It has always been a comfort to me to reflect
that (as far as I know) no one died from eating
that pudding! I compared it to a football, but
a better instructed friend of mine (who has had
more to do with the male sex than I have) has
condemned my ignorance, in fact, has hinted that
I know nothing about it ! saying that a football
being hollow inside, a terrestrial globe, the usual
schoolroom ornament, would afford a far better
comparison.
CHAPTER III.
SOME EAHUTO FRIENDS.
jE have already taken an imaginary trip
to Maseru, in Basutoland ; now let me
introduce you to some dear Basnto
friends. In what I am about to sa
please, however, remember that I a
speaking of Maseru natives whom I do know, ai
not of raw natives whom I do not know !

Whilst a few of our people affect European dre
(which we do not wholly encourage), the generality
are clothed in large red or yellow blankets or rugs ;
the blanket is fastened on the shoulder by a huge
safety-pin, as long as one's ringer.
Their hair generally grows in little tufts,
always reminds me of the shrubs growing separately
upon our South African mountains.
Round their heads they tie a piece of coloured
stuff; if that be not forthcoming they will some-
times adorn themselves with a wreath of green
leaves.
