| 单词 | veldt |
| 例句 | First, in the deserts and veldts arose oral culture, the culture of the spoken word. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Coke: Sleepwalker Such is the siren call of Coke – it pulls a man from bed and across the veldt, past stampedes and snakes and cliffs, just to get some of that magical elixir. 2010-02-08T13:08:00Z But he was more like an impala on the veldt, closely studying his travelling companions, and the competition. Giving a Great Jazz Storyteller His Due 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine it now, but there was a time, not so long ago, when Brooklyn was considered to be, in the words of a former resident, “a veritable veldt of tawdriness.” Patti Smith, Paul Theroux and Others on Places Near and Far 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z A giraffe is being lassoed by a group of horsemen: then we see a number of these wild animals run free through the veldt. Jon Savage celebrates the film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 2011-02-10T21:45:01Z Later in that song, his guitar roars across the African veldt. Album review: 'One Glove' by Seattle band Stephanie 2012-11-13T18:16:06Z “In my mind, there was somebody roaring across the African veldt in a Jeep with a DVD beside him, past lions,” Mr. Sanders said. The Carpetbagger: ‘The Croods’ Team Can at Least Count on 2 Votes 2014-02-14T19:30:53Z The desired image, projected against a backdrop of veldt and dust, is always one of determined respectability. She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me by Emma Brockes – review 2013-03-22T09:01:01Z Looking closely I noticed the veldt was dotted with thousands of tiny yellow and purple buds, giving me a taste of what might be — weather willing. Pursuits: Chasing Elusive Flowers in South Africa 2014-04-23T16:27:31Z Spying the “inadvertent elegance” of this slush-pile error — the African veldt is indeed smooth, understated, lissome — Menaker began to lasso similar gaffes, each boasting a sort of cosmic suitability that transcends its incorrectness. Spelling errors to wet your appetite and furl your brow 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Taxidermic specimens are posed in re-creations of their natural habitats, against meticulously painted backdrops showing, perhaps, the expanse of the veldt or the dense growth of a rain forest. Exhibition Review: Giants on Tiptoe at a Los Angeles Museum 2011-07-19T16:30:28Z Also, square cars getting rounder, with Land Rover smoothing out its distinct boxy corners, ideal for the African veldt, to look like everything else. Lust and torque at the auto show 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, annual bouts of fall fire created veldts, typically 10 to 20 acres in size, of nearly pure camas lily, which have tasty roots that Kalapuya families gathered and stored for winter. ‘There’s good fire and bad fire.’ An Indigenous practice may be key to preventing wildfires 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Neither hawks nor doves, they're vultures, viewing every country as part of a vast veldt where they can pick at carcasses of every sort for their own business or political gain. A Giuliani-Trump foreign policy? 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z “Alex is in a cell,” the oldest man said, his voice as flat as the veldt stretching to the horizon. The murder of Raymond Buys: 'I think they knew they were going to kill my boy' 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z As in the movie, where Cady equates the mall to a watering hole in an African veldt, the actors mimic animals. 'Mean Girls' was a movie before Twitter even existed. How did creators update it to be a modern musical? 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z A zebra’s stripes deter blood-sucking flies—a finding that Tim Caro, a biologist at the University of California, Davis, confirmed in part by trudging around the Tanzanian veldt wearing a zebra pelt. Go Ahead, Interrupt My Day 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The high veldt rolled away, in shades of coffee and wheat. The Big Fight Over Fossils 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The heavy gloom, the mysterious noises of the veldt at night, the shadowy patches in the bush, all seemed to heighten the tension of one's nerves. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Do we not selfishly wish that Miss Olive Schreiner had never left the veldt, in the loneliness of which she produced "The Story of an African Farm"? How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z During the second day's trek we ran up on the high veldt for a space and jumped some springbok. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z When I hear people worry that because humans evolved on the veldt we don’t have it in us to manage large complicated systems, I think that’s ridiculous. Killing Environmentalism to Save It: Two Greens Call for Postenvironmentalism 2011-12-26T19:45:12.970Z In his public appearances, Berger often shows a photograph of the golden high veldt and tells audiences, “When I look at that, I see Swiss cheese.” The Big Fight Over Fossils 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z We were to meet at the base of a hill rising a few hundred yards across the veldt from Major Godley's. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z So then get ready; the veldt is dry, and you will probably have to travel for a few days without any water. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Word was sent far and wide over the veldt—to the outlying farms, to the small towns, to Belfast, and to every place where men might be found. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z On the high veldt in South Africa, when nightly frosts are keen, and when tents and proper covering are not obtainable, your campaigners soon lose all feelings of foolish pride. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The oxen were outspanned, and turned out to graze on the veldt, care being taken to prevent their straying. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The guns took up their position to the left of the column, the hundred men lying in extended order across the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z After he had walked quite a way he met an old bull in the veldt. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Across these plains the train runs for hundreds of miles, and then comes the Vaal River, after which the veldt of the Transvaal is reached. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z It rested on the veldt there, silent, completely motionless. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z An open stretch of veldt succeeded to the mingled forest and scrub and jungle through which he had been passing. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Before us there was the ridge of rising veldt and scrub, and so we rested, fretting with curious impatience at the signs of life which began to animate the enemy's camp. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The two had it mighty hard in the burning sun, and on the dry veldt, but eventually they reached Lion and handed him the treaty. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z It was a wonderful day, and as we rode across the veldt into Swaziland Tuys told me the whole story of how he became known as "The White King of Swaziland." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The worst of hunting with these married Dutchmen is that, after about six months in the veldt, away from their wives and ‘kinder,’ they are always fidgetting to be off home again. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The waggons had stopped for the night, the oxen were outspanned, and the native servants were engaged in knee-haltering their masters’ horses, which were then turned into the veldt to graze. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z From the veldt, as we cut directly across from the Hotchkiss to the nearest post, it seemed as though we were passing some walled-in city of the ancient days. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z That's characteristic of the cobra family, and this specimen—common to the veldts of South Africa where he is known as the 'sheep stinger'—is first cousin to the big king cobras. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z Except for their plumes and colored trappings, the armies of the two queens almost blended into the barren brown veldt. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Alas, it appeared that here the veldt was deserted. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Taking up his gun, he began following the track of the animal’s hoofs, which were clear enough to be traced in the soft grass of the veldt. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The mists of night were still rising from the veldt about the Boer lines, and as we looked through our field-glasses, figures here and there, were busily engaged in gathering brushwood for the matutinal fire. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Many a horse he trotted tame, Heading commandos from their aim, In those old days upon the veldt. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Hundreds of times I have crossed this veldt on my hairy Boer pony and always the same thing has happened. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He promises me the half of all ivory shot, and will find spoorers and show me his best veldt and give me every help. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The South African ponies ridden by the Colonial scouts and mounted infantry have acquired their education as shooting ponies on the veldt under conditions very similar to those prevailing in warfare. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z But the town had aroused itself and was soon flocking across the veldt to the ground where the combined columns had already begun to form their camp. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Another thing he says:—"After all, it is the atmospheric conditions that make the veldt, and give their character to its children." Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z The high veldt breaks off abruptly, as though cut with a giant knife, exactly like parts of the Grand Ca�on of the Colorado in America. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z I believe it is a splendid hunting veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Major also held 60 morgens of coarse grazing-land, with a cottage and stables, two miles away on the “veldt” to the north-east of Rondebosch. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Buildings extend at all points from the square, running into the veldt, showing an irregularity of design and no architectural perfection. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The strings of laden waggons slowly wending their way over the veldt to the distant Diamond Fields, give an idea of carelessness about time, and worry, and the world in general. