Accordingly, one morning I packed the swags, distributed the remainder of the salt among the elders of the kraal giving the old woman who used to lick my palm an extra allowance bade farewell to my kind hosts, and started.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
On weighing our "swags" at Mac Mac the day we started, Maclean's and mine tipped the scale at fifty-six pounds each.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
We put down our swags at the door and entered.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully