The Settler and the Savage
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Robert Michael Ballantyne. The Settler and the Savage
Chapter One. The Wild Karroo
Chapter Two. Introduces a Cape Dutchman and his Family, and Shows the Uncertainty of Human Plans
Chapter Three. Describes the somewhat Curious Beginning of Settler-Life in South Africa
Chapter Four. Further Particulars of “Settlers’ Town,” and a Start made for the Promised Land
Chapter Five. Adventures and Incidents of the First Night in the “Bush”
Chapter Six. Spreading over the Land
Chapter Seven. The “Location.”
Chapter Eight. Shows the Pleasures, Pains, and Penalties of Housekeeping in the Bush
Chapter Nine. Off to the Highlands and Black Snakes in the Bush
Chapter Ten. The Location on the River of Baboons
Chapter Eleven. Explorations and Hunting Experiences
Chapter Twelve. Gives some Account of a Great Lion-Hunt
Chapter Thirteen. Adventure with an Ostrich
Chapter Fourteen. The Bergenaars
Chapter Fifteen. Treats of the Zuurveld again, and one or two Surprising Incidents
Chapter Sixteen. The Great Floods of 1823
Chapter Seventeen. Treats of Hopes, Fears, and Prospects, besides describing a Peculiar Battle
Chapter Eighteen. Fairs, Fights, Free-Trade, Factions, and other Matters
Chapter Nineteen. Describes a Series of Early Risings
Chapter Twenty. Treats of the Delights, Dangers, and Distresses of the Wilderness
Chapter Twenty One. Treats of Matters too Numerous and Stirring to be briefly referred to
Chapter Twenty Two. Tells of Dark and Threatening Clouds, and War
Chapter Twenty Three. War
Chapter Twenty Four. Shows what befell a Trader and an Emigrant Band
Chapter Twenty Five. Treats of Various Strange Incidents, some Interesting Matters, and a Rescue
Chapter Twenty Six. Relates Incidents of the War and a Great Deliverance
Chapter Twenty Seven. The Fate of the Paramount Chief of Kafirland
Chapter Twenty Eight. The Results of War
Chapter Twenty Nine. The Last
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The break of day found Charlie Considine and Hans Marais galloping lightly over the karroo towards a range of mountains which, on the previous evening, had appeared like a faint line of blue on the horizon.
The sun was just rising in a blaze of splendour, giving promise of an oppressive day, when the horsemen topped a ridge beyond which lay the primitive buildings of a frontier farm.
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Of course Considine gladly assented, and Hans said he would accompany them, while the other sons—except of course the younger ones, and the baby who was Bertha’s special charge—went out to their various avocations.
A few minutes later the three horsemen were cantering over the plain.
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