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Old Cape Colony; a chronicle of her men and houses from 1652-1806 (1903)

Trotter, Alys Fane (Keatinge), Mrs · Westminster : A. Constable & co., ltd. · leaf 40

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the green grew more plentiful, sothat it was no longer necessary to fill five caskswith penguins to save the cabbages, a dietagainst which we are not surprised the menrebelled, saying that they would all lie down flatand refuse to do any work; or break the necks ofthe officers. Gifts of Dutch… … 33 OLD CAPE COLONY brought copper and ivory to barter. Hotten-toos were not, however, an unmixed blessingin the community. They killed the herds inlonely places and pilfered the unarmed people.They coaxed the children on one side in order tocut the brass buttons off their clothes ; and themothers…

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