| 单词 | Hottentot |
| 例句 | They could keep their own civilizations, like Esquimaux and Hottentots, if they would give each other freedom of trade and free passage and access to the world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was taken to Europe in 1810 and objectified by those who would pay to see her half-naked body, under the stage name of Hottentot Venus. South African chief criticises Beyoncé over rumoured slave movie 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The Chinese women, the cannibal, the Eskimo girl, the desert sheikh and the Hottentot chief were not part of the show either. German publisher attacked for bowdlerising children's classic 2013-01-18T10:53:03Z Venus, a character named after the Hottentot Venus, or Sarah Baartman, a black woman who was placed on exhibit in London and Paris in the early 19th century. Dance in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z I just looked at it from the particular standpoint of Black Girl Magic and thought about the Hottentot Venus and the ways that they exploited her was to tell her that her body was magic. "Black women are from the future": Author says Black girls aren't magic, but are ahead of their time 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z But there are other words like Hottentot — it’s a name given by Dutch people to the Khoi people in South Africa, and a Dutch word that means ‘stutterer.’ Rijksmuseum Removing Racially Charged Terms From Artworks' Titles and Descriptions 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z And “Venus” is Ms. Parks’s portrayal of the 19th-century African woman who became known as the Hottentot Venus; it will be directed by Lear deBessonet. New Plays From Baker and Eno to Be in Signature Theater Season 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z A murder at New York’s Museum of Natural History is connected to the theft of a bone from the skeletal remains of a Hottentot. Book review: ‘Blue Labyrinth,’ by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child The Sun reported over the weekend that the singer and actor hopes to bring the story of the woman known by the stage name of the “Hottentot Venus”, to the big screen. Beyoncé's rep denies she is making a film about freak-show victim Saartjie Baartman 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The gypsy moth was renamed the spongy moth by the Entomological Society of America last year, and the former Hottentot Teal, a duck, was renamed the Blue-Billed Teal by the American Ornithological Society. Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over changing offensive species names 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z He was tarred as a "carpetbagger," and "Hottentot." The Indian who became Britain's first Asian MP 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Baartman was brought from South Africa in the early 19th century to be marketed to European sightseers as the “Hottentot Venus”. Rehearsing resistance: how theater is taking on Trump 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Baartman's promoters nicknamed her the "Hottentot Venus", with "hottentot" - now seen as derogatory - then being used in Dutch to describe the Khoikhoi and San, who together make up the peoples known as the Khoisan. The significance of Sarah Baartman - BBC News 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The Swedes, the English and the French, more deserving or not, got in easier than Afghans, Albanians and Hottentots. WESLEY PRUDEN: Donald Trump the pariah at the Republican funeral 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Vane-Tempest said that on the basis of his experience, Benga was actually a southern African Hottentot, and claimed to have conducted a conversation with Benga “in the tongue of the Hottentots”. The man who was caged in a zoo | Pamela Newkirk 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Known as the "Hottentot Venus", she was buried in South Africa in 2002. South Africa anger after Sarah Baartman's grave defaced - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z So if a Hottentot has ten animals and she wishes to compare these with animals from a rival tribe, she will pair off each animal with its counterpart. An eternity of infinities: the power and beauty of mathematics 2013-01-23T00:45:00.190Z By the same token Matt would never favour a Catholic over a Hottentot if the other guy was a better player. From the Vault: The day Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United 26 years ago 2012-11-06T11:41:00Z You were cut off by your relations as utterly as if you had become the concubine of a Hottentot.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z This man had been born and bred in the locality, but he took no more interest in the historic spot that had given him birth than if he were a Hottentot instead of an Irishman. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z There is nothing like going far away from home, to the other side of the world, among Hindoos or Hottentots, to be fully appreciated. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z But it all starts with the Hottentots, Cantor and the most primitive methods of counting and comparison. An eternity of infinities: the power and beauty of mathematics 2013-01-23T00:45:00.190Z On the following morning the 74th, a troop of Colonial Horse, the Cape Rifles, and some native levies, marched to attack the Hottentots on the station of the London Missionary Society. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Between the monogenists and the polygenists, the question reduces itself very nearly to this: Can beings differing so much as the Europeans and the Bushmen, the Hottentot and the Australian, descend from the same ancestors? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The crowd round formed a very motley group of people of all colours—negroes, brown Asiatics, Hottentots, and men, women, and children of every hue. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Gamow starts by alerting us to the Hottentot tribe in Africa. An eternity of infinities: the power and beauty of mathematics 2013-01-23T00:45:00.190Z Their example was speedily followed by the so-called Christian Hottentots at the missionary settlements of Shiloh and Theopolis. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z When this has been achieved there won’t be any such thing as a Jewish, Polish or Hottentot question. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Looking to seaward was the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Hanglip, and the high, broken shores of Hottentot Holland, seen over the clear blue water of the bay. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z But it is also inconceivable that a Beethoven, a Homer, or a Plato, could be born among the Hottentots, if "to be born among them" means to be born of their stock. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z It is well known that the preposterous size of some of the Hottentots is deemed a perfection, and one of their Venuses was not long since exhibited in London. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z At least, we have no doubt whatever that it is the Hottentots. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Religious Ideas.—The religious ideas of the Hottentots were very obscure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z There were many middle-aged London citizens who could no more appreciate that kind of pleasure than a Hottentot could appreciate an oratorio. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z I have no doubt that a Hottentot squaw will play you the same tricks as a woman of fashion, and with as demure a countenance. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The Hottentots bury their dead in the wild clefts of rocks and caverns; the Peruvians bear theirs to the neighbouring hills and mountains. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z "From the Hottentots, who keep them informed of everything," Ronald said. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z It is found in various versions, and, like many other stories, occurs in Bushman as well as in Hottentot mythology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z That is only saying that the average citizen and the average Hottentot have, as Wordsworth mildly puts it, "faculties which they have never used." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Or, would it be preferable to leave the Hottentots and Caffirs, poor, barbarous and heathenish? Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Griqua, grek′wa, n. one of a mixed race in South Africa, descended from Boer fathers and Hottentot or Bush women. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The other settlers were already seated at the table that the Hottentots or, as they were always called, "tottie" servants, had laid with a profusion of food. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z A century of Dutch rule resulted in the Hottentots becoming a nation of slaves and in serious danger of extermination, and thus the arrival of the English in 1795 was welcomed by them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z On those terms there would be very little competition in supplying the Hottentots, and no danger whatever that any nation would fight us to gain that portion of the export trade. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z At least, it has also been observed among the Hottentots. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Hottentot, hot′n-tot, n. a native of the Cape of Good Hope: a brutish individual. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z I found a fourth busied in anointing his leather-bottomed chairs with a mixture of oil and soot; scrubbing this Hottentot embrocation into the grain with a shoe-brush. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The Hottentot language was regarded by the early travellers and colonists as an uncouth and barbarous tongue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z This article is made use of with much effect in hysterical complaints by the Hottentots. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Bushwomen, the female Hottentot and negresses have hair no longer than men’s. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The president asked with terrible severity: "Are we in a civilized town, or among Hottentots?" The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z While they were assembling, a honey bird, or honey guide, came fluttering by, and all the Hottentots ran after it, whistling and making the peculiar noise they generally do while following this wonderful little bird. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z At the census of 1865 they numbered 81,589, but by this time the official classification “Hottentot” signified little more than a half-breed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z There seem to be three distinct kinds of these dwellings, which apparently indicate so many grades of social and pecuniary consideration among the resident Hottentot families. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Behind the shelter of the nests the Hottentot cowered, hoping that when he was no longer seen, the lion would forget him and go in search of other prey. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z History.