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four legs being black. On these flats there were 

 great numbers of a small graceful antelope, much 

 resembling, if not identical with, the oribi of the Cape 

 Colony and Natal ; they were of a rich red colour, 

 with conspicuous black tails. Like all other game 

 about here, they were very wild and shy. 



December 21st. — Went on to Chorumane's Town, 

 situated on the little river Maiyune. On the road 

 we passed a large herd of zebras, headed by two fine 

 elands, standing in the open flat. About 2 p.m. a 

 tremendous rain fell right over the town, inundating 

 every hut, and before long the whole village seemed 

 to be standing in a lake, and every hut was a foot 

 deep in water. Towards evening the heavy rain 

 stopped, but a drizzle continued to fall during the 

 greater part of the night. By the help of some 

 thickish lumps of wood, we managed to make our 

 beds just above the water. 



December iind. — Wounded an oribi very early in 

 the morning, and followed it till nearly mid-day, as I 

 was very anxious to obtain a specimen of this (to me) 

 new antelope. However, at last it got into some 

 long grass, and I had to give up the pursuit. In 

 the afternoon I went out to look for game, and 

 came across a troop of konze antelopes. After a 

 good deal of trouble I at last got within 200 

 yards of one, and, firing with the Martini-Henry, 

 knocked it down ; before I could get up to it, 

 however, it recovered, and, regaining its feet, 

 followed the herd. Thinking that it must soon 

 give in, I followed it, running most of the way for 

 more than an hour, but could never get nearer 

 than 250 yards. The bullet had gone right 

 through it, rather high up and a little behind the 

 shoulders, and could only have just missed the lungs. 



