HI YOUTH AND ENTHUSIASM 47 



old six-bore muzzle-loader. As for me, having had 

 to leave two of my Kafirs to look after my horses 

 and oxen, I had but one youngster with me, who 

 carried my blanket and spare ammunition, whilst I 

 shouldered my own old four-bore muzzle-loader (the 

 same before mentioned), and carried besides a leather 

 bag filled with powder, and a pouch containing 

 twenty four-ounce round bullets. Though this was 

 hardly doing the thing en grand seigneur^ I was young 

 and enthusiastic in those days, and trudged along 

 under the now intense heat with a light heart. 



