Mrs.
Parker, on the other hand, has had, as regards the women and children of the Euahlayi, all the advantages of the squire's wife in a rural neighbourhood, supposing the squire's wife to be an intelligent and sympathetic lady, with a strong taste for the study of folklore and rustic custom.

Among the Zulus, we know, it is the elder women who tell the popular tales, so carefully translated and edited by Bishop Colenso.

Mrs.Parker has already published two volumes of Euahlayi tales, though I do not know that I have ever seen them cited, except by myself, in anthropological discussion.

As they contain many beautiful and romantic touches, and references to the Euahlayi 'All Father,' or paternal 'super man,' Byamee, they may possibly have been regarded as dubious materials, dressed up for the European market.

Mrs.Parker's new volume, I hope, will prove that she is a close scientific observer, who must be reckoned with by students.