56 MR. HAHN mules' FLESH PALATABLE. 



acacia ; but it was more than two hundred yards from either 

 of the carcasses, and its stem was so thick and straight that 

 it was impossible to ascend it. Moreover, total darkness had 

 now succeeded the short twilight ; and, however reluctant- 

 ly, we left the lions in full possession of the field and the rem- 

 nant of their prey. 



On returning to our encampment, we found a wagon had 

 arrived, belonging to Mr. Hahn, a missionary of the Ehenish 

 Society, settled among the Damaras. The vehicle was on its 

 road to Scheppmansdorf, in order to fetch some goods that 

 had recently arrived from the Cape. The driver ci\ally sup- 

 plied us with a few shee]3, which, to the great joy of our peo- 

 ple, enabled us to dispense with the store of horse-flesh and 

 mule-flesh we had just laid in. We did not, however, throw 

 the meat away altogether, for both Mr. Galton and myself 

 subsequently dined upon it on more than one occasion, and 

 really found it very palatable, more especially that of the 

 horse. 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Gnoo and the Gemsbok. — Pursuit of a Ehinoceros. — Venomous 

 Flj. — Fruit of the Acacia nutritious. — Sun-stroke. — Crested Pan'ot. 

 — A Giraffe shot. — Tjobis Fountain. — Singular Omelet. — Nutritious 

 Gum. — Arrival at Eichterfeldt. — Mr. Rath and the Missions. — The 

 Damaras : their Persons, Habits, &c. — Lions Troublesome. — ^Panic. 

 — Horse Sickness. 



The second morning after the adventure with the lions 

 we continued our journey, alternately on the banks and in 

 the bed of the Swakop. The road was exceedingly heavy, 

 being for the most part composed of loose gravel and fine 

 -and. Stewardson, who had the management of our travel- 

 ing arrangements, instead of starting us at daybreak, or 

 previously, as he ought to have done, did not put the caval- 

 cade in motion until an hour after sunrise. The consequence 