—Before the settlement in it of Griqua clans the district was thinly inhabited by Bushmen and Hottentots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Mythological some of their stories are, but whether this is due to the influence of the Hottentots, a later race, it is difficult to say. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Very few of these were pure-bred Hottentots, while the official estimate of those in which Hottentot blood was strongly marked was 56,000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It at present numbers 3100 souls, mostly a race crossed between Hottentots and Mozambique negroes, of the latter of whom a considerable number have settled here since the Slave Emancipation Act of 1826. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Then the Hottentot saw his chance, and leaving his hiding place he ran like lightning to his home, which was only a mile distant. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z At the end of the 18th century a horde known as Bastaards, descendants of Dutch farmers and Hottentot women, led a nomadic life on the plains south of the Orange river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The most barbarous nations, either of Africa or of the East Indies, were shepherds; even the Hottentots were so. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z All these agree in describing the Hottentots as a gentle and friendly people. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Here it will suffice to observe that a girl, only sixteen years of age, was noticed, whose father was a degenerate Hottentot, and whose mother was a Bushwoman. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The Hottentot hearing no sound, peeped cautiously out, to see if his foe was still there, and almost tumbled down in terror to meet the eyes of the lion glaring into his. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z That Hottentot groom of mine, Haxo, is an evidence in his own person of it.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Calling up the Hottentot, we dragged the lion’s body from off the Boer. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z In 1828 an ordinance was passed declaring “all Hottentots and other free persons of colour” entitled to all and every right to which any other British subjects were entitled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The dwellings of the Hottentots lie scattered among the233 rising grounds in the neighbourhood, and with their poverty-stricken aspect impart a somewhat melancholy impression. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z It reminds one of the poor Hottentot who ate up a Dutch hymn-book because he saw it comforted his neighbours' hearts. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z We sat down to rest at the spring at which the Hottentots had been drinking. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Something, as she looked at the Hottentot and his absurd clothing and the dark stain of blood, told Alida Van Zyl that all this was God’s or the Devil’s truth she was listening to. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The usual food of the Hottentots was milk, the flesh of the buffalo, hippopotamus, antelope or other game, and edible roots and bulbs or wild fruits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Although the first settlers in Genaaden Dal were pure Hottentots, not more than five or six at present speak the idiom of their fathers, the rest knowing only the Dutch tongue. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z We need only contrast the Carian, the Sicel, the Thracian or even the Scythian, with the native Australian, the Hottentot, the Red Indian or the Maori, to apprehend the advantage of the Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The same obstacles that stand in the way of the conversion of the Hottentots cannot surely exist in their instance.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In fifteen minutes, taking a spare horse loaded up with two vatjes of water, and September, the Hottentot, on another fresh nag, to act as guide, he set forth. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Among the southern Hottentots these ancient usages have ceased; but they are continued among some tribes north of the Orange river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z If any one desires to see a veritable Hottentot or Bushman, he must undertake a troublesome journey, of weeks' duration, into the inhospitable interior. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z And the more the new dogma is combated, the more necessary is the imposing consensus of five quarters of the world—of Negroes, Malays, Chinese, and Hottentots, as well as Italians and Spaniards. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z We were three in party—Frank, myself, and a Hottentot named Kololo. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Tell his headman, Hans,” he said to his Hottentot, “that I’ll swim the horse across as soon as day breaks to-morrow and go after the elephants.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Yea, call me dearest mummy, Hottentot, or what you will, just so it be not sweet, like Adonijah. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z The examination commenced with a performance on the piano by a Mestizo lad of about sixteen, son of a Mulatto father by a Hottentot mother. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Suddenly the appalling and murderous voice of an angry bloodthirsty lion, within a few yards of us, burst upon my ear, followed by the shrieking of the Hottentots. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Straightway he summoned two of his Hottentots and desired them to bring the wounded man or his body, as the case might be, into the house. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He had, too, a number of Hottentots, besides Mozambique slaves, and those he ill-treated in the most dreadful manner, far worse even than any Boer was known to, and that is saying much. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Poor Hunt, with his six little blackguards, are coming slowly up; as usual he turned back once—was there ever such a kraal out of the Hottentot country before? The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z It is curious how the properties of this plant seem to be inextricably mingled with the destinies of the Hottentots. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z One evening a Hottentot saw that he was pursued by a lion. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z But there were always a lot of Hottentots going loose about the country; and they threatened our servants with their vengeance if they didn’t give them food and drink. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z At the back of the house I came upon a Hottentot servant, who told me the story of the tragedy. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z No. The utmost I can do for him, is to consider him as a respectable Hottentot.' Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z It was a bright moonlight night, and the Hottentot had no difficulty in following the back track of the horses, as he and his master went over the ground at a hand-gallop. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z In the southern part of Africa, where the Hottentots live, lions were very common, and the adventures of the inhabitants with them very frequent. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z I inquired about him on my way back, but the Hottentots said he had entirely disappeared from the neighbourhood. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The night passed quietly away; the two remaining Hottentots begged to be allowed to sleep in the kitchen, and this favour their master not unwillingly accorded them. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The waitress will be a filthy Hottentot woman; while as one eats in the inner rooms one will hear noisy natives getting drunk off Cape smoke just outside. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z “Should all go well, we shall encamp at Burns Hill this evening, and there await the arrival of Major Sutton’s ‘commando’ of Hottentots from the Kat River. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Though “annexed” in 1884 it was not till ten years later, after protracted fighting, that the Hottentots of Namaqualand recognized Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z I suppose there are enough here,” glancing round as he spoke at the Hottentot servants, as well as at Matamo and Haxo, “to secure him against disturbance or attack.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Just then the other two Hottentots, who at length had also heard the din, rushed across from their shed and huddled into the kitchen. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He’s a good man that, Tandy, but he has a history, else I’m a Hottentot. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z A small river flows at the foot of this range of mountains, the road from the north-east crossing it at a place called Hottentot’s Drift. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z On the 3rd of November, however, Hendrik Witboi died, aged seventy-five, and his son and successor Samuel Isaac Witboi shortly afterwards surrendered, and the The Hottentots subdued. hostility of the tribe ceased. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The dawn was only just beginning to dapple the skies, when the voice of Henryk Vander Heyden was heard rousing his Hottentots and superintending the inspanning of the oxen and the saddling of the horses. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In an instant, with diabolical screams, the ghostly Hottentots fell upon their quarry, plying assegai and knife. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Not that I am insensible to such a distinction; you won't imagine me such an Hottentot, I hope, as to be insensible to so honourable a distinction! The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z “Not mine vault, baas,” blubbered the Hottentot with a frightened stare; “not mine vault.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Morenga now became the chief of the rebel Hottentots, and “drives” against him were organized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Then they rose, and somewhat noisily bade the Hottentots good-night, desiring them to keep a careful watch. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z For the last time the goats were unkraaled and sent out, with the two somewhat unwilling Hottentots, to pasture. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Moravians have laboured among the Hottentots, the Berlin missionaries among the wild Corannas, and the French Evangelical Society among the Bechuanas. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z And springing into his saddle, he put spurs to his horse and rode up the ravine at full gallop, followed by the Hottentot. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Both British and Boer farmers were spared—the Hottentots in this matter following the example of the Herero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z I had to pass through the Hottentot country. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The Hottentot was now trembling in every limb; his yellow, monkeylike face had turned ashy grey, and his bleared eyes seemed full of some intense terror. