Queer Truths

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NATIVE RACES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 635

Boers handle the natives better than the English, because they are strict with them, and as it is the nature of a native to serve, he likes a Boer.

Some natives are comparatively well educated, and all of the converted ones would spend their last penny on fancy dress. They like bright colors, and to use an old expression, "they dress to kill." Education does seem to rain them in many ways, for they only learn (or only practice) the bad. They are quite apt at fol- lowing the white people's bad ways. When a native has spent a few years at school, living in the misery of civilization, he returns to his kraal, strips off his clothing, goes back to his former man- ners, catches cold and brings consumption into the camp. That disease kills hundreds, but the natives are naturally so prolific that they are ever increasing, and it is feared that there will yet be a great race war for supremacy in South Africa. Cape Colony has already granted the franchise, and other colonies may, but resi- dents are predicting trouble. In conclusion, I shall say that I have been so brief that I have just started on my subject, and have treated it more in head- lines than anything else. Our missionaries do very little work among the colored people, as we consider that our message is more important to the whites at present. Although we do little or no work among them, we see so many that it will seem good some day to again be in a country where they are seen only on Pullman cars or in restaurants.

Port Elizabeth, C. C, Africa.

QUEER TRUTHS.

"The man we respect today we laughed at yesterday." ' 'Many a woman who has married for a living has starved for love." "Our beautiful cities would still be in the forests and mines but for dream ers. "Nothing misfortunate matters much, if so be you can smile about it." Success.