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Swaziland is a broken country, alternating between veldt of from two to five, and even six thousand feet, and there are small rivers everywhere, flowing from west to east. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z If Ndala is not content, tell him I’ll inspan the waggon again and trek out of his country and go into some other veldt, where elephants are at least as plentiful and chiefs more accommodating.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z At last, with a whoop and a yell and a groan, it was hoisted out of its oozy prison and drawn onto the veldt, when the oxen were outspanned and breakfast was eaten. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Across the veldt, those who cared, might have seen the enemy engaged upon some enormous earthwork, which the general consensus of opinion very quickly determined to be the emplacements for the siege guns. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z I suppose it would not be much good though, one could never get away across the veldt without a horse.” Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z After miles and miles of veldt, with the distant hills seeming to recede as one goes on, the fascination of space loses its grip and the fatigue of monotony follows. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Never had the grass veldt looked more fair, the bush more green, the distant mountains more ruddy with the flush of sunset; never had life itself seemed more worth the living. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z But the silence of the stilly veldt, broken only by the hum of some buzzing insect, would more often put us to sleep. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z It was three miles across the veldt, a mere black shadow upon the skyline, distinguished by its proximity to a local landmark, the "Jackal Tree," where the Boers had intrenched their Creusot gun. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Soon after he got it he hurried away, and might have been seen tramping across the veldt towards Kimberley, where he changed it. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Since the beginning of time the little rivers of Rietvlei have worn down the veldt until they have hollowed out thousands and thousands of acres. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Your ‘boys’ are all away in the veldt with the trek oxen. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Were we not free, free as air, the sky and limitless veldt the ceiling, walls, and floor of our dining-room, with not a creature in sight? Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z There was every appearance of the provincial and rural simplicity which goes to make up the daily life of those who live upon the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Those long days of travelling across the stretches of desert veldt can be pleasant enough. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z From the cool high veldt to the fertile green Valley of Reeds is a wonderful change, and it takes a full hour to climb down the winding trail. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He came, the man said, in our direction, and then disappeared behind the waggons and into the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z One afternoon the boys sighted a herd of spring-bok some distance away in the veldt. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Until that moment there had been no sign of any living thing about the veldt between us and the Boer lines, and there was no sound. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Their minds both went back to that conversation on the veldt, and they took up their story as it had been left off then. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z He is a great king and has as many warriors as the blades of veldt grass. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Hermannus rose, walked out on to the veldt, drove up the nags, and once more they saddled up and mounted. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The fire was out, an icy wind was sweeping around the veldt. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z East, whence the waters stream beneath the railway bridge, the watershed is herring-backed, concealing, beneath rough folds of rising ground, stretches of bush veldt and stony patches. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z To his disgust he saw the convict come up the river-bank, jump into the saddle, and give a shout of triumph, and then go off across the veldt. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The plateau was much like the high veldt in our country. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z And then he was a first-rate hunter, a good veldt man, who had killed many an elephant, and had met death fairly and squarely time after time these eight years past. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The day was fine, a fresh breeze, which swept across the veldt, agreeably tempering the rays of the sun, which at that hour is decidedly hot. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The hills are in pleasant contrast to the even tenour of the veldt, and the cool waters of the river invite repose. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He had probably wandered away into the veldt and destroyed himself. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z "Let's see if you would starve to death if you were lost on the veldt!" Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Hunters, and especially Dutch hunters, rise early, and seek their kartels betimes, after a hard day in the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Though the midday sun is almost as warm as in summer, one needs to be well provided with covering if they propose passing the night on the veldt. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z These forecasts had indeed been sanguinary; the heads of the English people, had we believed in these rumours, were to lie upon the veldt like the sand upon the sea shore. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He waited till he heard that Connie was better, and then early one morning he turned his back on Red Shirt, and set off to walk across the veldt to Kimberley. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z To properly appreciate this wonderful Valley of Reeds, it should be approached across the high veldt. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He and his wife often recall that strange Christmas in the veldt, which, indeed, is not likely to be forgotten by any member of the gathering. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Gradually the Austrian made himself a necessary factor in the lives of both husband and wife, and he was her constant attendant in her rides and drives over the veldt. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z Cannon Kopje is in itself a hideous cluster of stones, perched upon a rocky ridge, which commands the town, a mile across the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z I might as well have tried to beguile a wildebeeste from the veldt, or a crocodile from the green slime of the Pungwe River, as this man from the paths of sloth. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z It is set like a jewel in the wilderness of the veldt and seems more like a sunken oasis than anything else. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z One glance he threw towards that other camp fire, and then, kicking his horse with the spur, he passed behind our two waggons and rode straight out into the gross darkness of the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Away over the veldt she flew, the horses seeming to become imbued with the spirit of their mistress, which gave impulse to their fast-flying feet. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z In times of peace Mafeking is a collection of buildings placed upon the veldt, lacking both natural and artificial protection, the centre into which all roads come and from which all classes of people go. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z But sometimes when all was still I seemed to hear the beating of horse’s feet over the soft veldt grass. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z As you ride across the high veldt you are struck by its utter barrenness and the thousands of ant-hills on all sides. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The blazing morning passed, as in all these long veldt rides, in monotonous fashion. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The dangerous holes with which the veldt is studded did not lie in her path. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z The scene had been solemn enough beneath the kotla tree, but outside the natural instinct of these children of the veldt soon asserted itself, and they began to dance. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z A strange thing about the veldt is that if you stare long at it when you are happy your eyes will fill with tears, and an indefinable sorrow surges in your veins. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The veldt, with its altitude of about seven thousand feet, is much like the plains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The veldt was perfectly quiet, save for the plaintive wailing of a far-off jackal, which had got their wind and was crying out the news to his fellows. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A weary waste of sandy, desert road; a treeless veldt covered sparsely with a coarse grass; a dreary farmhouse in the distance surrounded by a few trees, was a joyless picture to look upon. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z The heavy vapour from the shells still impregnated the air, and hanging loosely over the veldt were masses of grey-black and brown-yellow smoke clouds. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Across the veldt a small body of horsemen came cantering towards the town; the men who had been out all night on picket duty. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z On lonely veldt and behind unassailable kopjes a daring and sullen foe held on. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z They are a hundred and fifty yards away; between them and the watcher’s clump of bush is open grass veldt, and there is no possibility of getting a foot nearer. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z As soon as the outskirts of the town were reached, she would give rein to her horse, and together they would speed over the veldt. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z As he makes his way across our lines the watchful sentry strains his eyes a little more to keep the figure of the colonel before him, until the undulations of the veldt conceal his progress. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z “Away from music, and books, and great speakers, and sculpture, and pictures—” “The veldt is full of pictures—look at that one.” The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The yellow pool where the veldt cut into the kopje face filled our water-bottles, and we drank and drank. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z He could inspan and outspan oxen, and was already master of other useful veldt wrinkles, which usually take some time to acquire. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He had served in South Africa; and at dawn, sleeping on the veldt, was aroused by an unmistakable voice thrice calling his name. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z Around him there was the scene of the veldt at eventide. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z And I am sure that it was mainly for the children’s sake that many of us resisted the desire to remain at home, instead of picnicking on the veldt. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Here the Boers kept a species of headquarters; and here, in the open plain dividing them from Kopjesdam, they set fire to the veldt for two miles. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z And such a veldt as it was here. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z They escaped her; her thoughts travelled to the South African veldt. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z In the distance lay the green-clad veldt, simmering a russet brown beneath the glories of the sunset. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The significance of these sounds and also the odours of baked meats that were beginning to suffuse the veldt, could not be misunderstood. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z I did a quick time over that two miles of veldt, bullets missing me all the time. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Meanwhile May Felton was speeding along over the eighteen miles of veldt road that led her to Vryburg and comparative safety. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It isn’t particularly good veldt; sheep don’t do well there, and the place is nearly all bush. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The conformation of the country abutting upon Orange River presents those composite peculiarities of construction which contribute more generally to the setting of the high veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z At last the lights of our temporary home beaconed across the veldt and the interminable drive came to an end. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z On the morning of the 15th two guns of the Horse Artillery, going eastward across the veldt from Vaalkop, shelled a Boer waggon which had been espied winding along the road. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z And I thought, too, perhaps, as you have been away in the veldt so long, you might like to have news from down-country.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “Here come two chaps,” he went on, shading his eyes from the sun’s glare and looking out into the veldt. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z It is as quiet and peaceful, by force of contrast to the dried-up veldt around, as some oasis in the desert. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z A number of squat-looking houses were scattered far and wide over the veldt. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Major Bayly, the Staff Officer of the expedition, read a few selections from Corinthians over the body, after which it was consigned to the heart of the veldt. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Although very well-educated at the Cape, Kate, brought up on a colonial farm, loved the free, unfettered life of the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The path lay along a high ridge, and the surrounding veldt looked indescribably desolate as a furious blast tore and howled over the wild waste, driving the rain into their eyes. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z A short canter from Mafeking across the sloping expanse of the veldt and the interior lines of its western defences lie before one. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The natural flowers of Africa never clash with each other, or the skies, or the changing scarlets and ambers of the veldt. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In front was the wide expanse of grassy veldt; behind, the curling blue smoke from the burning wreckage of the camp. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z And yet you must pursue us even here in the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z She was horribly afraid of thunderstorms, even when safe at home, but to be benighted thus in the open veldt, in the midst of such a one as this, was simply appalling. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z As the rain continued the wind died down, until in the height of this storm it scarcely possessed the strength to dissipate the white mists which were rising from the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The rush of water could be plainly heard on the still air, and close ahead loomed the denser, taller bush that on the veldt invariably outlines the banks of a river. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The troops marched out by the road skirting the kopje so gallantly stormed by the Guards, and moved over the veldt some few miles to the south-east, towards the Free State. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Perhaps when you come to think it over you will see that you have been rude and unreasonable to a stranger in the veldt—even an English Afrikander has feelings. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z We should be wandering about the veldt all night, instead of being snug by a good fire.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Now, however, the veldt beyond the town has been effectively occupied by the different commands, while within the town, or beyond its outer walls, noise and bustle everywhere embody the grim reality of war. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z I had gone farther than I knew into the veldt, and I was almost fainting with exhaustion when at last I reached the first huts of the township. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The imported horse, it was discovered, needed a long and probationary period to make him at home on the South African veldt. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z A refreshing coolness now moved upon the veldt, the tender airs whispered softly through the long grasses, a cicada droned drowsily in the thorn-bush; all nature promised rest. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A pleasant spot is this; bush and open veldt about in equal proportion. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z In the faint light of the night we could see their figures from our own redans, silently hurrying across the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Fate had dumped me on the African veldt and suffering had overtaken me. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In the veldt he had foregathered with other boys, who told him that a child had been heard crying under a stone near the kraal of ’Ndondo. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Parton is shot violently over its head and comes heavily to the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The whole lot are through and scattering slowly over the veldt on the other side, the steam arising in clouds from their dripping fleeces. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z In the distance, across the plain and enveloped with the darkness of the veldt, the difficulty of seeing intensified by shadows, the outline of the Boer laagers can be demarcated. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z As for the illimitable veldt it was the limit! The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In fact they made a practice of taking their guns early in the morning and making for the veldt, whence they returned late at night, and at once went sulkily to bed. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Bands of sand-grouse were coming in from their long day in the veldt to drink at the river’s edge. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “We can either stop there, or drive on a little farther and outspan in the veldt, whichever you prefer.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z As we left the gun we were alone, when suddenly, without a sound, the figure of the Colonel was seen coming across the veldt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z But a moment later he was talking of the veldt as tenderly as a lover might talk of the woman he loves. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The spoil was handed over to the “Baiala”—“the people who are dead”—wretched outlaws or waifs of annihilated clans, who wandered, weaponless and without clothing, over the veldt. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The giraffe was tiring, and now, instead of galloping in its clumsy yet swift fashion, paced with giant, shuffling strides across the veldt, with something of the gait of a camel. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “Oh, do let us outspan in the veldt,” answered Lilian, gleefully. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The squatter camps of Diepsloot may be an unsightly conflux of scabrous shacks, but to the east, on the other side of a busy avenue, lie the rolling hills of the open veldt. Magazine Preview: Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man 2011-06-02T14:40:59Z A cloak of silver dew lay over grass and fern and the massed foliage of the bush; and little veldt flowers were lifting their pink faces to give forth a sweet scent. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "On the veldt!" repeated Clem; a streak of lightning tore through the room, showing her for an instant a tortured face. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z He related his adventures in the veldt that day. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The rule of the veldt is not that of society. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z So far as Britain was concerned, the bones of thousands of her sons lay on the African veldt, and her public debt was vastly increased. The Character of the British Empire 2011-02-07T03:00:24.553Z My fate would be wrapped for ever in romantic if terrible mystery, and no one would know what naked depths of terror my soul had sounded amidst the fearsome darkness of the veldt. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "At the Intombi, near Port Shepstone," he said, "you can stand on hills that undulate to the sea five hundred feet below, with the whole veldt between brilliant with flowers." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z She knew in her inmost soul that she had not done the right thing, thus to meet a stranger in the veldt—even if that stranger were an Englishwoman. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The old settler was found lying in the veldt, unable to move. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z "I don't know when I shall satisfy the pangs of hunger which I acquired on the veldt." A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z Lines of dusty graves lying in the brilliant light, coarse veldt grass growing about them, and above them the little white crosses, with the oft-repeated phrase, “Died of fever!” The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "Yes ... once ... on the veldt ... for three days." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z At night, having compassed more than fifty miles, they finally halted, and prepared to camp just within the shelter of a patch of woodland, which here broke the monotony of the grass veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Left to herself, Lilian looked wearily out on the wide expanse of sun-baked veldt, watching ever the white straggling road where it lost itself over the rise. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The side of the truck had swung open, the train was going slow, and, looking back, three or four horses could be seen careering about the veldt. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z At one level there is the world of difference between playing on the firm pitches of the high veldt and a Friday night at Ravenhill Park, Belfast, the rain coming in horizontally off the loch. European winters promote prop culture in the north 2011-01-21T00:06:00Z I can feel that it will have big bits of open space like the veldt in it, with new sorts of trees growing by the wayside as one passes along.... Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z If she attempted to escape with her child into the veldt, a few hours of spooring by the morning light would bring her enemies upon her. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z My horses are out in the veldt, and will take hours to get in, or I’d go part of the way with you. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z It is surrounded by bare veldt; a eucalyptus or two and a couple of rows of cypress down the main street are the only trees to be seen for miles round. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Perhaps never—for it might be that some bullet would lay him low on the veldt. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Instead of being in evening-dress, he had on a brown tweed morning-suit, in which, to judge by its appearance, he might have been knocking about the veldt for several weeks. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Few stranger and yet happier Christmas days have been spent in the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z In an incredibly short space of time all is ready, and the veldt is alive with horsemen, hastening to make their way to the scene of operations. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The road winds for the first few miles, through a pass in the hills, in and out among dusty rocks, and then opens out on to the usual interminable veldt. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Some of these had leaped into the river, where they saw it was not of a depth to drown them, the rest running off over the veldt. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z "Ah, my very dear Luce Abinger," she said, "we shall see if you can keep a creature of the veldt behind a padlock." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Hume pursued other businesses in South Africa and the U.S., all the while dreaming of returning to the veldt. Saving the Rhino Through Sacrifice 2010-12-09T22:00:00Z Well, what possesses three fellows to go riding off into the veldt at night—eh? The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z At last it became necessary to subdue the enemy's eagerness somewhat, and the leading lines dropped down on the veldt and opened fire on the invisible Boers. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Nearly full-fledged and grown, before hand could be laid on either, they bolted out of the nest, and struck off in run over the veldt, flapping their wings to assist them. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Never before had she seen the hills, the mountains, the great rolling spaces of veldt, the rivers sweeping and boiling down their wide ravines. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The foundations of peoples are the nameless dead, who have been laid amid North American forests or under the bare veldt of South Africa. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical But this, as a surprise, don’t come near the day I picked up our friend, there, wandering about the veldt, and ran him in to Fountains Gap, just before the war. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z In half a day the siding was clear, and the ruined trucks were standing on the veldt, where they probably stand to this day! Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z When first observed, they were out on the open veldt serpent-hunting. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z It came into her head then that, after all, she would not stay here at this house; it would be better to go back to the veldt. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z It would seem a churlish action to charge for water, but this fluid is very scarce upon the veldt. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Tarantulas were quite rare in that high, open, bracing veldt, though plentiful enough in the lower and hotter bush country. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Next day we marched to Schanz Kraal, a short march over grassy veldt. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z So shouting, and wildly gesticulating, some ran out on the open veldt, others to and fro along the bank. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z But most often she flung a bitter laugh to the wind and said: "I have the best of it—better prowl the veldt lean and free, than be caged and full." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z “Why! he’s the very littlest, teeniest bird in the veldt!” Old Hendrik's Tales “This is getting a trifle sultry, and the veldt here is crusted with ironstone,” he said to himself. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance This march, a long and tiresome one, gave us our first experience of the veldt, and we were not sorry to find ourselves at Glen after our 16 miles tramp. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Getting hold of their guns, therefore, the young Boers proceeded to the open veldt; and, after making up a match, commenced practice, the shell of an ostrich’s egg serving them for mark. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z You keep your new ones for Pretoria, anything'll do on the veldt. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Old Hendrik was standing by the corner of the house, milking pail in hand, watching the slow procession of the cows homeward from the veldt. Old Hendrik's Tales A sound was heard in front, at first faint, as of the displacement of a stone, then nearer, till it resolved itself into a clink of shod hoofs upon the stony veldt. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance When the column returned to the high veldt, the Zulus, though loath to do so, had to return to their own country. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Besides, to be out all night on the veldt alone and weakened as he was, were of itself a thing of danger. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z You've got three or four weeks to see the veldt and the oxen in. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z A mist seems to float before his eyes, shutting out completely the glare of the burning veldt. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt I don’t want to ride into any sluits or to get ‘turned round’ in the veldt.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance At daybreak, five o'clock the next morning, we continued our journey, passing on the veldt our wagons trekking along. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z All around the veldt was treeless, and alike bare of bushes; the only relief to its monotonous nakedness being some score or two ant-hills, like hayricks scattered over it. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z As the dawn broke she could see that the veldt was well-bushed with clumps of rocks, and big ant-heaps here and there; there would be plenty of hiding-places when the wagons stopped. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z It was only goat’s milk, and thin stuff at that, thanks to the parched state of the veldt; but poor Renshaw drank eagerly, then fell back quiet and composed. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The other grinned again, but said no more on the subject, and the two men pursued their way at a quick, easy pace, now halting to off-saddle at some farmhouse, now in the veldt. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance From 23rd February to 8th April the column was detached, still under Brigadier General Spens, and acted in the low veldt and the Vryheid district, also going through Utrecht and Wakkerstroom. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Then, each mounting his own—the whole party numbering nigh a dozen—they galloped out upon the veldt to meet the advancing enemy. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Turning to the left, he was soon out in the open veldt, and in half an hour was well away from the beleaguered town and the investing forces without having been challenged by anyone. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “Where would he have been if your ‘hovel’ had not come so opportunely in sight when he was lost in the veldt, exhausted and without food or water?” came the calm, ready rejoinder. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Ambling along the dusty waggon road which led up to the grassy nek about a mile from the township, preparatory to striking off into the open veldt beyond, the trio were in good spirits enough. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Her figure, it is true, was nothing to boast of; but then, in the faraway veldt, who troubles about an inch or two at the waist? Tales of South Africa Saying which, he thrust the tips of three fingers between his lips, and blew a whistle that went screeching across the veldt, repeating it several times. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Meanwhile the train had got up speed on its long run to the Portuguese frontier, and was now well out of Pretoria and rushing across the lonely veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War With the marvellous recuperativeness of the Karroo plains the veldt was now carpeted with the richest grass, spangled with a hundred varying species of delicate wild flowers. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The open veldt now lay outstretched before them, and Suffield and the two Dutchmen were cantering on some distance ahead. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Ever since yesterday morning they have been away in the grass veldt, following a trek of springboks, and their display of venison and jaded nags prove that they have hunted hard, successfully, and far. Tales of South Africa But long after the sun was up, he found himself wandering on the veldt, as much puzzled about his course as ever. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z As soon as darkness had fallen again, they picked up their rifles and stole down the hill on to the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I’m nothing but a poor devil of a traveller lost in the veldt, and pretty well dead for want of a drink. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The days are hot for July, in this high veldt, but the nights are nipping. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance He returns to Nakeesa, gives her the news, and sends her into the grass veldt to dig up roots, while he himself prepares to make snuff. Tales of South Africa True, it was not altogether a miss, though not much better, the buffalo seeming but little hurt as it careered on over the veldt, tail high in air. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The meal was a welcome one to the poor fellow, who had so nearly lost his life alone on the desolate veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The veldt was sprinkled about with clumps of mimosa and other thorns—in parts thickish—and all of a sudden the horse threw up his ears and began to snort. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt A shimmer of heat lay over the wide veldt, and a thundercloud was gathering black upon the craggy turrets cresting the distant spurs of the Stormberg mountains. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance But I know why you walk thus through the veldt, and come seeking to drive me mad, night after night. Tales of South Africa The huge pachyderms were coming over the veldt and in their usual fashion, single file, making straight for the drift, and likely to cross there. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z “I don’t know, general,” was Jack’s calm reply, for, sharp of wit, he had torn and scattered his papers on the veldt the instant after being taken prisoner. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War All around, the veldt was strewn with human corpses—swollen and decomposed, torn and mangled by wild animals, or ripped and hacked by the assegais of their slayers. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Oh no; but back to the camp, back to the scene of his recent hard work, patrols, and scantiness of feed beyond that wherewith Nature had covered the veldt. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance And she had flocks and herds of her own, running upon her brother’s veldt, as well as some good tobacco “lands,” which yielded no mean profit each year. Tales of South Africa He rubbed his eyes, and once more took a survey of the veldt; scanning it minutely all over, as he mechanically interrogated, “Am I in my senses? or has it been a dream?” The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z About half an hour later the speed of the train slackened, and, climbing out on to the footboard, Jack and Guy jumped off in turn, alighting on the soft grassy veldt without hurting themselves. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Look at that, for instance,”—pointing through the open door to the bare veldt. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt They had taken a straight line across the veldt, avoiding roads and beaten tracks as likely to be watched by outlying parties of the enemy. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance I have seen some funny sights in the veldt, but never have I seen such a figure of a sportsman as Pierre Cellois. Tales of South Africa Just then reverberating all over the veldt in a long, continued roar, it seemed to rise out of the earth. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z From Colenso to Chieveley the road stretches across five miles of open veldt, and long before Jack and his friend had driven across half of it a large troop of Boers was pursuing them. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Even from this coign of vantage he could see nothing alarming; all around and beneath him, bush and veldt and forest, lay sleeping peacefully under the lovely radiance of the African moon. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa A line of men in broad-arrow stamped suits, all natives, guarded by two armed constables, was filing in from the veldt. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance She loved to watch him as he saddled up in the early dawning and rode off across the plains, or into the bush veldt, with her father and brothers in search of game. Tales of South Africa On the other side of the camp, out upon the open veldt, a number of the young Boers are busy too, their work being the conversion of fresh meat into bultong. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Taking the pony by the bridle, Jack stepped forward over the short grass of the veldt, and kept steadily on, hour after hour. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War About an hour ago, he said, several of the “witch-finders” had arrived by the outside of the veldt, and, turning on the bridge, had crossed over, laughing and talking. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa When he ceased, the whole body gathered up its weapons, and moved swiftly away over the veldt—this time in silence. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising I don’t think I shall see this through; and when you look at the horns, you will think of me, and the good days we had together in the veldt.” Tales of South Africa The latter might be there before him—in all likelihood was there already—if not lost on the veldt. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Then came rifle shots in the distance, and with his glasses, which had fortunately not been taken from him, Jack made out men in khaki marching across the veldt some miles away. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War And hardly had he spoken, when a single answering rocket was fired, probably a score of miles away, across the veldt. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa Hardly was he out of sight of the kraal than a number of armed savages issued from it, racing over the veldt at an angle of forty-five divergent from the direction he was taking. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising And yet it struck me as strange that Dirk, whom I knew well—for he was a noted interior hunter—should be trekking in this veldt. Tales of South Africa For they saw the waggons drawn out upon the open veldt, with the oxen in long line attached to the trek-touws, while the horses were all under saddle and bridled. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Ten minutes later they had cut across to the left, and were tramping silently over the veldt in the direction of Nelthorpe. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Hardly had Grenville and Kenyon regained the mountain side, than the report of firearms was heard away across the veldt, and the quick flashes of Leigh’s repeating-rifle could be distinctly seen. Zero the Slaver A Romance of Equatorial Africa Around, the veldt, dotted with feathery mimosa, lay shimmering in the afternoon heat. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising In the still solitudes around wander free and undisturbed the great game of the veldt she loved so well. Tales of South Africa A look cast despairingly around revealed the veldt smooth and level for miles in every direction. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z His face was turned in the opposite direction from Jack, and every now and again he raised himself upon his elbow and looked out across the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War As it is, you have about woke up the whole of British Kaffraria, and we shall have the sentries opening fire upon the veldt at large in a minute. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War In front rose a long acclivity, the straight road ribanded out in red dust, in contrast to the green of the veldt. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising “Never would I be induced to enter that veldt again!” Tales of South Africa But beyond he could see the same tracks in a long line over the veldt, indicating the direction in which he had approached the place. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Then he brought in two of the Boer ponies, and drove the others out of the garden on to the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War They had been several weeks in the veldt—several weeks absent from their farms and businesses. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War He had lived in the veldt all his life—up country or down, or on the road. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The oxen are feeding quietly round the vlei; the Boer’s eye follows them with contentment, for water and the rich veldt have brought fat and sleekness to their great frames. Tales of South Africa The moon had meanwhile risen, and her light flooded the veldt all over, making objects distinguishable on it at far distance, almost as by day. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z All threw themselves on the ground close to their loopholes, through which they stared out at the veldt, which was now becoming more visible every moment. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Half-way between this and themselves an immense herd of cattle was streaming across the veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War It didn’t last, of course, but I brought the thing out here with me under a sort of vague impression it might be useful in the veldt for knocking-about purposes.” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Dawn came round, and the sun sprang up all ruddy, as if but too eager to send his scorching beams upon the shadeless veldt. Tales of South Africa His own horse, with the hyena, had long since disappeared, and now also the horned bovine; he himself seemingly the only living, breathing thing over all that wilderness of veldt. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Then he peered through a small aperture made by a shell, and looked earnestly across the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “As it is, I am uneasy every time you are out in the veldt.” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War There had been a succession of violent thunder-storms, and the face of the veldt was washed smooth by torrential rains. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising London-bred though he was, his yearnings were irresistibly athletic; and, after mastering the early troubles of horsemanship, he had settled down to veldt life, with its roughs and tumbles, with a zest that never faded. Tales of South Africa The undulation of the veldt, green and gold in the westering sun, stretching away on either side, was as if deserted by man. A Veldt Vendetta Five miles farther on, the flash of the search-light caught their eyes as it slowly swept a broad beam across the veldt surrounding the town. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “Well, what adventures have you met with in the veldt this morning?” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Is it quite wise for you to go rambling about the veldt alone, do you think?” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Here, unluckily, Tapinyani’s horse put its foot in a hole, came down with a crash, and sent its rider flying yards upon the veldt. Tales of South Africa Giving no further thought to old Dumela, we fared forth over the moonlit veldt. A Veldt Vendetta It consisted of one small building, surrounded by a neat English flower-garden, and lying isolated in the middle of the veldt, the outhouses and sheds for cattle being at least a mile away. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War For the surrounding veldt had been turned into something like a sea, and a miniature torrent roared down every depression in the ground. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War In front the veldt rolled gently away; quite open, and sparsely dotted with mimosa; and for miles around, at intervals, rose the smoke of native kraals; for this was an important location. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising It is not often that this veldt is accessible—from scarcity of water—and it seemed good enough to quit the wagon road for a time, and try the bush for ivory. Tales of South Africa The wild game of the veldt seemed to be under a kind of “truce of God.” A Veldt Vendetta All four at once scrambled up the ladder, and, darting across the floor, looked out over the sunlit veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Beyond, that there’s five miles of open veldt; then the strip of forest I was mentioning. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War So now he held straight on over the veldt to where he knew he should find the cattle. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising He wandered ever farther in search of his ideal, and finally the veldt life had so bitten into him that he preferred to live and die in it. Tales of South Africa There was nothing particular to be done about the homestead, so I saddled up a horse for a ride round the veldt. A Veldt Vendetta A minute later they were flying away across the veldt, leaving four of their number lying dead upon the floor of the farmhouse. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Behind, the lights of the village, the sound of voices and laughter; in front, the darkness of the silent veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The boy disappeared and soon the retreating hoofs of his undersized pony could be heard splashing through the sludgy surface of the saturated veldt. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Hume Wheler, with infinite solicitude and care, superintended this operation, while Lane stayed out another two days in the veldt and shot three giraffe for the chief and his people. Tales of South Africa Christmas and the New Year, but the intensifying heat notwithstanding, the face of the veldt was smiling and green, for we had had a series of splendid rains. A Veldt Vendetta Meanwhile Jack and his friends stood grimly at their posts, thankful for the breathing-space allowed them, and for the daylight which was fast stealing across the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Had he succeeded in seizing it, a rapidly followed up blow from the deadly kerrie would have stretched the rider senseless, if not dead, upon the veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War For a moment he stood gazing at the weather, then drawing his ample green blanket close around his tall form, he strode away over the veldt. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising They had soon tired of its attractions, and yearned to be in the veldt again. Tales of South Africa Shall we outspan and make a night of it on the veldt? A Veldt Vendetta Half an hour later, the train drew up on the open veldt, and he was bundled out and into another cart drawn by a couple of horses, which at once set off at a gallop. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War In twos and threes, in clumps of a dozen, and in clumps of fifty, the animals, though numbering but eleven hundred, were spread over nearly two miles of veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Later on you’ll find it no joke walking thirteen miles across the veldt on nothing but air.” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising One comes out here in the veldt and looks at Nature, and one finds everywhere the most ghastly war, and murder, and suffering incessantly around one. Tales of South Africa It seemed to float along the midnight veldt, caught up, echoed forth, from point to point. A Veldt Vendetta A little later they emerged from the kraal, and, crossing the road, cantered off across the veldt in the direction of Kimberley. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War It takes a good dog indeed to run down an unwounded buck with the open veldt before him, and good as this one is, it seems probable that he will get left. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Along the ridge overlooking Babatyana’s kraals a dusty waggon road winds like a riband, distinguishable from the darker veldt in the starlight. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising So well had he done, that by 1863 he had practically retired from the hunting veldt, having amassed enough money and cattle to settle down on one of the best farms in the Free State. Tales of South Africa The wild veldt, aglow in the shimmering heat, the drowsy hum of native voices, the sleepiness and calm of the place—no suggestion of a cataclysm lay here. In the Whirl of the Rising They turned out to be fast and sturdy little animals, who could easily thrive on the veldt when stable-fed horses would have starved. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War That’s the man we fell foul of in the veldt yesterday—you remember the affair of the white dog?” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Guided by Manamandhla by short cuts across the veldt, the traveller was not long in reaching his destination. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising He had the best of rifles, powder-horns, knives, pistols, everything else—but he hadn’t the pluck, without which a man in the veldt in those days might surely turn his wagons and go home. Tales of South Africa And if he’ll raise a corps to take the veldt and help straighten out this racket, I’m going to be the first man to join. In the Whirl of the Rising Accordingly the cart was driven off the road to the right, and then across the veldt in a south-westerly direction. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War It consisted of a few straggling blocks of houses plumped down apparently without rhyme or reason in the middle of the veldt, which here was open and undulating. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Nowhere will the reader obtain a truer or more graphic picture of the warfare of the kopje and the veldt, nor of the difficulties which our generals had to overcome. To Lhassa at Last Still carrying his flocks and family with him, the Boer wandered from veldt to veldt, always in a country virgin to the hunter, and teeming with the noblest game. Tales of South Africa Away over the veldt to the westward a pillar of dust was visible; and it was moving, drawing nearer. In the Whirl of the Rising A few minutes later the door was opened silently, and they issued out on to the veldt, Mrs Hunter and Wilfred mounted respectively upon Vic and Prince, while Jack walked alongside. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Suddenly the horse, catching a renewed access of panic, plucked the reins from Eustace’s hand, and careered wildly away into the veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War A small portion of the back of the waggon was covered by a tilt; this constituted the cabin of this ship of the veldt. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley He’s been trading and hunting in a new veldt far inland to the north-east, and he’s had some extraordinary times. Tales of South Africa But the day was lovely—cloudless and golden—and the heat rose in a shimmer from the mimosa-dotted veldt and the dark, bushy slope of Ehlatini lining up to the vivid depths of heaven’s blue. In the Whirl of the Rising If I whistle twice, turn on to the veldt, and whip up till you are well away from the road.” With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The trap had been outspanned, and the horses turned loose into the veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Gerard cast an eager glance up and down the long riband of dusty road, over the shimmering expanse of sun-baked veldt. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Lounging in a corner of the Criterion bar were two men equipped in veldt dress of cord breeches and coats, pigskin gaiters, brown boots, spurs, flannel shirts, and broad-brimmed felt hats. Tales of South Africa That too, did not afflict them, and they discussed Paysandu tongue in that rough-and-ready veldt shanty with an appetite not always present at the most dainty and glittering of snowy tables. In the Whirl of the Rising I noticed, too, that both their horses had scampered away on to the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War All the bitterness of the moment was upon those two—upon him especially—crouching there in the dark and lonely veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War For the veldt was alive with warriors, swarming down from the ridge, charging forward in silence, swift in deadly fixity of purpose. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Kate was out for a ride in the veldt this morning before breakfast, and met him as she came home by the Mafeking Road. Tales of South Africa We shall probably have to outspan in the veldt. In the Whirl of the Rising You have already made many friends here, and no doubt you will find plenty ready to accompany you on horseback out into the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I did hear once of a case where a baboon, a wild one out of the veldt, climbed up on to the roof of a house and swung himself right into a room. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Probably no one in these days really imagines that living is cheap in the Colonies, save perhaps to the dwellers in the veldt or bush, who grow their own necessaries of life. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley It used to be pretty well-known in the veldt years ago.” Tales of South Africa Clare was a little sore at heart, a little reproachful, as she stood there outside the stockade, gazing wistfully out over the roll of the veldt. In the Whirl of the Rising He ran his fingers along it, and was wondering what it could be, when the flash of a light from the open veldt at the side of the line caught his eye. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The window, black and uncurtained, looked out upon the veldt. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War It’ll do you no harm to get an insight into waggon travel and veldt life, and the native trade and the natives themselves. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Around them, scattered over the veldt for miles, grazed the oxen, horses, sheep, and goats that should accompany the trek. Tales of South Africa The Fullertons’ house was on the very outskirts of the township, and she stepped forth straight on to the open veldt. In the Whirl of the Rising The cart rattled along through the streets and then out into the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War At the bottom of this the road was intersected by a dry water course, fringed with bush; otherwise the veldt was for the most part open, dotted with straggling clumps of mimosa. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Around stretched the wide and rolling veldt; here a conical hillock rising abruptly from the plain, there the precipitous line of a range of mountains. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley We trekked along the Crocodile River together, crossed it before it takes its southerly bend, and, for the whole of the dry winter season, hunted in a glorious veldt abounding in game. Tales of South Africa The tranquil life of the veldt lay outspread around, peaceful, sunny, smiling; but—beneath? In the Whirl of the Rising He was at once placed in charge of two Boers whom he had never seen before, and was driven off into the veldt again. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The time not spent with Eanswyth was got through strolling about the camp, or now and then taking a short ride out into the veldt when the entourage was reported safe. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Thus, with many a useful hint and anecdote illustrative of native character or the life of the veldt, would Dawes beguile the time as they trekked along, all of which Gerard drank in eagerly. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Towards midnight the risen moon, now nearly at her full, shone broad upon the veldt. Tales of South Africa The ghostly stretch of veldt around was wrapped in darkness and mystery, and from afar, just audible on the waft of stillness, came a succession of hollow, coughing roars. In the Whirl of the Rising Then they struck across the main wagon-road to Natal, and Jack at once cantered ahead on the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War And again the fierce death-shout pealed forth over the wild veldt, and was taken up and echoed in tones of hellish exultation from end to end of the excited barbarian host. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War With which sonorous farewell the Zulus turned and strode away across the veldt at the same quick and hurried pace as before. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley But it’s a wild, barren veldt; the country as you go north is a good deal broken, and, unless the rains have been good, water is terribly scarce there. Tales of South Africa The wonder is, it is not one great veldt sore.” In the Whirl of the Rising Riding all day long across the open veldt was somewhat monotonous at times, and his rifle practice and other manoeuvres helped to make the journeys pass more pleasantly. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The moon rose, flooding down over the dim veldt. A Frontier Mystery Another is when there hasn’t been rain for months, and the veldt’s as bare as the skull of a bald-headed man. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley I once went into that veldt, and never wish to see it again. Tales of South Africa But, meanwhile, I shall have to throw myself upon your hospitality, or camp outside in the veldt.” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion There was no one about, but the night was beautifully warm, and Jack therefore lay down on the veldt outside the station. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War At last his horse had refused to go any further, and he had to make up his mind to lie by in the veldt and wait till morning. A Frontier Mystery Then he went to the front door and looked out over the veldt, and returning took the two bottles and emptied their contents back into the paraffin tin. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley She stood there watching his receding form, as it moved away rapidly over the veldt in long elastic strides. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Then, standing erect, she gazed forth upon the rolling waves of veldt which fell away in front. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Against the shady wall, lounging full-length in big cane chairs, Jack and Wilfred stared thoughtfully over the verandah rail, and away over the rolling veldt which stretched between Mr Hunter’s house and his neighbour’s. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I suggested that we should ride out into the veldt in the afternoon and I could interview the boy there. A Frontier Mystery Altogether it is wonderful what a lot can be stowed away on board these ships of the veldt. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The undulating roll of veldt, green after the recent rains, and radiant in the golden morning, sparkled with innumerable dewdrops. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland To-day they were doing a patrol, for which purpose they had started from their isolated station the previous afternoon and had camped in the veldt towards midnight. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Instead of finding my road to Standerton I got out of my reckoning and came down here, where I’ve spent the last few hours asleep on the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War This he did, and the dog went frisking after him as he ran a little way out over the veldt, and back again, both on the best understanding with each other in the world. A Frontier Mystery Saddling up the horse that remained and giving orders where the waggons were to outspan, Dawes cantered away into the veldt. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley There was still a reek of smoke on the night air, ascending from the spot of sacrifice and wafted far and wide over the veldt. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland What did they mean by coming into his veldt and shooting his game without his leave, and scaring his ostriches all over the place? Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Now this house stands clear out on the veldt. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The veldt was good, and so were the faculties for stocking water. A Frontier Mystery Several months later than the events last recorded, a large trek might have been seen, wending its way southward along the rugged bush veldt lying beneath the Lebombo mountains, just outside the Zulu boundary. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley She looked around on the glowing veldt, shimmering in the afternoon heat. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland And now he was gone, and at any moment, for all she knew, he might be lying dead and still for ever upon the veldt. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Why our fore-looper’s life is a better one than his; and as to ours, one day in the veldt after game is worth a year in a town, where all is dirty, smoky, and bad. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer When it seemed to have gained its height, it suddenly ceased, and all darted away across the veldt till nearly out of sight in the moonlight. A Frontier Mystery These were scattered with patches of dense forest and jungle, but there were also great plains or veldts covered with game and animal life. The Blind Lion of the Congo His rays swept warm and golden upon the spreading veldt and the pioneer residence, the latter looking, within its stockade, like a miniature fort. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland She was sick of home, she declared; sick of the farm, sick of the very sight of everything to do with it; sick of the eternal veldt. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion It does not do to think too much when you walk in the veldt by night, or you may be taken unawares. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer I took her in my story to the south of Africa, and led her out over green rolling veldt to a hawthorn-crowned kopje, where we lay out of sight amongst the bushes. The Recipe for Diamonds And that army of ours which day by day advances not less irresistibly across the veldt of Africa, what does that army portend? The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe “Who’s this?” shading his eyes and gazing out over the veldt. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland The sun flamed down from a blue and cloudless vault, but without much power, for it was about midwinter, and the atmosphere of the high veldt was clear and exhilarating to the last degree. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Many tools will be called into service before the brown pebble hidden away in the blue clay beneath the South African veldt becomes the glorious star of a monarch's crown. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching Away on the open veldt the doll-like houses were to be seen, and the ashes of her bungalow. The House Under the Sea A Romance These are the forces contending against each other on the sterile veldt; this is the first act of the drama whose d�nouement—who dare foretell? The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Away over the veldt, jackals yelped; and the glimmer of the camp fire, dying low, emboldened the hungry little beasts to come nearer and nearer, attracted by the fresh meat brought in during that afternoon. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland This was momentarily diverted by the approach of two of his sons—who had just come in from the veldt—tall, light-haired, quiet-looking youths of two- and three-and-twenty respectively. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion And then the congregation rose, while the preacher behind the folds of the Union Jack read out the names of the Jews who had died for England in the far-off veldt. Ghetto Comedies The little fighting and the few whiffs of the veldt that we are given come as welcome reliefs to the rather stuffy atmosphere that Mr. Bancroft has been at such pains to create. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 We took up quarters in the Suera Hotel, managed by a capable Scotchwoman and her husband, who had once farmed on the veldt. In the Tail of the Peacock “Ha-ha-haa!” laughed a jackal, questing after prey away in the gloaming shades of the now dusking veldt. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Jan did—making some excellent practice, at ant-heaps scattered at varying distances over the veldt. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion "If they decide to come at all, they would be all right with me out on the veldt," put in Mr. Pym. The Rhodesian “It might,” said Dickenson dubiously; “but what, could a big gun be doing out there on the open veldt?” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Already we have passed hundreds of miles of flat veldt, with now and again big kopjes in the background. