. ,^87. *rondu<%,' together with a k ifi ravithedknaMS and then in
.papber. f a moft public manner*and filiations; as not only pfiafing ■
" to the fair,'one,7, but even ;to her parent^, if prefent; and
is confidered by~iall parties; as anadt' of the greatefh gaft
lantfy and,,gaiety. In fad, the Dutch ladies _ here, ifirotn^
a peculiar gay turn, admit df fiber&e^that maydae thought
reprehensible - in England;., bu t' perhaps .a& feldom overftep
the.-bounds^of v ir t ij^ a s the women of other countries. i
During my refidencp on fhbre, whenever' I /heard oT
apy* Hottentot^ beingbn town, I made a point- of effdea-
vpu^ing to get | a fight of them,’ in QJLdgr toTee_y whether
- tfieir5 manners and, appearance correfponded- with, the
defcription given o f ; them by travel lersfuch asebeing
befmeared with greafe, and; decorated \ with the flanking
entrails' ,of animals.; on which they likcwifc,“ whenjirefledi
by hunger, are faid to feed.
I law manyvrjf the men,' 'without being able tcT make
pnyS ot]^Q|uemarks .'jjfc them,; than. that., they* were thin*
of-rather a low ftatureybut^ formed for a&iyity»:-. and
further, that'. their -hair, ; which was fhort and jwodlly;
as-well as-.their ..whole .bodies,|was ;bedaubed with fome
yndtuous or greafy fubftance'- which1 was very offenfiye;
3 I IH 9 1 1
.They were-of--a brown -colour, had a flafnofi; ' thick
lips,. large^fulb, eyes, ' and,1 ,iv^e«?ofhamfehmd£,iwith ivory
riiig^i and 1 iyore' narrow^ flrips;of:the' fkih/of fottie animal,
devoid of i tg hair;~!!h.round: thfeit> ri&ek?,’ '• legs, and arms-.
The only female o f that nation I could gfetl a* fight of$ was
during a little : excurfidn -in the envjrbns-' of C ap e tow n :
walking " oneue’veh'ing j -with^a. Duf cjif ^gentleman, to " fee a
garden aboutha^m/le from, -theyt^wn, I \a'oef^bhtdlly"'met
.dnB^fif thefe ladies,;,whcji^w,^h4daliy' as'pfienfiy4ta¥;‘£ne male
I hadV.m’<y&;£{£
The hehvy.dr-aft worik about thd, Capers,ffnoftly perfornied
byjox^n:.; which are";here brought to an ^raftmon 'degree
o^fiCefulnefs^and docility. It is riot uncbblmort to* fie
fourteen, fixteen, and fdmetimes' eightee%^ in one of- .their
teams; when the roads are heavf, they fometimes^thbh^Jr
rarely; yoke twentyf; all which -'-the *' Malayes*.
and. Cape ..flaves,^ have .in^the,- moft perfe£t;fub}fe<Stion' and
obediences One o f thefe feflb#6, place's himfilf bn ythe
fete part of the: waggon’, - of,- -when- -loaded,«’bn the top .of
the load, and .with a tremendouMong^^hip, which, frohf
ifs fize, he is> obliged to hold in both, his hands; manages
thefe creatures .'with |fotexpreflible-' addreft,. I 1'have often
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