The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-28
THE HOTTENTOT.


,I From tie african Guano Trade ,
| The Hotlenlots are a race Of sma
people seldom exceeding feet 8 or.
inches. They are thin shd sttenuatet
heir skin, even in The younger ones. be
shriVelled and rough. They hsv
quaie countenance, high cheek bones
flat nose deeply sunk within the fscjl,
Inc, small eyes, not at all prominent,
large wide mouth. with the under Ii,
GENERALLY thick. Their teeth are darI
ol'en decayed and irregular. Their head,
're not at all intellectual. Their fee
and hands however, are small and beau.
|tlfully fsrnd.
When first met on the coast thew ey
Idently had been in the habit of ocea
slonslly communicating with ship,
They Invariably possessed a steel, althp
they had no foreign weapons.
ceived US with looks OF TEe gresttSsII sSs. pa
thy and indifference, evidently waiting
for the first advances 10 be made, they
were in q sitting posture, the weight Of
The thighs resting on the legs above the
heal. 1t is somewhat singular that this
is the manner and attitude in which 3
New Zealsnder invariably receives
strangers considering il mark Of res
pee, towards them. o. approaching
and shaking hands with thsm, they soon
seemed al ease, quickly asking for wal
rr end tobacco. Tney had ne weapons
with them, having, I" we Afterwards
discovered, hid them ameng the rocks,
lhey slwsy, have q great number Of
Gogs. Their women never appeared,
,nd during oil our Intercourse with them
hey were rsrel y seen. Whether this
proceeded from pstural umidiiy or a
r ose from former ill-lreatment, il was
difficult 10 determine Ii is however
believed 10 have been from the latter
cause They seem to be cshable OF ia
king in a, once q weeks provision.
When frs, met with, two of them were
brough, to the vessel and it certaialy
seemed as III, were impossible to salts
iy them with food and the com mplscency
with which they paited their s,Omschs
extended in a most extraordinary man.
ner. showed how much they seemed to
their food When first met with
hey used why sort Of grass but nvs,
IIsbly preferred tobacco.
Having one day when two Of them
were on board observed some Others q.
mongsl the rocks al distance inland,
and suppesing them 10 be women who
At this time had not been seen, the msu
were accompanied on shore from wbIch
they did moi seem inclined to start. Ou
walking about however The recent foo,
prnl OF child was d,covered, which
when pointed out 10 them, seemed t.
lgitate them considerably. Determin-
I'd if possible 10 see their dwellings, the
loot prints were followed, the natives
also coming, but evidently dspIeased.
About one mile from the beach two rudt
huts were seen, with all their weapons
and property. The women sod chill.
lien however were gone, which seemed
ss much 10 aslonlSh the natives as 10 dis
'ppelnI u. One OF them ran OF once to
he place where the fire had been, push,
ed his hand among The ashes and feeling
no heat, seemed al once overwhelmed
ny passion aud disspponlmen,. After
many apparent violent expressions END
gestures he quietly sal down filed his
plpe with a wire looking dded grass
from skin bag suspended from his neck
and smoking lew seconds became quite
sxcled presenting exactly the same sp.
pearance as an opium smoker. After
the excitement, his eyes a, first rolling