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition The moonlit veldt stretched away in dim beauty around, its stillness broken by the weird yelp of hunting jackals, or the soft whistle of the invisible plover overhead. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland A strange mirage, watery, crystallised, hangs over the brown expanse of veldt, going off into limpid blue on the far horizon, where the distant flat-topped hills seem to be suspended in mid-air. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion So they came at last to the wide, open veldt where Edwardstown was situated, and knew themselves in the district teeming with pioneer memories. The Rhodesian Lennox took no notice, for he was resting his field-glass upon the rough top of the stone wall, looking outward over the veldt. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War We are leaving them behind us, 'Neath the veldt and by the town, The men who joined and fought with us, Who shared each up and down. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition The spreading veldt, too, in the flash of its dewy sheen, seemed to lend a deeper blue to the dazzling, unclouded vault above. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland A cloud of dust flew up from the red-brown veldt, away in the distance, but harmlessly. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion "I prefer the company of the veldt," was all he said, without relaxing the fixity of his face; "ladies are more in Stanley's line." The Rhodesian As he spoke he pointed out towards the open veldt; but the Boer shook his head. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War His chum was shot through the stomach, and died on the veldt. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Away over the veldt, nearly half a mile distant, the column is laagered. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Another answered further off, then another, and presently the whole veldt was alive with the shrill barkings of the clamourous little bustards. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion The red road wound across a wide, breezy stretch of veldt to wooded hills and valleys, and beyond this was an enchanting vista of dreaming blue kopjes on a far horizon. The Rhodesian “Yes; but unfortunately there’s a fresh body of the enemy coming up at a gallop,” said Dickenson, who had paused to sweep the veldt with his field-glass. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Because I thought: 'Twas a glorious life on the veldt, So unrestrained and free. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition The two were standing by the cattle-kraal, which contained a troop of horses just driven in from the veldt. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Hour upon hour has gone by like this, but most of these are men who live the life of the veldt, whose trained eyesight is well-nigh cat-like on such a night as this. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Sullen, colourless veldt, radiant in a few short hours with the first outposts of its coming spring glory. The Rhodesian One way it goes off towards the veldt—” “And the other way towards the colonel’s quarters,” whispered Lennox. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War We camped early in the afternoon on the high veldt. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition There was one woman who received from her husband a copy of verses composed by him and his companions during their occupation of a block-house on the veldt. Change in the Village It seemed to demand the easier and more picturesque hunting costume of the veldt. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Over the kopjes, over the vleis, over the veldt a black cloud came down, and suddenly all the picture was blotted out. The Rhodesian The noise and the greyish vapour were nothings out in that vast veldt, but they meant the exit of a man from the troublous scene. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Many a time has this gentleman given us biscuits on the veldt in our hours of need, papers also to read, and so we meant to do the thing well, and we did. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition I am spoiling for one of our long talks, so put on a hat and come for a stroll across the veldt. The Sign of the Spider He would start me out into the veldt at daybreak, and if I returned without having shot a buck I got no breakfast. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion She saw the veldt with its far blue mountains, that called to men again and again with such resolute calling. The Rhodesian Just about six or seven miles through level veldt, sir, and in the cool of the night.” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War I asked him why he had come into the hospital, and he told me he and several others had been sent in as unfit for the veldt, and so were to act as hospital orderlies. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition They had been walking at a good pace over the open, treeless veldt, and the roofs of Booyseus were now quite dwarfed behind them. The Sign of the Spider Around, the sunlight bathes, in a misty shimmer, the roll of veldt, and the slope of mountain and iron-faced cliff. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion At twelve they stayed in a welcome piece of shade for their first veldt meal. The Rhodesian We out here on the open veldt, and they under cover quite out of sight? The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Still at the above address, but going strong, and almost losing the Spartan habits engendered by my recent life on the veldt! A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition "Only bare veldt but a very few years ago, now a population of forty thousand—mostly brokers." The Sign of the Spider I never enjoyed better health than I did during the twelve months when the hard veldt was my bed and the deep, dark, starry night was the roof over my head. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon I only came out to Rhodesia a few months ago, and I have been much on the veldt, studying ancient relics; but I have kept my ears open. The Rhodesian “But, poor follows!” he said, “this will be the second night they have been out on the veldt, and it will help to keep them awake.” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War "And far and wide, They have done and died, By donga, and veldt, and kloof, And the lonely grave Of the honored brave, Is a proof—if we need a proof." A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition And as the sun rays began to slant golden upon the surrounding veldt, it seemed to Laurence that even that triste wilderness took on a glow that was more than of earth. The Sign of the Spider Not a tree; all clear veldt for miles. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Could it possibly all have transpired during the times he had been away shooting in the far north, or out on the veldt, away from newspapers for months? The Rhodesian And we learn to love the great mountains and rich forests and unfenced steppes and veldts and prairies. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty After the monotony of khaki here, there and everywhere, to which one gets accustomed on the veldt, the colours one sees here are quite enlivening. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Well, we're not a lot of soldiers here anyway to scatter all over the veldt. The Sign of the Spider At times when I had been riding across the veldt in South Africa with General Hutton we had spoken of the coming Federation of the Australian colonies. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon His face worked visibly, in spite of his stern suppression, but he still stood rigid and upright, looking away from her—out over the far shadowy veldt, seeing nothing. The Rhodesian The dweller on the veldt likes to get out of the forest on to the great open spaces once more. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty We reached there at midnight, turned-in on the wet veldt for a few hours and were up again at four. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition He would have been taken prisoner and sent to Pretoria, but that is better than rotting on the veldt. The Hero Then the Zulus, numbering some ten thousand warriors, swept out into the veldt to attack the Boer settlements. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) And Carew's comment was to ride out across the veldt alone. The Rhodesian It was much of the same nature as the veldt in the dry season, kopjes being plentifully in evidence. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Mushrooms, which were very abundant on the veldt we were traversing, were collected by many of us, and on our arrival in camp cooked in a stew or fried in Maconochie bacon fat. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition "I wonder how much you minded when you heard your husband was lying dead on the veldt?" The Hero I had for some months been trying to find gold or diamonds by digging holes in the veldt. Uncanny Tales He rode far across the veldt, and for the first time for many a long year turned back the leaves of the closed book. The Rhodesian Parts of the South African veldt are dangerous to ride over because of meerkat holes, but the horses in that country are marvellously clever in avoiding them, if they are left alone. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Tell me not in ceaseless rumours That we soon are going home, Just to cure our bitter humours, While upon the veldt we roam. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition On his side, he told her of his life on the veldt, and mentioned that he was returning to England on business. Antony Gray,—Gardener Facing the ridge was a wide expanse of veldt rising upwards in the direction of Ladysmith. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 In reply to her note came just a vague regret that he was exceptionally busy, and often out on the veldt, with a hope that he would see her before she left. The Rhodesian The sentries must always be posted, and the pickets kept well out on the veldt. John the Baptist Here we outspanned and soon had our wet blankets, clothes, and other articles spread out on the veldt drying. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition On the outcome of that same business would depend the question whether he remained in England, or whether he returned to the veldt. Antony Gray,—Gardener Dead, dying, wounded, were dotted all over the veldt. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The veldt, somewhat uniform and colourless, with its surrounding hills, is the butterfly with its wings closed. The Rhodesian After the Karoo comes the equally famous veldt, studded with the kopjes that became a part of the world vocabulary with the Boer War. An African Adventure Then the trees were bare, nearly all the veldt burnt and black, and the oat fields trodden down. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition At all events it was a contrast to the vivid colouring of the African veldt. Antony Gray,—Gardener |
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