Cinderella in the South - Twenty-Five South African Tales

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Cinderella in the South, by Arthur Shearly CrippsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African TalesAuthor: Arthur Shearly CrippsRelease Date: October 5, 2007 [eBook #22886]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CINDERELLA IN THE SOUTH***E-text prepared by Charles KlingmanCINDERELLA IN THE SOUTHNew York AgentsLongmans, Green & Co.Fourth Avenue and 30th StreetCINDERELLA IN THE SOUTHSouth African TalesbyARTHUR SHEARLY CRIPPSAuthor of 'Faerylands Forlorn,''Lyra Evangelistica,' Etc.OxfordB. H. Blackwell, Broad StreetMCMXVIIITo C. H. CRIPPSFRIEND AND KINSMAN.Grace me these veld spoils rude with name of thine!Mine's been the luck not thine these long years nowTo tread the veld. What other use had'st thou,Hunter and Horseman, made of chances mine!Nor horns nor heads have I to give to thee,Yet spoils of sorts veld spoils I bring with me.A. S. C.Eukeldoorn, Mashonaland.October 11th, 1917.CONTENTSPROLOGUETHE THING THAT HATH BEENNEW LIGHT ON AN OLD CHAMPIONFUEL OF FIRE'LA BELLE DAME'THE SCENTED TOWNTHE PLACE OF PILGRIMAGETHE LEPER WINDOWSTHE BURNT OFFERINGEIGHTY-EIGHT IN ...