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The little Hottentot Piet sat tight, and handled his team with the most perfect skill. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z “No, old friend, do you remain here, the Hottentot is an admirable ‘tracker,’ and I could not do without him. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z This proclamation was unheeded by the Hottentots, who were in fact continuing the war with rifles and ammunition seized from the Germans, and replenishing their stock with cattle taken from the same source. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Any way, the Hottentots were in a state of great disquietude about this lion. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The figure, as it fled, had its face half-turned to its pursuers, who consisted of six half-naked Hottentots armed with assegais and knives. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Hottentot driver was swearing to himself in a discontented undertone, and endeavouring concurrently to loosen the wheelers’ harness. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z She superintended and sometimes cooked all the meals; fourteen people often sat down to dinner, and three courses were served, usually by hideous Hottentot girls, dressed in bright calico dresses, coloured beads, and ribbons. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z A little pottery is made, and the Hottentot women are clever in making fur cloths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The Hottentots are sure to run off at the first shot.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Once again with wild yells the Hottentots closed on their victim, and once more rang the fiendish dying yell. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z From Esquimo to Hottentot, what race couldn't establish itself right there by the Yellowstone under almost normal home weather conditions? Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Orchids innumerable abound on the streams of Table Mountain and the Hottentot Holland Mountain, thirty miles inland. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The Witbois were joined by other Hottentot tribes, and their first act was to murder some sixty German settlers in the Gibeon district. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z “Ah, you have been there, among the Hottentots?” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z At that last foul insult Van Zyl clenched his fists, swore a great oath and rushed at the Hottentot. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I can’t get a soul to care whether I’m a Canadian or a Hottentot. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z They were of all colours and all garbs, from the simple costume of rags which distinguishes the Hottentot loafer to the gorgeous silk robes of the Malay priest. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Throughout the later half of 1906 the Hottentots maintained the struggle, the Karas mountains forming a stronghold from which their dislodgment was extremely difficult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z But we have got away from what we were talking of, the Hottentots. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z As for the chief himself, he had the worst opinion of him, and upon the whole he, April, thought his mistress had better submit herself to the Hottentot. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He opened his lips to speak words that flowed to them without conscious thought, phrases as utterly foreign to his vocabulary as metaphysics to a Hottentot. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z I would I were a Hottentot, or even a Dissenter, so that my views of an hereafter were more comfortable. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z Do you know any other working people,"—and the Doctor faced him squarely,—"any Dutch, or French, or English, Esquimaux or Hottentots, who take their wives and children ten thousand miles to educate them? The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Their cattle were continually driven off by the bushmen, and their fruit plundered and their guns and hoes and the like stolen by the Hottentots. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z “I mean this,” returned the Hottentot, still keeping his rifle ready. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z When we compare the highest and lowest races with each other, the contrast becomes still more striking, viz: the Teutonic with the Hottentot and Australian. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z A Hottentot might urge that; you will find the reason in time. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z There had not been such an excitement there since old Campbell, missionary to Africa, had told the people all about the poor Hottentots. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z I was in hopes that some of the Hottentots might pass that way, and repeatedly shouted at the top of my voice for help. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The Hottentot said he would not go without his master. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Hottentots so strongly resemble the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, that it has even been supposed, though without good reasons, that they were originally a Chinese colony. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z The final resurrection of Surya Bay is exactly like that in the Hottentot tale already quoted. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Lord has not kept them in reserve for five or six thousand years, waiting for their bodies, to send them to the Hottentots, the Hindoos, or the negroes, but to the Saints of Zion. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z But I wonder, I must say, if you treated the Hottentots well, as I have no doubt you did, that they didn’t stay with you.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Van Zyl gave some orders to his Hottentot man, as to his horse, the trek oxen and some loose cows and calves, and went indoors. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Such animal myths are as common in the New World as in the Old, and abound from Finland and Kamtchatka to the Hottentots and Australasians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z From the Bushmen we may turn to their near neighbours, the Hottentots or Khoi-Khoi. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z All of them are as ignorant as Hottentots, and lead a life horrible to think of. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z I suppose she had overheard something from the Hottentots, which induced her to suppose that he had been seen in the neighbourhood. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Then Van Zyl, having thanked the chief for his courtesy, ordered his Hottentot, Hans, to lay before Ndala the presents which had been brought for him. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “My Hottentot wants an old gun to shoot baboons with; this one will just do.” A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z His strong point was his collection of charms, which, like other Bushmen and Hottentots, he kept "in his belt". Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Here, Jacob,” he shouted, in stentorian tones which brought a young Hottentot upon the scene in a twinkling, “take the Baas’s horse and off-saddle him.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Annchen was immediately shown to one of the spare bedrooms, and some clothes brought her by one of the Hottentot women, while her own were taken out to be dried. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He recovered in a couple of hours’ time, thanks to the Hottentot’s care; but after that, September said, he had behaved like a madman. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z After bidding a very matter-of-fact farewell to Jacomina, and telling the Hottentot to rest his horse for the night and return home quietly next day, he started on his long, lonely ride. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z But it has some interest for us, as showing how the myths of Aryans and Hottentots coincide, even in very strange details. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He was a wiry little old Hottentot, with a yellow skin, and beady monkey eyes, and as ugly as the seven deadly sins. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z About a mile from the Hottentot village there was a clear spring of water. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Leaving the tired Hottentot to squat over the fire, she paced frantically up and down near the waggon, turning over impossible projects in her agonised mind. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Just then a small Hottentot came staggering in with two immense pumpkins, which he laid on the floor; then he went and stood just outside the door. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z "Even the Hottentots," according to Dr. Bleek, "exceed the Bushmen in civilisation and political organisation".* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The old Hottentot grinned all over his parchment countenance, and the numerous and grimy wrinkles thereof puckered themselves like the skin of a withered apple. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The Hottentots have, strictly speaking, no religious ideas at all. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They exchanged greetings, and then the Cubangwe captain picked out a dozen of his best hunters to accompany Van Zyl and his Hottentot and show them where the elephants were. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Then she called to the Hottentot, who, mindful of previous experiences, had remained close at hand. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Probably both the Hottentot and the Egyptian legend were invented to account for the many worshipped cairns attributed to the same corpse. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Hottentot driver raised his ugly head and leered insolently. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Such a Hottentot am I at this moment. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Stephen explained that he and the Hottentots had spoored everywhere around the stable for leopards, but could find no trace. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z His flock of flat-tailed sheep were kraaled at an outpost which was in charge of a Hottentot herd, and he wished to count them. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z As Mr. Ralston well remarks, a very singular parallel to the revival of the Egyptian brothers heart in water is the Hottentot tale of a girl eaten by a lion. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Hottentots with an admixture of white blood are thus known in Colonial parlance. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z By and by I heard a light tap at the door, so I opened it, and there I found Hessie with a Hottentot servant-girl named Griet, who used to wash my clothes. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z “The Hottentots soon forced the gate and swarmed over the walls, not, however, before one was killed by Prinsloo’s great elephant ‘roer.’ From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Hottentot had seen Stephanus approach the spring and then, after a short interval, heard the shot, so he returned to see what had happened. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z To their statements, also, we can apply the criterion: Does Bleek's report from the Bushmen and Hottentots confirm Castren's from the Finns? Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z “Poor devil!” muttered Claverton, contemplating the grisly figure, while even the Hottentots were vehement in their expressions of commiseration. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The spoor of his horse was traced along the road from here by an old Hottentot named Gezwint, who was celebrated as a tracker. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Goodrick was altogether puzzled, and, leaving the stable, went to a shed in rear of the house, where the natives slept, and roused the old Hottentot. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The mob of horses were driven in from the kraal; Gideon gave hurried directions to the Hottentot servants as to which were to be selected. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Close to his feet a diminutive Hottentot crouched upon a sheep-skin. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z “I think you’ve done exceedingly well, Mr Claverton,” said the Commandant of Colonial Forces—a tall, quiet-looking, middle-aged man—as he listened to the narrative of the attack upon the Hottentot levy. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Rumour had vaguely told of the advent of strange men with white, bearded faces, who had conquered the “Amalawu”—the Hottentots—by means of the thunder and lightning, over which they had command. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z This was quickly done; the result seemed, on the whole, satisfactory, and the Hottentots somewhat reassured. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z But there are many things a Hottentot can get whipped for, all the same.” A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z After an early breakfast I took my rifle and, accompanied by the Hottentot guide, went forth in search of game. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He stared at Ben on saying he had learned to print in North America, as would a French petit maitre at one who said he had learned to dance among the Hottentots. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The most plausible theory as to the origin of the Hottentot race is that its progenitors migrated hither from Asia. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Dense bushes of acacia thorn, spekboom, euphorbia, Hottentot cherry and other shrubs grew around, here and there relieved by wide patches of open space. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z She was walking with a little Hottentot man, who was leading her by means of a stick. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Danster was a Hottentot—or rather what is called by that indefinite term at the Cape. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Under different circumstances its valley might have been the cradle of another civilisation, and another Sphinx, of Hottentot or Bantu physiognomy, might have stood, gazing through forgotten centuries, across the waste of Bushmanland. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The flesh of Autolycus was soon roasting on the embers; all our Hottentots were smacking their lips in anticipation of a feast. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z “Don’t move a step nearer,” said the Hottentot, “but say your prayers, for before God I am going to shoot you dead.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z This was a blind Hottentot beggar whom he met being led by a little child to the street-corner where he was wont to ply his trade. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Even the Hottentot drivers and leaders showed signs of the prevailing smartness, for their clothes had evidently been recently washed and their hats and veldschoens were new. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He must find out what the dying Hottentot had said, or else go mad. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z For although at that time the Bushmen had already been considerably thinned out by the Hottentots and half-breeds, many of them still lurked in the less accessible parts. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Hutchinson’s statement, that our witch-prosecutors were more barbarous than Hottentots and nations scarcely knowing a God ever were known to be, involves a very significant comment upon the witchcraft creed. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Early in the morning after the arrival of Stephanus, the mob of cattle was driven in and with the assistance of some of the Hottentots a fairly good span of oxen was sorted out. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Because you were born in South Africa are you a Hottentot? By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z At evening the Hottentot servants drove in the oxen, inspanned them to the wagons, and drove out to the various scherms for the purpose of bringing back the game to the different camping-places. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The European revenged the Bushman on the Hottentot; who would revenge the Hottentot on the European? Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z She, in common with her country folk, looked forward to the arrival of the American army, much in the way we would look forward to the arrival of the Hottentots. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z The Hottentot driver and leader became more and more uneasy, feeling themselves in danger of that worst of all deaths,—a long-drawn death of thirst in the desert. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The Hottentots had evidently got scent of the tragedy, and bolted. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He laid himself down comfortably in his scherm, where he kept a Hottentot boy to attend him. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z A violent disputation followed; in the course of it the clicks of the Hottentot tongue flew about like fire-crackers. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z The North American Indians, the Afghans, the Nestorians, tribes in the interior of Africa as well as in China, and even the Hottentots of South Africa, have been declared to be the lost tribes. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The Hottentot driver had seen her dismount, so her father would know that she had not fallen off and got hurt, at all events. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The packs were ready, so I hurriedly adjusted them and, after bidding farewell to Alida and the old man, made haste in the direction of the Hottentot camp. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z On occasions such as this the Boers or their Hottentot servants would shoot into the dense multitude, sometimes killing or wounding three or four bucks at one shot. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Such Hottentots as we were able to consult all declared that it was only under very exceptional circumstances that water was to be found between the trolley-line and the Orange River. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Lord Salisbury was, indeed, making a worthy attempt to effect the political salvation of the Hottentots by Act of Parliament. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z The Hottentots raised a shout of joy; to their astonishment Gideon turned and fled back across the plains towards his wagon. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The old Hottentot was filled with savage delight at little Slinger’s death having been so completely avenged. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z A Hottentot is naturally among the most sociable of beings; Gert Gemsbok was no exception to the rule of his race in this respect. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The Richtersveld, according to report, was extremely mountainous and was said to contain only some two hundred people of Koranna-Bushman and Hottentot descent. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z "Yes," said Clara, "and remember how she used to beat Katzi, the little Hottentot girl, in bed every night for a week until the blood came, just because she broke a cup." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The Hottentot galloped off, and Stephanus again turned to the wounded man, who by this time had recovered consciousness. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z In the valley, where the buffaloes used to crash through the forest with my dogs baying behind, the Hottentots now grow tobacco. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He could not visit the scherms of the other Hottentots; all were in the service of Trek-Boers, and the boycott against him was strict. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Several of the speeches were made in Dutch; those given in the Hottentot tongue were interpreted into Dutch for my benefit. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Kykie called herself a "coloured St. Helena lady," but by the fat gnarled shape of her, it is likely that she was more than half a Hottentot. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Fear lent wings to his feet and, by the time Stephanus had reached the top of the ridge where the two Hottentots were waiting in their perplexity, Gideon had almost reached his wagon. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Always a solitary man, I did not feel the need of a companion, but I took two servants with me—an old Hottentot named Danster and his grandson, a lad of sixteen. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The old Hottentot was like a paper doll in the hands of the heavy, muscular Boer, and he fell with a thud upon the soft sand. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The language spoken by the Richtersvelders is an almost extinct Hottentot dialect, full of clicks, gutterals and phonetic excursions impossible to the average European tongue. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z She'd be a jolly girl, if she didn't break up into such Hottentot ways. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z The spare horses were led after the wagon by a Hottentot after-rider. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z It was not so much a hut as a kind of movable screen such as the Hottentots use—one that could be shifted with little difficulty to meet the changing wind. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He hated the sight of Gert Gemsbok, who continually reminded him of Willem’s fate; the very fact of knowing that the old Hottentot was in the neighbourhood was sufficient to make him miserable. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z They were the original dwellers of the soil; the Hottentots came, dispossessed them of their best water-places and slaughtered them without mercy. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Bonnet red as a blaze, and stuck all over with stiff geeranium blows, a hump like a Hottentot gal, and sich ankles! but hold your horses, I'm gettin' ahead of time. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z In race they are negro mixed in early times with the proto-Hamitic peoples of East Africa, whence the mongrel population moved south, driving the Bushmen and Hottentots before them. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Accompanied by these and an old Hottentot he had undertaken this trip, intending to reach the low country in the vicinity of the nether reaches of the Letaba River. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The old Hottentot stepped in, and, as usual, sat down on the floor. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z A dash of Bushman blood in his veins had made him taciturn; the pure-bred Hottentot is almost invariably loquacious. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z It is known in the Cape Province as Hottentots' Bread. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Again he described them as “six little blackguards ... kraal out of the Hottentot country.” Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z “I heard of a Hottentot camp situated some three days’ journey away, up the river, so I sent old Danster, my servant, to see if he could purchase any cattle there. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The old fiddler had spoken in terms of admiration of the Hottentot’s skill as a musician, and Koos lost his temper. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z There would be joy in the camp that night, for jackal-flesh is the Hottentots’ favourite delicacy. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z In prehistoric times the Hottentots ranged over a vast area. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z In this manner the gullibility of the voters who were responsible for the Hottentot elections of 1907 was revenged. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z It has not rained as it used to rain when Makomo was Chief since the Hottentots were given the country. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z If I were to do this thing the people of the only land I can live in would look upon me as being no better than a Hottentot girl at the Copper Mines.” Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Sprinkling buchu under the arm is a Hottentot custom in token of approval. Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales 2011-03-14T03:01:04.340Z But the Hottentots are now confined mainly to Great and Little Namaqualand. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z "I hope I should feel much the same if she was a Hottentot, sir." The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z There, emerging from a bush only a few yards away, was the bullet-shaped head and Mongolian face of the Hottentot, his eyes filled with appeal and his wide mouth distended into a white-toothed smile. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Their meals were cooked by a Hottentot boy behind a bush, and were eaten upon the counter. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z First are the Bushman of South Africa, diminutive in stature and of a yellowish-brown colour: the neighbouring Hottentot is believed to be the result of crossing between the Bushman and the true Negro. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z But there is a marked difference between the lowlanders and the highlanders, the latter, that is, the "Hill Damaras," having a strong strain of Hottentot blood, and being now of Hottentot speech. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Its nearest living affinities are the Bushmen and Hottentots of South Africa. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z For five or six years the Hottentots fought hard for their independence, and until they were put down there was scarcely any attempt at settlement. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The Hottentots are, probably, the most untruthful race under the sun, but this Hottentot invariably made a point of telling the truth, and misfortune fell upon him in consequence. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z General Bourke passed an ordinance, freeing the Hottentot race from all those restraints which are found absolutely necessary for the preservation of social order in all civilised communities. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The relationship between the Bushmen and the Hottentots is another disputed question. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z On the open spaces cattle were browsing, unmindful of the call of the Hottentot herds, too indolent to climb the steep and drive them down. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z There's a thing now at the Cape, an inspectorship of something,—Hottentots or hospitals, I forget which. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z That night the old Hottentot told his tale, or most of it, to Max. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z A Hottentot soldier, one of the Sturdy Cape Corps, having two horses given him to take care of, charged unarmed, save his sword, and with a horse in each hand! The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z It is this love of independence which made him prefer the wandering life of a hunter to that of a peaceful agriculturist or shepherd, as the Hottentot. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Their tents were pitched, they were evidently expected, and the Hottentot courier, who had preceded them by a day, had done his bidding and “made ready.” Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z I would have taken my Emile, if he had been a Hottentot! and now he is always fretting over the supposed unhappiness of his dear Waldemar. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z Sometimes he persuaded himself that the old Hottentot was surely dead; anon he reasoned that the proverbial physical toughness of the race to which the man belonged would enable him to recover. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Sir Andries had had a conference with the Tambookies, who some time before had come down upon the Hottentot settlement on the Kat River, and done considerable mischief. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z In Cape Colony the tribal organisation ceased to exist in 1810, when the last Hottentot chief was replaced by a European magistrate. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Marion was more listless than usual, laying down her work—sad, stupid work it was—coarse frock-making for those “wretched little Hottentots”—and lifting up the dark moreen blinds to see if thunder-clouds were gathering. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z One traveler watched with interest the process by which a Hottentot smith made knives and spears. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentots are a thin-skinned race, and flogging is to them a very terrible punishment. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The Hottentots, whom I have already described, are little appreciated, or even known in other countries. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The term Khuai, of uncertain meaning, but probably to be equated with the Hottentot Khoi, "Men," is the name only of a single group, though often applied to the whole race. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z It was this circumstance which made the Hottentot soldiers in advance halt, and keenly examine the locality. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The work in the kitchen and about the house was superintended by the mistress, with a black slave and a Hottentot girl to assist her. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z His wife, fatigued from the exertions of the day, had collapsed on a stool in the scherm, from which she continually dispensed coffee, with the assistance of the Hottentot maids. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z “England!” to his oxen; in vain, the Hottentot forelouper screamed, and leaped, and scolded “Ireland” and “Scotland.” The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The official estimate of those in which Hottentot blood was strongly marked was 56,000. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Vanbloem’s Hottentots told me they had lost cattle lately, but could not account for it. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentot skinner usually plied the vocation of tailor too. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Now Max’s account of the old Hottentot’s life, which she had never heard before, and of his cruel and mysterious death, moved the girl to deep sympathy. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The Hottentots here will not be so easily obtained, at least until better pay is promised. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z There is clear evidence that they are comparatively recent arrivals, necessarily from the north, in their present territory, which was still occupied by Bushman and Hottentot tribes probably within the last thousand years or so. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z “Because I was alone, and thought the Hottentots would kill me,” said Zoonah. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z These features, together with their snub noses, might well enable them to pass for Bushmen or Hottentots. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z His slow mind had gradually come to recognise that he had better leave the old Hottentot alone—this in spite of Nathan’s daily promptings on the subject. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Barrow adds, “Their skill in music is not above the level of the Hottentots.” The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z L. Peringuey remarks also that the type was less dolichocephalic than the Bushmen and Hottentots, under 80 in cephalic index. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z She had a Hottentot taste for smart douks, but she never tasted Cape brandy; and when May fell under Captain Frankfort’s care, she was so proud, that she would not associate with her earlier acquaintance. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentots are very fond of ostrich eggs. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Early in the afternoon one of the Hottentots returned with word that her husband’s dead body had been found. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z It is already well-known that the Bosjemen and Hottentots are the aborigines of the whole of this part of South Africa. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Evidence has now been produced of the presence of a belated Hottentot or Hottentot-Bushman group as far north as the Kwa-Kokue district, between Kilimanjaro and Victoria Nyanza. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The old Hottentot had laid the body of the murdered man across his horse, and brought it to the settlement. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentots lie in ambush around the haunts of the giraffe, chiefly where it has watering places. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In a few moments he nearly ran over the old Hottentot, who was hiding under an overhanging bank. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z One was the axe-stealer; the other the murderer of the Hottentot. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z "I will go with Artie, father," interposed Deck, who did not wish to prevent an interview between the brothers, though he thought his uncle behaved like a Hottentot. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z Both gentlemen dismounted, gave their horses to the Fingoes, and, despite the caution of the Hottentot, followed the beast into the bush, their arms ready. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Bushmen and Hottentots were constantly at war with each other. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentot was dead—that was certain to him now. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z This is the peculiar feature in the talent for harmony displayed by the Hottentots and Malays: no matter how rude the instrument, or how poor the voice, tune and time are perfect. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The picture at the beginning of this article represents a native Hottentot, in his sheepskin cloak, but the rest of his dress appears to be after the European fashion. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Amani, having held his incantations over the Hottentot’s skull and its contents, dipped the assegai therein, and, drawing it out dripping with the fiendish potion, began to wave it slowly before him. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z A Hottentot kraal, in the clear moonlight of Africa, with men, women, and children dancing to the music of reeds, was a scene of the highest hilarity. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentot servants attempted to make them get up and walk slowly about so as to cool gradually before drinking. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The remaining Hottentots gave information, after their escape through the bush, of the scene of strife, and the bodies were sought for. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The more savage Hottentots, who have never joined the colony, lead a wandering life, living on wild roots, locusts, and eggs, toads, lizards, mice, and such other food as can be obtained in the deserts. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z His eyes are long, black, twinkling, and very merry, but his expression is less cunning than that of the Hottentot physiognomy. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentots, before subjugation, usually arranged their encampment about a kraal, or cattle fold, in the shape of a half-moon. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentot servants had inhabited a scherm about fifty yards to the rear of the camp. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Nothing can be more efficient than the appearance of the Hottentot soldier, though I confess to laughing heartily at one or two immediately in advance of us. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The Moravian missionaries, some years ago, collected a number of the Hottentots into a village, built a church, and instructed them in many of the arts of civilized life. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Fitje resigned herself to circumstances with true Hottentot philosophy, and, tying down her douk, wrapped her patchwork petticoat over her child, and lay down within the vehicle to sleep. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentots have a curious manner of drinking water. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Ramkee.—A musical instrument resembling a banjo, which is in use among the Hottentots. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z On the road to Fort Hare, a spot was pointed out to me, on which a Hottentot waggon-driver had breathed his last. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The Hottentots are said to be kind and gentle in their natures, and hospitable to strangers. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The truth is that the filthy appearance of the Hottentot was never from choice, but necessity. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z The Hottentots are very skillful in breaking in their oxen for riding purposes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentots at the scherm had evidently thrown another armful of candle-bush upon the embers, for a bright flame shot up and momentarily increased in volume. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Gradually, the voices of the singers became mute; the feeble cries of sleepy infants superseded the monotonous tones of the Hottentot fiddles. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z It is rich in starch, whence the name Hottentot bread, and is covered on the outside with thick, hard, corky plates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The few naked and half starved Hottentots who appeared made no remonstrance against the violation of neutrality. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z Among the Hottentots these animals are their domestics, and the companions of their pleasures and fatigues. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The scantily clad Hottentots awoke to the chill, so they began to light fires. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z A crowd of Fingo and Hottentot picquets were assembling in the streets, groups of people stood about talking, and others passed on to the place of prayer with careworn faces. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Hottentots seldom marry out of their own kraal, and David Livingstone quotes other examples. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z It should have been said, "Was Greek civilization such as to indicate that the Athenian was superior to the Senegambian or the Hottentot?" The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z The facility and adroitness with which the Hottentots manage the ox has often excited the traveler's admiration; it is made to walk, trot, or gallop, at the will of its master. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Hottentots often sit up more than half the night, chatting, laughing, and dancing. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The circumstance of their having short hair, would seem to militate against their Arabic origin; but their intermixture with the Hottentots and other nations along the coast may have produced this. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z So far as anything I could learn to the contrary, Mr. Burke Denby and his father are well, happy, and perfectly content to build bridges for heathens and Hottentots the rest of their natural existence. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z The man is the one whom Chesterfield dubbed the respectable Hottentot; he is the dictator of the republic of letters; in a word, it is Dr. Johnson. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Every army of Hottentots was furnished with a proper herd of these creatures, which were let loose against the foe. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z By means of the united exertions of Old Schalk and the Hottentot the springs were forced back and the frightful jaws laid open. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z “Hurrah!” was echoed back; and on they dashed, Dragoons, Cape Corps, Burghers, Hottentots, and Fingoes. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Burke isn't building bridges for the Hottentots now. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z I would have married my Emil if he had been a Hottentot. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Throwing a perfect avalanche of javelins as they approached, they closed in upon the bewildered Hottentots, club in hand, and soon overpowered them. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z His instrument was of a kind which is in more or less common use among the Hottentots, and which is known as a “ramkee.” Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z How little do we know in England of the smartness and courage of the Hottentot! The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Let her go to London and make the best of all these advantages for herself and Betty; and let him go on with his bridge-building for the Hottentots. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Hottentot women offer certain 226peculiarities, more strongly marked than those occurring in any other race, but these are known not to be of constant occurrence. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z The latter were once slaves of the Namaquas, and adopted the Hottentot language. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Just then a diminutive Hottentot approached from behind the camp, saluted Old Schalk, and squatted down on the ground close by upon his hams. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z On the 15th of August, fourteen poor waggon-drivers, chiefly Fingoes and Hottentots, went into the kloofs of the mountains to search for corn, and, seeing some cattle, were led miles away. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z "Building bridges for the Hottentots again?" smiled his sister. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Three or four naked, emaciated Hottentots, having seen the ships from a distance, had made their way to the harbor, and came begging us for food. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The colored population includes several native tribes, more than half of which are Bantu, and various mixed races of Asiatics, descendants of freed slaves and Hottentots. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentot had arisen slowly and feebly from the ground and was walking away; the young Jew followed and soon overtook him. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I must not omit to mention the death of another settler, Mr Philip Norton, holding the temporary rank of Captain in the Graham’s Town Hottentot Levy. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Why not teach him," said Fritz, "to fight the wild animals, and defend us, like the fighting bulls of the Hottentots? The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z I was now, in short, among the Hottentots; no civilized nation claiming jurisdiction over the waters in which I was anchored. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z On this little strip of land some six or seven hundred Hottentots of a very degraded type are living. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The suffering which this deprivation must have entailed can only be realised by those who know the Hottentot’s dependence upon his pipe. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Captain Hogg, 7th Dragoon Guards, has succeeded in raising another levy of about 200 Hottentots from the lower districts, who are expected at Waterloo Bay on the 10th of May. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z I think that perhaps I can help you," I replied, after a little consideration; "not that I can claim the honor of the invention of my plan; that is due to the Hottentots. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z In a passage which contained a reference to Hottentots and Hindus, he declared that the Irish were incapable of self-government. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z The colonists depended upon the courageous, sturdy Hottentots, armed with guns, to guard their cattle, and ten or twelve of the boldest of them were selected to act as herdsmen. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Soon afterwards Susannah came out of the mat-house and superintended the lighting of a fire by the Hottentot maid in the kitchen-scherm, the bushes of which, scattered by the storm, had been rearranged. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Here we were met by crowds of Hottentot women: some of them young, rather pretty, and decidedly graceful. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z I can but repeat what I have heard or read," replied I, "as regards the race of Hottentots who inhabit the south of Africa, among all sorts of wild and ferocious animals. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z And as their guide, a Hottentot, by name Smutz knew every inch of it, they had confidence in his piloting. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The making of wooden bowls was another industry among the Hottentots when the Cape was first colonized. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Trek-Boer, however, usually calls every Hottentot of low stature a Bushman. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Here, a Hottentot woman tossed her arms aloft, and spun round to the tune of “Nix my dolly, pals,” there, a driver snapped his fingers to “Rory O’More.” The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Among the Hottentots, the hare figures as the servant of the moon. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z They are worn by many Boers, though it is their Hottentot servants who make and mend them. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The valley seemed to be without people, but after a while some Hottentots made their appearance; and from them a cow and two sheep were purchased. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The quagga, which is also common in these parts, is killed for its flesh; but this is rank and oily, and only eaten by the Hottentot servants. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Many of us have Neanderthals in our family tree, just as some of us have Hottentots, or Aztecs, or Genghis Khan. Kissing Cousins 2010-05-12T01:00:00Z The supreme deity of the Hottentots, is supposed by them to possess a human form, and his residence is believed to be in the moon. Heathen Mythology Van Dorn had been on it farther down, at the place where Smutz and the hunting party passed over; but neither he nor the Hottentot had followed its course for any great distance. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z They belonged to the race now known as the Hottentots, and must have occupied the soil long before the advent of the white man. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z On such occasions he usually leaves the mark of his claws upon the lower bark, and this often guides the Hottentot hunter to a nest stored with honey. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z I may be a Hottentot for all I know about myself. Capricious Caroline What the devil, then!" exclaimed Stubbs, passionately; "and am I to lose my dinner if your Hottentots shouldn't happen to know how to cook it? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 The nimble Hottentot had climbed, monkey-like, into the highest branches of the mowana, where he commanded a far view of the surrounding country; and from this elevated position had descried a place of probable safety. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The Hottentots lived in communities, each with its own chief. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Though the place was a “drift” used by Hottentots, Bechuanas, traders, and occasionally “trek-boors,” yet none of the party knew any thing of its depth, now that the freshet was on. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z He’s the one who said there were only four great races: the Huguenots, the Hottentots, the Abyssinians and the Virginians. The Valiants of Virginia She didn't know that the world held such a place as this that anybody but a Hottentot was supposed to inhabit. The Reclaimers And what if it was through me, you Hottentot? Regina or the Sins of the Fathers The Hottentot tribes were constantly robbing one another of cattle, and on their eastern border were struggling in vain against the advancing Bantu. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z "Oh, but shan't I catch it when that Hottentot comes back!" Sinister Street, vol. 2 The too active Hottentot soon killed himself off, and only the indolent survived. Unexplored! Hottentots once perceived a lion dragging a buffalo from the plain to a neighboring woody hill. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom CHACMA, the Hottentot name of the Cape baboon, Papio porcarius, a species inhabiting the mountains of South Africa as far north as the Zambezi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" This occurred one day when the Hottentots had driven the colonists' cattle into one of the woodland prairies, and were seated in a group about a hundred feet from the edge of the jungle. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The worship of the beetle by the Hottentots has been disputed. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Kolb, the old Dutch traveller, found that the Hottentots, like the Bushmen, revered the mantis insect. Custom and Myth New Edition Whenever we found fruits, or roots, with which my Hottentots were unacquainted, we did not touch them till Kees had tasted them. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The Hottentot settlement at Kat river remained, but the Hottentot power within the colony was now finally crushed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" It will not, perhaps, be out of place here to consider the Hottentots in their native condition, before the white man invaded their country and homes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z If the insect happens to alight on a Hottentot, he is looked upon as a man without guilt, and distinguished and reverenced as a saint and the delight of the Deity ever after. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Finally, the Hottentots, a people not much removed from savagery, have a mythology full of savage and even disgusting elements. Custom and Myth New Edition The Papuan, on the other hand, takes his place with the Hindoo; while the allied Australian must be content to rank with the Negro; and the Hottentot is promoted to a place beside the Malay. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science The tribal organization of the Hottentots has been broken up, and probably no pure bred representatives of the race survive in the colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The driver's seat was considered a post of honor; the office of leading the oxen was considered a most degrading one, fit only for a Hottentot or a slave. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It will be a good job,” he muttered to himself, “if we are not put into a collection ourselves by some Hottentot or Damara chief But it won’t do to hint that to the boys.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa If the same features recur, are they as much in harmony with the mental habits of savages, such as Bushmen and Hottentots, as they are out of accord with the mental habits of civilised Greeks? Custom and Myth New Edition The cause of the racket was soon revealed, and it took the form of a badly-scared old Hottentot, who had fortunately found a handy tree. Harley Greenoak's Charge The Hottentots have been terribly demoralized, and even partially destroyed by it in the western province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Europeans at the Cape frequently bought these ropes of the Hottentots and used them for drawing their plows and in various other ways. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z If we hadn’t gone to look after the Hottentot, I don’t think we should have seen anything of the steinbok. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa A few sentences in ‘The Bull-Roarer,’ and ‘Hottentot Mythology,’ appeared in essays in the Saturday Review, and some lines of ‘The Method of Folklore’ in the Guardian. Custom and Myth New Edition There was the row of straight-stemmed euphorbia, pluming the crescent of the cliff, just as described by the old Hottentot. Harley Greenoak's Charge Within a fortnight of the attack on Colonel Mackinnon the Kat river Hottentots were also in arms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The only permanent inhabitants at the Cape were a few Hottentots. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z And even if it is false, we shall probably not be delayed very long at the Hottentot village. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Tsui Goab is thought by the Hottentots themselves to be a dead man, and it is admitted that among the Hottentots dead men are adored. Custom and Myth New Edition The Hottentot was the only one who was still conscious, and he knew absolutely nothing of what had happened to him or when it had. Harley Greenoak's Charge Straggling remnants still maintained their independence, but the mass of the Hottentots took service with the colonists as herdsmen, while others became hangers-on about the company’s posts and grazing-farms or roamed about the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Just at the close of this season a clan of Hottentots came to the Cape peninsula. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The branches would probably be not more than six feet from the ground, so that both the Hottentot and Lion might easily be handed up.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa And this is just what we expect from Hottentots. Custom and Myth New Edition Then we disestablished the old Hottentot cook—‘cook’ indeed!—and behold the result!” Harley Greenoak's Charge His action was hastened by the fact that the Hottentots, deserting their former masters, flocked to the British standard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Various reasons have been given for the origin of the term Hottentot. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Hottentot had been laid on a heap of reeds which blocked up one corner of the hut, having been driven in there apparently at one time or another by the wind. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Let us work the idea of the healing of magical herb backwards, from Kensington to European folklore, and thence to classical times, to Homer, and to the Hottentots. Custom and Myth New Edition You were saying, Hesketh, that the only one of those who came to grief here and recovered consciousness was a Hottentot. Harley Greenoak's Charge The colonists also, pressing forward to those territories, came in contact with these Ishmaelites—the farmers’ cattle and sheep, guarded only by a Hottentot herdsman, offering the strongest temptation to the Bushman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Europeans had been settled in Table Valley about a year and a half, when they had their first difficulty with the Hottentots. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z We shall come to the farmhouse of a Dutch boor, or a Hottentot village, or fall in with a hunting party, and so find the means of reaching Cape Town.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Even on Dr. Hahn’s own showing, ancestor-worship among the Hottentots has swamped the adoration of the Infinite. Custom and Myth New Edition “Only a fellow getting a licking in due course of law—a Hottentot, for sheep-stealing,” answered the doctor. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The effect of this law was to place the Hottentots in more immediate dependence upon the farmers, or to compel them to migrate northward beyond the colonial border. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" During the next few years, exploring parties were sent out to learn of the physical features of the neighboring country, and to make the acquaintance of well-disposed Hottentot clans. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z But the strength of the Hottentot was in some measure restored, and he was able to render some help himself, which greatly facilitated the job. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The famous soma of the Veda is apparently now used like the Hottentot roots. Custom and Myth New Edition Two Hottentot women, old offenders, are sent to gaol for a week for lying drunk about the streets, and then the civil business begins. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance A farmer named Bezuidenhout refused to obey a summons issued on the complaint of a Hottentot, and firing on the party sent to arrest him, was himself killed by the return fire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" All early records of the Dutch settlers praise the good traits of the Hottentots. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The doctor is anxious to start, if this Hottentot chap will let us, and you’ve still your breakfast to get.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa “Dere never was no first fall out,” answered the old Hottentot with a sly grin, shifting his seat under the old mimosa to get the best of its shade before beginning. Old Hendrik's Tales When they reached the stable they found the ragged Hottentot groom already placing a side-saddle upon one of the horses, a steady-going sure-footed bay. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance In 1671 the first purchase of land from the Hottentots beyond the limits of the fort built by Riebeek marked the beginning of the Colony proper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" This was hard to conceal, and was soon discovered in the possession of a Hottentot who belonged on a kraal a short distance from Cape Town. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z That is one of the things that induces me to believe the Hottentot’s story. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The three children were lounging with the dogs under the tall blue-gums by the house corner, when the old Hottentot stepped out of the kitchen to find a shady spot for his afternoon nap. Old Hendrik's Tales The district surgeon, whose presence on such occasions was required by law, replied in the affirmative, and the Hottentot, stripped to the waist, was triced to the ladder. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Advancing north and east from their base at Cape Town the colonists gradually acquired—partly by so-called contracts, partly by force—all the land of the Hottentots, large numbers of whom they slew. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" It is sad to relate that the injuries inflicted on the Hottentots by the colonists have had a very bad influence upon their characters. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Well, they seem to have made a good fight of it; but the Dutchmen were ten to one, and the Hottentots very little good. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa “An’ dat’s why de sculpats is got no hair on ’em,” concluded the old Hottentot, with all the dignity of a learned professor to his class. Old Hendrik's Tales The vij-kraal was in charge of a Hottentot herd, who, hearing a noise in the kraal, ran out of his hut just as the scoundrels were making off with two sheep. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Besides those who died in warfare, whole tribes of Hottentots were destroyed by epidemics of smallpox in 1713 and in 1755. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Before the nose of the animal has healed, the Hottentot mounts him and puts him in training. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z But neither the Hottentots nor the Bushmen are given to stratagems of this kind. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa “An’,” ended the old Hottentot, “as fur as I can make out he’s bin a-waitin’ ever since. Old Hendrik's Tales The wounded ones being sufficiently convalescent, the whole lot—for the man who escaped at Sunningdale was eventually taken—were put upon their trial for the murder of the Hottentot family. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Among the worst sufferers were a colony of freed Hottentots who, in 1829, had been settled in the Kat river valley by the British authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Hottentots are somewhat larger in stature and of a higher order of intelligence. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z “Have you forgotten that the Hottentot himself told us that it was the Bushmen who buried him?” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The old Hottentot turned, first to look at the vulture and then at the little boy. Old Hendrik's Tales This part of the undertaking was to be entrusted to Stephan, the Hottentot driver. Tales of South Africa The director of the census estimated the true number of Hottentots at about 56,000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" One can imagine the grotesque appearance a Hottentot would present with a pair of these inflated bags astride his shoulders, while he wends his way homeward to the kraal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z “The Hottentot let us start this morning!” repeated Gilbert. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa “But,” demanded Annie of the old Hottentot, a couple of days later, “after that horrid Little Hare cheated Old Tortoise over the little twinkly fishes, what did Old Tortoise say next time he met him?” Old Hendrik's Tales In half an hour Stephan, the Hottentot driver, came over from the other fire, where the native servants sat. Tales of South Africa A lump of rock had dashed out his brains, which were bespattered over the half-roasted Hottentot’s face and breast, the shattered head and ungainly body dangling about a ghastly sight. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The very first step backward makes the negro and the Hottentot our blood-relations; not that reason or Scripture objects to that, though pride may.” Lectures on The Science of Language I’d rather carry the Hottentot on my shoulders than stay here to be murdered, probably, by those savages!” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa She could hardly contain herself now, as she stood before the old Hottentot pouring forth the story. Old Hendrik's Tales That is what she is expecting, and she now gives orders to the Hottentot and another boy to tend the fire, get the pot and pan in order, and fill the great kettle. Tales of South Africa From the day when Masheesh had witnessed the Hottentot’s cruel death, up to the present, he had not been seen, either by the white men or by the Amatongas. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Nor is the language of Homer of greater interest, in the scientific treatment of human speech, than the dialect of the Hottentots. Lectures on The Science of Language Lavie and Wilmore had by this time learned the main outline of what had occurred, from the Hottentot, and they all went into the cottage to examine the remains of the great snake. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa “So,” concluded the old Hottentot, “now you knows why de Ratel is yust so dead gone on honey—it’s in de blood, an’ you cahnt get dat out nohow. Old Hendrik's Tales Following at their heels is a Hottentot after-rider, also with a spare horse heavy laden. Tales of South Africa All had been comparatively quiet, since the Amatonga chief had left the place, a council having been held outside to determine on the best mode of punishing the Hottentot sorcerer. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Witsen,119 the traveller, sent him a most precious present, a translation of the Lord's Prayer into the jargon of the Hottentots. Lectures on The Science of Language But they learned afterwards that the Hottentots rather desired that the cattle should protect them, than they the cattle. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The old Hottentot smiled to the little girl, and then straightway sighed to himself. Old Hendrik's Tales Her own thirst, heightened by the oven-like heat and the long day of waiting and anxiety, was intense, and Andries, the Hottentot—faithful and uncomplaining though he was—was in like plight. Tales of South Africa Luji seemed dreadfully agitated, and then for the first time, his hearing sharpened by his position, the soldier could distinguish sounds the more practised Hottentot had heard before. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Europeans were as bestial as Hottentots, and the noblest thing they ever did was to fight. The Last Generation A Story of the Future “If we could wait three days for a pagan Hottentot, we may wait as many, surely, for a Christian dog!” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa He shook his head sadly over English as the language for a Hottentot story handed down in the Boer tongue. Old Hendrik's Tales Ruyter, the Hottentot, has brought an iron bucket from the wagon, and at the margin of the vlei he fills it with water for the meisje, who already has soap, a towel, and a comb. Tales of South Africa Luji, as has already been said, was a Hottentot, and a true type of his class. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I caught a distinct view of his features, and perceived that they were black and swarthy like those of the most depraved Hottentot. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Some of these Hottentots can throw the assegai with wonderful skill. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa He makes men Jews or Assyrians, Englishmen or Hottentots, at His absolute discretion. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition His Hottentot boy, besides a fowling-piece, carried a green net and a lot of boxes. Tales of South Africa On a branch near, hung the carcase of a fat eland, from which animal a strongly built Hottentot was employed cutting a large slice with his long sharp knife. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It was not that of the American Indian, who carelessly lolls upon the ground, nor that of the Hottentot, who sits flatly, with his knees upraised. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. It seemed that this was to be performed by the Hottentot girls, no men being visible among them. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa For that estimable Hottentot had appeared on the scene with intent to bespeak his master’s presence and attention as to some everyday matter. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Why, I have heard him paying compliments and talking nonsense to his Hottentot driver’s wife, Kaitje—such trash as that! Tales of South Africa A howl of terror from Luji rang out, the caracal, dropping from branch to branch, plumped heavily on the half-awakened Hottentot, while the baboon dashed after it, chattering with delight. The Ruined Cities of Zululand |
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