They comb their wool up to a peak and keep it in position by stiffening it with brown-red clay--half of this tower colored, denotes engagement; the whole of it colored denotes marriage.
None but heathen Zulus on the police; Christian ones not allowed.
May 9.

A drive yesterday with friends over the Berea.

Very fine roads and lofty, overlooking the whole town, the harbor, and the sea-beautiful views.

Residences all along, set in the midst of green lawns with shrubs and generally one or two intensely red outbursts of poinsettia--the flaming splotch of blinding red a stunning contrast with the world of surrounding green.

The cactus tree--candelabrum-like; and one twisted like gray writhing serpents.