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herself up with her young one. The water — dark, loamy, 

 evil-smelling though it be — revives us also. And now 

 we are able to take our bearings, and we realise that the 

 rhinoceros must have made a wide circuit and doubU-d 

 back towards the camp. The finding ot this water enal)les 

 me to keep up the pursuit until ni^httall. There is not 

 much joy in the prospect of a night out on the velt with 

 so many rhinoceroses roaming about. 



At last, in a small clum[) of acacias 1 spot tlie 

 motionless form of the old cow straight in front of me, 

 and betore she can stir from where she stands a bullet 

 in the ear brings her dying to the ground. The young 

 ■one gives out a piercing cry, comes some paces towards 

 me, then takes to flight. The old animal now rolls about 

 in her death-agony. I give her two niore shots, calling 

 out at the same time to my men to throw themselves upon 

 the young one. 



The young one, however, takes the initiative and 

 makes straight for us with a snort. Next moment my 

 arms arc round him and he and I are rolling together 

 on the ground, and my men, each of whom is provided 

 with a rope, have made fast his legs. At hrst he follows 

 me willingK as I hold out a piece ot his mother's skin in 

 front of him, but by-and bv he begins to scjueak and 

 reluses to move. I decide (juickK- to leave four men with 

 him and scmkI post-haste to the camp for others. Late in 

 the evening he is brought in triumph to tin- camp. 



Now begin the most serious difficulties ot my imder- 

 laking. b"or one thing 1 must gc;t hold of <i number of 

 cows. Howexer, he gets used to a goal, and 1 m\s(.;lt see 



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