Excerpt from Storm and Sunshine in South Africa<br><br>Miss southey being a near relative of the late Sir Richard Southey, and of Sir John Frost, she had unusual opportunities during her stay in South Africa of meeting members of the Cape Govern ment, and of learning much about the social and political life of the country. Both Sir Richard Southey and Sir John Frost held important posts in the Government of the Cape Colony and both took part in our earlier wars with the Boers and natives.<br><br>While in South Africa, Miss Southey made visits to relatives in different parts of the country, and as she is a keen observer she has much to tell that the ordinary visitor does not notice.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.