Cattle were arriving by the thousands, buyers from the north, east, and west were congregating, and the prospect of good prices was flattering.
Cattle were so worthless that no one went to the trouble to brand completely; the crumbs were acceptable to me, and, since no one else cared for them and I did, the flotsam and jetsam of the range fell to my brand.
Good reports of my new ranch awaited me, my cattle were increasing, and the smile of prosperity again shed its benediction over me.
No less than half a dozen brands of cattle wereoffered to me at the former terms of half cash and the balance to suit my own convenience.
Here a great quantity of cattle were collected, and these were sent off in charge of a body of friendly natives, which accompanied the force.
It was a large village, and a great number of cattle were grazing in the neighbourhood.
It was his opinion that the Devon breed of cattle were incapable of improvement by a cross of any other breed, and that from the West Highland heifer the best breed of cattle might be produced.
A few head of cattle were captured, but nothing was seen of the Kaffirs.
Lord Roche's cattle were restored to him, and Perrott, having made Kilmallock defensible, marched towards Limerick.
He could not pass westward where my cattle were, because I stopped the passage with the help of certain hagbuteers that I have.
As ours left the stream, Bob's cattle were coming in over a mile above, and in anticipation of a dry camp that night, Parent had been advised to fill his kegs and supply himself with wood.
Captain Barton, who had gone out later in the day with another party, marched twenty miles in the direction of Umkanga's kraal, where in the skirmish which resulted 550 cattle were taken, and seven of the Zulus were killed and wounded.
A few Zulus in charge of cattle were shot, and the animals which had belonged to Oham were taken possession of.
The next day, however, a patrol of Buller's horse was paraded soon after daybreak, as scouts had brought in information that a large number of cattle were to be seen in the neighbouring kloof.
Eighteen head of cattle were given as my dowry, and a new hut was built for me.
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