Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . eves, and thehabit of stealing is so ingrained intheir nature, that if a man is de-tected in the veiy act he feels notthe least shame, but rather takesblame to himself for being so inexpert as to be found out. Smallarticles they steal in the most ingenious manner. Should it be hang-ing up, they contrive to handle it carelessly and let it fall on theground, and then they begin active operati
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . eves, and thehabit of stealing is so ingrained intheir nature, that if a man is de-tected in the veiy act he feels notthe least shame, but rather takesblame to himself for being so inexpert as to be found out. Smallarticles they steal in the most ingenious manner. Should it be hang-ing up, they contrive to handle it carelessly and let it fall on theground, and then they begin active operations. Standing near the covetedarticle, and trying to look as if they were not aware of its existence, theyquietly scrape a hole in the sand with one of their feet, push the objectof their desire into the hole, cover it up again with sand, and smooth thesurface so as to leave no trace that the ground has been disturbed. They steal each others goods, whenever they can find an opportunity,but they are only too glad to find an opportunity of exercising their arton a white man, whose property is sure to be worth stealing. A travel-ler in their country has therefore a hard life, for he knows that there is. PECULIAR HEAD-DRESS. LIVINGSTONE AMONG SAVAGES. 49 aiot a single article in his possession which will not vanish if he leaves it unguarded for a few minutes. Indeed, as Mr. Baines well observes, there is not an honest nerve or fibre in a Bechuanas body; from the root of his tongue to the tips of his toes, every muscle is thoroughly trained in the art of thieving. If they merely sit near an article of moderate size, when they move off it moves with them, in a manner that no wearer of trousers can conceive. Even Mr. Moffatt, who had a singular capacity for discovering good qualities which had lain latent and unsuspected, writes in very forcible terms respecting the utter dishonesty of the Bechuanas. Stealing Cattle by Mght. Some mornings, says Mr. Moffatt, we had to record thefts com
Size: 1492px × 1675px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherphiladelphiapa
