Western field . A MASAI MILKMAID. 268 WESTERN FIELD. A MASAI MATRON. At about ten or twelve years of age theboys grow more sedate and are either hiredout to herd cattle or put to herding thoseof their father. This responsibility sobersthem considerably and they leave off steal-ing, as food in plenty can be secured, if notin the village, by tapping a vein of one ofthe cattle. The herds of a married mans village aremore of a mixture than those of a warrior,for here there are goats, sheep, donkeys andgenerally a few dogs. These latter do notamount to much except to give the alarmin case of hostil
Western field . A MASAI MILKMAID. 268 WESTERN FIELD. A MASAI MATRON. At about ten or twelve years of age theboys grow more sedate and are either hiredout to herd cattle or put to herding thoseof their father. This responsibility sobersthem considerably and they leave off steal-ing, as food in plenty can be secured, if notin the village, by tapping a vein of one ofthe cattle. The herds of a married mans village aremore of a mixture than those of a warrior,for here there are goats, sheep, donkeys andgenerally a few dogs. These latter do notamount to much except to give the alarmin case of hostile parties trying to surprisea village at night. The sheep are the fat-tailed variety ofCentral Africa; the goats appear to be thesame as the little scrub variety frequentlyfound as pets in Europe and America. Theyare very lively and up to all sorts of mis-chief, sometimes climbing on top of thehouses and breaking through the roof, orbutting holes in the wall. The little children have high times withthese animals, which are very playful. Thedonkeys
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