Show A afi bullock cart of south africa Is very like evory every other south african up coun try town it stands standa lonely on oil the probably home boino 80 years ago tile the site elto was occupied only ly by it large farmstead which increased ito hn size and importance with the rise of the next generation of the manila family somo some one lilton lilt on the spot as it 1 l good stand for a native store tho the was riven given a elect of land for i church which could ile bo tile the center of religious life for a district covering ninny miles anys the science once monitor twenty years ago age tile tho S A 11 south african government run ran a line through on its way to tup a more important cont center erand and set het up it unit which by this time lias has grown into a little wood and iron station where tile tho traveler bound for finds himself tit nt six in tho the morning after haviar journeyed nil all through the night quito quite early tile preceding evening lie he leaves the mountains and for hours traverses tile open veld the laigh koreo nat flat dreary and covered with scrub ant and cactus with rarely tiny sign of habitation tho the traveler will find tho the usual rural collection of cars and conveyances ances ot of till all types standing tit at the station citation from tile the ubiquitous fort ford to the old world ox wagon with its 14 steers beside which slept its ita native driver with ills his whip of tilde hide ile iio imd had most probably been there for somo some hours tor for it Is not easy to time an all arrival of such a team the train may bo be two hours late but no one appears tirs to caro care lit in this land where time seems to bo be r BO cheap I 1 i houses all bungalows in ili these towns practically all tho the houses nril anro of oc tile tho bungalow typo type and land Is cheap vach each house tins lias a largo large garden sometimes largo enough to bo be culled called a win annu in most countries tilo tho climate ling line called for two important modifications tho lofty root roof and the brond broad As wo wunder round tho the town wo quickly observe tile tin pontaut part this wide veranda plays lit in the overy Ony life af pf the inhabitants it Is the reception room for casual callers 1 oom jou can keep an abil interested ayo on doings of his neighbors and exchange tile the news of 0 tile lily day with till all aud and sundry who havo have driven in front from tho the outlying farms the towns bowns cen central trill out spon which gen generally trally spending corresponds to tho the market squares of towns elsewhere Is particularly interesting tit nt uncut this quarterly communion tee lea jd justifies stifles w what list Is often it wearisome journey the trek wagon Is hauled out from 14 to 10 oxen tire are In spanned and tho the cholo family clambers up anti makes itself comfortable under it a tent full provisions are anro taken anti and generally a gift in kind bind for tile tho aias aa one wanders round tho the he will see ono one of the ho most heterogeneous collections of humanity ind and its ita trappings lit in tile for far corner Is a typical group a wagon drawn up tip tile oxen away grazing tile the zulu servants ecy tending the ure fire preparing a weal meal or doing to perfection what it con can do almost from birth nothing lo he does it more thoroughly than anyone elso else on tile face of tho the earth lie iio finds complete contentment in sun suit basking asking sitting under tile tho tent oil the wagon Is tho the major portion of tho the family while underneath aro are tho youngsters drawn up tit in lines are other miscellaneous vehicles the whole scene were tile tho town buildings removed would recall scenes from the time of the voort i four important buildings building there tire are four buildings building ot of importance in lri all typical corps s first Is tile pollyl kanthor police depot which s the center for it a largo inage area tho the members of this mounted force have pot only tile the supervision of a 0 very scattered body but also the over oversight of a larto large natte population it caya much dortho for the fair way lit in which the natives are handled and for their naturally tilly peaceable natures that tho the offenses Tenses ot to be dealt with are usually of a trivial character art to in importance among abo buildings Is tile church plain kwost alii lost to ugly sey severity erity but generally one of tile most substantial lal buildings hullt linga then comes the post poat onice office with its bl lin gual notices for since tho the boor boer war and tho the settlement of tile tho union tile tho dutch and english languages are now given nn an equal position liven even in ili dis tr lets which are essentially english finally there la in the town hall every dorp aspires to a town hall oven even though it bo be built of wood tind iron it may have to servo as n market liall or even for a picture allow at times tho the VISIt visitors Drs general impression Impress lon Is that life Is quiet and peaceable no one bucnis to hurry every ono one appears have little to tarry and talk business often takes it ft second pinco in a store until tho the smell social hao halo been exchanged it is usual to apply the term 11 sleepy to nil all corps tho the gentle accusation mily may bo be true after tho the hurry of durban or Johnn johannesburg and certainly would ile he just if thinking in terms of now new york life Is happy the air Is in warm tho the simple necessaries aro are easily obtained and provided that eliat ono one Is ip not cot possessed by the alio fiery ambition of bf the hustling type peace anti and calm calin may easily compensate for the lack inck of some of the veneer of modern civilization which after tit ell Is so BO thin |