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left of the ant-hill. After they had passed I turned 
round and fired another shot into the midst of them, but 
this time with less effect, for none fell, and this second 
shot made them run away with greater speed than be- 
fore. At any rate I was glad, for I had knocked down 
the bull, the head of the herd. 
I wished I had a horse and a lasso; how quickly I 
should have come to them, and killed enough of them to 
give meat to all my men for several days to come. 
I went back and saw the bull lying on the ground, 
not dead, but moaning terribly from pain. As I ap- 
proached he tried to get up, but in vain; so another 
bullet in the head finished him. ; 
My men, who had been awakened by the shot, looked 
round for me, and finding that I had gone, made for the 
direction of the firing, and there was great rejoicing as 
they approached and saw the huge bull lying on the 
ground, for plenty was to enter the camp with his car- 
case. 
The beast was at once cut to pieces; each man took a 
load, and we made for the camp; for it was too cold to 
linger. Besides, I was getting tired. We were afraid 
‘to leave the animal alone during the night for fear of 
leopards. 
It was four o’clock in the morning when I reached 
the camp. 
Our camp was protected by the forest and was situ- 
ated on the edge of it. I immediately started a tremen- 
dous fire, and felt so tired that I.fell asleep directly on 
the bare ground, telling my men to keep watch. The 
good fellows were in good spirits, and already began to 
roast pieces of meat on the bright charcoal fire, and were 
