AFTER GORILLAS. -- Ks, 51 
The country was very rough, hilly, and densely crowd- 
ed with trees, and under the trees the jungle was almost 
impassable, consequently our hunting could hardly be 
counted sport, for we had to work fearfully hard and 
with the greatest care; but I felt strong, for I had rested 
for two or three days and the fever had let me alone. 
We saw several gorilla tracks, and about noon divided 
our party in the hope of surrounding the resting-place 
of one whose tracks were very plain. I had scarcely 
got away from my party when I heard a report of a gun, 
then of three more going off one after the other. Of course 
I ran back as fast as I could, hoping to see a dead ani- 
mal before me, but was disappointed: my Mbondemo 
fellows had fired at a female, and had wounded her, as 
I saw by the clots of blood Which marked her tracks, but 
she had made good her escape. We set out in pursuit; 
but these woods were too thick, she knew their depths 
better than we did, and could go through them much 
faster. | 
I was greatly disappointed. This was the second 
time I had seen gorillas and they had run away. 
I had heard of the fierce courage of the gorilla and 
his attacking man. I began to believe that all that 
had been told me was untrue; and said so to Miengai, 
who for sole answer said— We have not yet seen a man 
gorilla. The mother gorilla does not fight.” 
Night came upon us as we were still beating the bush, 
and it was determined a little before sunset to camp by 
the side of a beautiful stream of clear water and to try 
our luck the next day. We had shot some monkeys 
and two beautiful guinea-fowls. After our fire had becn 
lit the men roasted their monkey-meat-over the coals; I 
