XIV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Pispatch Cattle to the Cape. — Terrible Thunder-storm. — Trees struck 

 by Lightning. — The Nosop River. — A Comet. — The Author nearly 

 poisoned. — Some of the Men abscond ; they return to their Duty. — 

 Babel-like confusion of Tongues. — Game abundant. — Author shoots 

 a Giraffe. — Meet Bushmen. — Unsuccessful Elephant-hunt. — Suffer- 

 ings from Hunger. — Tunobis. — Game scarce. — Author and Steed 

 entrapped. — Pitfalls. — The Men turn sulky. — Preparations for de- 

 parture from Tunobis. — Vicious Pack-oxen. — Consequences of ex- 

 cessive Fatigue. — The Jackal's handiwork. — Tracks of Elephants. 

 — More Pitfalls. — Loss of the Anglo-Saxon Lion and the Swedish 

 Cross.— Reach Ghanze Page 351 



CHAPTER XXX. 



Ghanze. — Spotted Hysena. — The Rhinoceros. — Where found. — Sev- 

 eral Species. — Description of Rhinoceros. — Size. — Appearance. — 

 Age. — Strength. — Speed. — Food. — Water. — The Young. — Affec- 

 tion. — Senses. — Disposition. — Gregarious. — Indolence, — Domesti- 

 cation. — Flesh. — Horns. — The Chase. — Mr. Oswell's Adventures 

 with Rhinoceroses. — A Crotchet. — Where to aim at the Rhinoce- 

 ros. — Does not bleed externally when wounded. — Great numbers 

 slain annually „».. 368 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Departure from Ghanze. — Nectar in the Desert. — Difficulty in finding 

 Water. — Arrive at Abeghan. — Unsuccessful Chase. — A " Charm." 

 — How to make the undrinkable drinkable. — An Elephant wounded 

 and killed. — Bold and courageous Dog, — Kobis. — -Author seized 

 with a singular Malady. — Messengers dispatched to the Chief of the 

 Lake Ngami. — A large troop of Elephants. — Author kills a huge 

 Male. — Lions and Giraffe. — Author's hair-breadth Escapes : from a 

 black Rhinoceros ; from a white Rhinoceros ; from two troops of 

 Elephants ; he shoots a couple of his Adversaries. — Where to aim 

 at an Elephant 386 



CHAPTER XXXn. 



Timbo's Return from the Lake ; his Logic ; he takes the Law in his 

 own Hands. — Calf of Author's Leg goes astray. — A troop of Ele- 

 phants. — Author is charged by one of them, and narrowly escapes 

 Death. — He shoots a white Rhinoceros. — He disables a black Rhi- 

 noceros. — He is charged and desperately bruised and wounded by 



