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He told me that if I had not agreed to go with the 

 Viljoens, he would have been glad to have taken me 

 in with him, and shown me how to shoot elephants. 

 Upon reaching Viljoen's encampment, I found that 

 no Kafirs had yet returned from the " fly," Here I 

 remained for a week, expecting news, but getting 

 none. On the seventh day Mandy arrived from 

 Gubulawayo, having come on with some goods to 

 do a little trade with the Boer and Griqua hunters. 

 I was rejoiced to see him, and as he wanted to go on 

 at once to Sebakwe, I resolved to trek with him as 

 far as Jomani, and then go in hunting with Cigar 

 the Hottentot, rather than wait any longer for the 

 Viljoens, who, I thought, must have forgotten me 

 altogether. Upon our arrival at Jomani we found 

 that Cigar had just returned from another short trip, 

 and I soon arranged to accompany him on his next 

 hunt, leaving my waggons and oxen under the charge 

 of his wife. At last, just about the commencement 

 of October, I bade good-bye to Mandy, and at length 

 made a start in elephant-hunting with the Hottentot 

 Cigar, 



As but few Englishmen, I fancy, have hunted in 

 so rough-and-ready a fashion as I was compelled to 

 do during this my first hunting season, I may as well 

 say a few words concerning my outfit. 



Having now run through all my supplies of 

 coffee, tea, sugar, and meal, we had nothing in the 

 provision line but Kafir corn, and the meat of the 

 animals we shot, washed down by cold water. 



Cigar, besides two Kafirs who were shooting for 

 him, and carried their own guns and a supply of 

 ammunition, had only three spare boys, who carried 

 his blankets, powder, Kafir corn, and a supply of 

 fresh meat. He himself carried his own rifle, a heavy 



