The White Chief of the Caffres

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Project Gutenberg's The White Chief of the Caffres, by A.W. DraysonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The White Chief of the CaffresAuthor: A.W. DraysonRelease Date: May 27, 2010 [EBook #32543]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WHITE CHIEF OF THE CAFFRES ***Produced by Nick Hodson of London, EnglandMajor General A.W. Drayson"The White Chief of the Caffres"Chapter One.I was born in the city of Delhi, in Central India, where my father held a command as major inthe old East India Company’s service. I was an only son, and my mother died shortly after I wasborn. I resided at Delhi until I was ten years of age. Having been attended as a child by an ayah,and afterwards taught to ride by one of my father’s syces, I learned to speak Hindostani before Icould speak English, and felt quite at home amongst black people.My father, Major Peterson, had a brother in England who was a bachelor, and an East Indianmerchant, and supposed to be very rich. I was named Julius, after this uncle, who was mygodfather, and who was much older than was my father, and who, although he had never seen me,yet took great interest in me, and mentioned me in all his letters.It was just before my tenth birthday that my father received a letter ...

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This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: The White Chief of the Caffres

Author: A.W. Drayson

Release Date: May 27, 2010 [EBook #32543]

Language: English

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WHITE CHIEF OF THE CAFFRES ***

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

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