| Show SELF possession J Anders andersson son sou in his lake agami relates the following fol fal lowing having one day gone boms some distance in advance of his small party he suddenly at tile the turn of a hill came upon some women and children who notwithstanding his hid friendly assurances ran off in great fright to the tile werft which was not far distant screaming vociferously the men thi thinking DkIng they were about to be attacked by the Nam aquas instantly rushed to arms and hans on coming in view of tile the village unexpectedly found himself in the tho presence of several hundred damaras each armed with a huge assegai placing his liis gun against a tree lie he walked quietly into the midst of them his coolness so 80 surprised and amazed them that the forest of bristling spears poised alsed in the air ready to strike instantaneously u lowered the men however lio iio wever continued ti their yells and shouts for some time and it was not until his interpreter arrived that he wa was s able to set their minds at rest as to his ills peaceable intentions the effect often produced oil on savages hy by the seif self possession of a single european is truly wonderful if hans had evinced the smallest sign of fear or hesitation his fate probably would have been sealed I 1 long iong after this took place to have been journeying with 50 or GO 60 damaras kamarasy Dama raSy accompanied only by my native the chief of the party next whom ahorn I 1 was walking turned sharply round and abruptly accosted me I 1 in ll 11 the following manner how is it that you venture to go thus alone amongst us we might easily kill hill you at any time Wit houts hesitation I 1 replie replied d 1 I 1 neither fear you nor any other people and simply because I 1 never injured you Y you ou on the other hand are perpetually robbing and killing your and consequently you have hava to dread the revenge of their friends and relations beside I 1 jokingly added fit is not quite so as easy you imagine to pull three hairs out of a lions rons tail 31 this was exactly hitting the nai nal nail nall on the head bead for if they had previously thought my argument good they were now amazingly pleased with tile the jest jes t |
