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| [THE MIND OF THE NATIVE.] | |
| The Witch Doctor | [3] |
| The Riddle of Life and Death | [25] |
| Flattery | [28] |
| Lizizi | [35] |
| Mironda—a Woman | [46] |
| [MAN AND BEAST.] | |
| Protective Colouring | [57] |
| Darwin—a Bird | [59] |
| The Lion's Skin | [67] |
| The Reverend Mr. Bumpus | [74] |
| The Salvation Army Captain | [81] |
| The Sport of Kings | [86] |
| The Lions of Makululumi | [94] |
| [WHITE MEN AND BLACK] | |
| White Men at Play | [105] |
| On the Building of Bridges | [115] |
| The Compleat Angler | [120] |
| The Song of the Great Occasion | [125] |
| The Descent of Man | [132] |
| The Railway Contractor | [138] |
| The Licensed Victualler | [149] |
| The Johnnie-come-Lately | [154] |
| The Lost Rubies | [160] |
| The Cattle King | [170] |
| Partners | [177] |
| The Letter Home | [194] |
| The Doctor | [214] |
THE MIND OF THE NATIVE.
THE WITCH DOCTOR.
I.
The Native Commissioner's Court had, with a very brief interval for luncheon, sat throughout the day. The weather was very hot and thundery, for the breaking of the rains was imminent. A number of cases had been disposed of, and the last was now drawing to a close. Having listened to the arguments of both sides, the Commissioner summed up, gave judgment, and dismissed the litigants, whereupon the native clerk began to collect the papers and put things away.