONG THE ZULUS AND 'AMATONGAS WITH sketches op the NATIVES, THEIR LANGUAGE AND CUSTOMS ; AND THE COUNTRY, PRODUCTS, CLIMATE, WILD ANIMALS, &c. BEING PRINCIPALLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS ; BY THE LATE DAVID LESLIE.

EDITED BY THE HON. W. H. DRUMMOKD, Author of " The Large Game and Natural History of South and South-East Africa. GLASGOW : PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION. 1875. GLASGOW : PRINTED BY WM. GILCHRIST, HOWARD STREET. INDEX. Preface — By the Hon. W. H. Drummond, Obituary Notices, vu xiii Port Natal, 1 A Hunting and Trading Expedition in South Africa, A Zulu Foray, ..... S 32 Kaffir "Doctors," 41 A Trip into the Zulu, and a Visit to King Panda, Wild Life in South Africa— . 58 104 I. — Morning in South-Eastern Africa, II.— A Day in Wild Life, 105 107 III. — A Zulu Marriage, 114 IV. — A Zulu Story of a Haunted Wood, V.— Ool Bombo, us 124 VI.— A Night Round the Fire, VII. — A Runaway Match, 1*27 133 VIII.— A Buffalo Hunt in the Water, 138 IX. — A Few Odds and Ends about the Zulus, X — A Kaffir Hunter's Story, 141 150 XL— Making the Most of It in "Wild Life, Transvaal versus Zulu, .... 155 162 The Native Custom of Hlonipa, The Tsetse Fly— . 167 182 Remarks on Mr St. Vincent Erskine's Paper, .Aaswer to Mr Leslie's Critique, 184 186 Kaffir Character and Customs, The Labour Question, Suggestions for Governing the Kaffirs, Marriage Customs, The Training of Children, .

The Kaffir Character, Kaffir Etiquette, Kaffir Cosmogony, 188 1S9 191 193 197 199 203 INDEX. VI The Zulu Word for "Life," 210 Natal Scenery — Kaffir Music and a Tiger Hunt. A Border Raid, . . . . . 218 221 African Travel, Travellers, and their Books, Among the Amatonga, 229 242 Taken by the Portuguese, A Zulu Romance, 260 275 Letters to the Press — Native Labour, 285 The Gun Trade with the Natives, Defence, 294 301 The Kaffir Rising in Natal, Natal and Ashantee, 303 304 The Native Rising in Natal, 310 The New African Gold Discoveries, Is Dr Livingstone Dead ? 317 322 The Isle in the Eastern Sea: A Missionary Story A Dublin " Boy," . 325 375 Plimsoll's "Jack, 382 Extracts from Hunting Journal — Agreement for Importation of Native Labour, Specimen of Savage King-Craft, Names and Interpretations of Moons, in Kaffir, Reflections of the Day, 392 393 394 396 Statement of my Claim against the PoRTUGUEaSE Government for Illegal Seizure, &c, 411

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. The Delagoa Bay' Arbitration — Marshal MacMahon's Award, . Leader in '' Daily News " thereon, Leader in " Times " .... Leader in " Morning Post" . Leader in "Herald of Peace," . Leader in "Newcastle JAaily Chronicle," (Excerpt) Sharp Practice with Spain ! —Whatabout Portugal? 417 420 425 430 434 436 43S