CHAPTER I
FIRST VOYAGE TO SOUTH AFRICA—CAPE TOWN.
"Oh that mine adversary had written a book!"—JOB xxxi. 35.
The above words, written by one of the greatest philosophers of olden time, have often impressed me, and I have frequently quoted them when asked why I did not write an account of the interesting travels and adventures I have had in my life. It has therefore required a great deal of courage to take up my pen and record a...
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