The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-11-13
SKETCHES
Bv a Traveller in Southern Africa.

MA l. S&AAS
Bva Traveller in Southern Africa.
few wears ago,whiIc residing at the Cape,
Ilname acquainted with several of those en-
,.-.ri,inc traders who are engaged in the lu-
,-,,,yr but rather hazardous traffic with the
r,..ycs north of the Orange River. These
.-,I..r, are sometimes absent for more than
.aa wears from the colony, moving about with
.. ..ir waeons and servants, from one tribe TO
an her. until their goods are all disposed of,
when they return to Graham. Town or Cape
Town with the cattle, hides, ivory, ostrich
-t,her> and other valuablcS. into which their
a-irnal merchandise has been converted, u
,av at profit Of some four or five hundred
,,rccnt. Most of those traders whom knew
u ape Town, confined their operations to
the country lying along the western coast Of
-l- continent, and stretching from the Or
a,r River towards the Portuguese possessions
:. Rcngucla. Some of them had advanced
On that side nearly To the great lake which
las since been discovered by travellers pro-
.rrling from another quarter The existence
# hi, lake is well known to the natives in
aabiting the western coast, who have often
e,,,n Of il 10 tlrrir EnglSh VISITORS.
One Of the holdcSt and most successful OF
"..,. adventurous traders was Mr. Hutton,
arr>pg.tabIe Engli,h coloniSt. who had accu-
nuArc,l small fortune hv his excursions a
non. the Namaqua> and the Dammara>. and
,,, r.kiuu II retiring from the business.
Lac. heard much of him not only lucky deal
y and daring hunter. but also as being one
'''" most intelligent explorers of South Al
4: and having been able on one occasion
render him a slight service. obtained from
n in return a GOOD deal of information con-
.,r,ur tho>,. parts of the interior with which
nl, familiar Some of his own adventures
ia he occasionally related, in Illustration
The facts thus communicated. seemed to me
| be- curious and interesting enough to be
-th preserving. One OF them | will en-
/ lyor to repeat as nearly as possible in the
rl> in which he told it,
Il NAV be wei, before proceeding with the
-~l,.yr. to mention briefly the circumstance
| which drew from Mr. Hutton an account
thj, singular adventure The service
ssh b had rendered to him consisted merely
NilnIng from the authorities, by proper
-''r>entarjons, the liberation of a Namaqna
want. whom he had brought to town with
IN romthr country beyond the Orange Riv-
Tbs dHsky youth was in appearance and
Aara"trT genuine IIottcntot. He had
-~ snail statue the tawny complexion, the
.r';->"t eyes the diminutive nose, the wide
' Fromincnt check bones, and the curious
'a',~' hair, which distinguish that peculiar
'.. lie was usually Y silent, grave, and some
*.t' t''I..'n in mood, except when he was cx-
''. 'y >trong liquor. of which. like most Of
"na'ro'>, he was immoderatclv fond
' lbs STAT" Apollo (a> he was prepo>tcrously
'a''.') tccamc not only lively and bolster
- %" excessively pugnacous. The latter
''''' brought him frequently into collision
.' some Of the saucy and knowing blacks
0'ie Town, who found the same malicious
20, .'e IN teasing the poor Namaqua that
''ea Youngsters in London school e.
III annoying any rustic newcomer. 1t
' ''n'"lnencc of an affair of this sort,
' ha't-mullled Apollo. after des-
~'ot with a gigantic Mozambique
"- had one day been bundled off
.'''.e to the lookup house: and his
who was hardly more familiar than
INNS i with the WAYS of the town,
d" to ask my advice and assistance
'-',.n- the unlucky Namaqua releas-
" was little difficulty in accomplish
""eh the circumstances were prop
'a"! to the presiding functionary
FEB. ..'' after few hours detention in the
Tor rty jaiI,) was restored to his
'- a s''eF and very pcnitent condi-
'aawnat surprised by the evidences
ANXIETY and even affection dsplav-
NJ Hutton for his uncouth pro.eqe in
'', Ihe latter had certainly nothinn
'itearance or WAYS which could be
'1a lrrpossessinc. He had. indeed
70 e'iacr ,omc attachment for hi.
80, o'hrrwi-c his mental and moral
not appear TO be more attractive
ia!>,ocnomy, l had heard that Mr.
~ IN 'i.'e Of his reputation as Z keen
az ardent hunter, was an upr;eh,