nearly the totidle of his time with his master,
on some fronting expedition: then, as the
game at the Cape is very difierfehit from the
timid, harmless description of that in England,
fre had to recount Some perilous and fatiguing
expeditions. One, in particular, I well remember
his relatidn of: it was a circumstance
well known at the Cape* and I have heard the
account from several persons sihce. He and
his master (accompanied by Several gentlemen)
were on a hunting expedition; and as
bucks were in great plenty, they were tempted
to remain longer than usual in the bush, and
to penetrate further into the jungle than they
intended: in the midst of their pursuit, a
large full grown tigei’ sprung on the foremost
of the party, and instantly brought man and
horse to the ground. The gentleman, who
was thus Attacked, was a large, powerful, and
intrepid man, and fairly gave battle to the
monster; and contrived, in a most wonderful
manner, to keep him at bay, till the party had
time ;to come up and fire into the beast, at
the imminent risk of shooting the person whom
they were endeavouring to save: but there
was no time to deliberate, or to be nervous:
they fired ; the tiger was killed, and the
gentleman’s life saved, though he was dreadfully
lacerated, having been for several minutes
actually in the fangs of the enraged
animal.
As a convincing proof of Glass’s integrity,
and his noble qualities as an honest and faithful
servant, he once gave me the account of
the death of his master, whom he had served
for many years; and showed me a letter he
had written a few hours before he died, giving
his servant such an excellent character as
any man might be proud of receiving; and,
at the same time, bequeathing him the whole
of his property. Poor Glass was much affected
when he gave me these particulars.
It was in consequence of the general good
character he bore at the Cape, that he was
chosen to accompany the expedition sent from
thence to Tristan d’Acunha; where he, with
fifty Hottentots, formed part of the garrison.
Glass always spoke in high terms of the corps
of Hottentots he served with, as men peculiarly
adapted for artillery drivers, from their
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