Home Life on an Ostrich Farm

Home Life on an Ostrich Farm

Some portions of the chapters on "Ostriches" and "Bobby" have already appeared, in an abridged form, in the Saturday Review. Part of the chapter on "The Climate of the Karroo" has also appeared in the St. James's Gazette. By the kind permission of the editors of both papers I am now enabled to reprint these pages. A. M. HOME LIFE ON AN OSTRICH FARM. Early ambitions realizedVoyage to South AfricaCape Town and WynbergProfusion of flowersPort ElizabethChristmas decorations Public libraryMalaysWalmerHottentot hutsOur little house Pretty gardensHoney-suckersFlowers of Walmer CommonWax-creeper IxiasScarlet heathNatal lilies"Upholstery flower"Ticks Commence ostrich-farmingCounting the birdsA ride after an ostrich. In the year 1881, leaving our native land wrapped in the cold fogs of November, my husband and I started for South Africa; where it was the intention of the former to resume the occupation of ostrich-farming, engaged in which he had already spent many years in the Cape Colony. It was my first visit to South Africa, and I was looking forward with great pleasure to the realization of a very early wish; for the adventures of settlers in far-off lands had always from childhood been my favourite reading, and I had become firmly convinced that a colonial life would suit me better than any other. Nor have I been disappointed; but, looking back now on our life in South Africa, I can truthfully say that, though certainly lacking in adventure, it hasunlike many things long wished for and attained at lastin no way fallen short of my expectations. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 42767
Author: Martin, Annie
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English