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Ch. 20: The Mines Besieged

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THE MINES BESIEGED
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The old vines and fruit trees at Kenilworth were of incalcu­lable value to the people of Kimberley, for they bore immense quantities of splendid fruit, which Rhodes sent to the hospitals, to the military camps, and to the citizens generally as far as it would go.
In my own garden there must have been a ton and a half weight of beautiful grapes, which daily reminded one of the old saying, " It is more blessed to give than to receive," as one saw the look of joy on the faces of the women and children as they
left the garden. My mulberry trees were also loaded with fruit, which was eagerly called for. Some substitute for butter or lard was particularly wanted, for neither of these was procurable in the town. De Beers again was able to meet this call. In the great warehouses of the company were thousands upon thousands of gallons of lard oil kept in stock — beautifully clear and sweet winter-strained lard oil. Hundreds of people came to the Com­pany's stores daily for this supply. They fried their meat and bread in the oil, and found it much sweeter than most South African butter.
In view of the now obvious certainty of the prolongation of
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