The Owner Of The Cape Of Good Hope And His Ostrich Farm

Mr. McKóltur, who was iñosf kindly hospitablc, has an oslrieh fárm, but bis flock of birds wns ivol very largo at l!l!' I me of !U1' Visii. Wlili'S lí. N. _Nío-]cy, ín ( "i.ill::ii ■:']■ Xo;e-, liohavng liad bad hick ni iir.-i iu tbe breedI!,!:'. llernvns (lio actual Cupe of G-onil 1 lope ; U'l a long streleh oí' tbe nioorlarol nlj')'niiiv';. and has tbiown a wiro fciicc v'ijthi ñeros liic península, bo as lo give lis osiriclies tlie run of a l&rge triict, si retel) iig' right down (o tlic cape ítself. One oíd hen osü'icli was a ])'■! about Lhe house, but nseii lo do s;ul dainagic iu tire Ihnn yurd calin tle yonjj fö8liitgs, swallowing thcm like oysleis. i! u-u.-: milllsilijí í. 'o wiih Mr. McKcllar ii ii om', of bis bitfiliitg )'ulr docks; licro i 'r-.ii;r of ytriches wofe lii'Do ■liü-r "ii a iiísi íréfs, dividinjj,aa II i i:i ! lite bc'l WÍXtl tuPII). 'l'iif cock rOI"y s: ',":)!;■' í:,l altickí'J uil minidcr-. so liis ínnoler had a Ion!;' [jóle iii a fork :it l'uo 'mi of it,aiul whcu the oiiiibViii al dio party lic; canglit Lts íiecfe iu tilo fork. The ostrich was exci'ssivcly enrajjod, bul sooii liad to "ve in. A kick'irniti nu ostrteh is woll known tt very d.ui'ei'otw. I'lio oiily tliiug ij do wliei) attacko.l wiilioui mc:uis of ile Cense, Mr. 3d.oKoll:u' siid, i. to lie down and let tiie bied walk on yon t II 1 be is ttred. 1 was astoiiislied at tho bri{fh tiic-s of i bc red cölorinif cieveluped on (be front of lbo legn of the cick-binl duriitg the brcotliug sc&mmi. (lie ornamenta] appeanuice of ilie binl is jfi'eatly cnhaiiecd by it. A narro w but high aiid strong pon is provided for ptucking the binls in. Thcy aro dricen íii it aud lioUl fnst. It fomid boter to 4uokthe feaüiera out than tocut thein uff. ÏITe tnmps if let'i. in. are api lo i'iii-i' tfOiiblo. yotinjï ostriehes whoii ílrst ñ'oin tbc cgg. have enrious horny-pWes stilie tips of i ii"ir íi'iUliTs. like tiloso in the featlu-rs f one of the Iiidinn jungle ftvwls i'.üd poni'í otber liiiíls not in I lie least íolaieil to one nnoiber. . Tlio cupo pRninsnl:i boeoniea very narrow Iowmi'iIs ís lennination. and end in iwo capes, Cape Point, on which is I lio liulu'io'i-e. inil the Cape of' (ood Hope. Tbc Cape of Good Hopo iisi'lt' is a massof rock, termiiíat - in porpondlciilnv1 curta towards the sea, but with lotlgeí liere and tliere, on wbich unmliers of cornioratita nest.