CONTENTS. 



xvu 



The death — A curious incident, p. 



A tremendous bound — A free fight 

 among the natives, 



Curious mode of treating the con- 

 quered, . . . . . 



A furious animal, . . . . 



The Noodsberg — An oribi caught by 

 dogs, ...... 



A great disappointment, 



A novel mode of hunting the oribi. 



Death of Usipingo — A great tempta- 

 tion, ...... 



Hunting the impalla with dogs. 



Coursing the Vaal and roi raebok, . 



Hunting "wild pigs, 



Killing with the spear, 



Wonderful length of 

 tusks, 



Different kinds of pigs, 



A curious mode of exit, 



An immense boar, . 



A dangerous wound, 



Killing a baboon, . 



Disagreeable resemblance between 

 a baboon and a human being — The 

 blue gnu, . . . . . 



the boar's 



322 



323 



323 

 324 



325 

 326 

 327 



32S 



329 



330 



331, 332 



. 333 



334 

 335 

 336 

 337 

 338 

 339 



340 



Baiting the gnu with dogs — A vicious 



rush — A clever dog, . . p. 341 

 A beautiful scene, . . . 342-344 

 A picture worthy of Landseer, . 345 

 A dangerous shot — Frightening the 



crocodiles, .... 346 



A hunting party given by Prince 



Usibepe, 347 



A koodoo bull — A mad gallop — Un- 

 pleasant proximity of the Prince's 



bullets, 348 



Great heat of the native huts, . 349 



Dangerous proximity to a lion, . 350 

 I accidentally shoot my dog, . .351 

 The hartebeest — Coursing them 



with greyhounds, . . . 352 



A curious freak of nature, . . 353 

 A great disappointment, . . 354 



An exciting scene, .... 355 

 A chase, ..... 356 



Necessary qualities of a good horse, 357 



A long ride, 358 



Horse, dog, and antelope are all dead 



beat, 359 



I resolve never again to ride a harte- 

 beest down, . . . .360 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



ANECDOTES OF ANTELOPES. 



Skill of the gnu in the use of its 



horns, ..... 361 



Stalking the gnu, .... 362 

 Wriggling up to a herd, . . 363 



Shooting an old bull gnu — A terrific 



thunderstorm, .... 364 

 Wonderful tenacity of life among 



antelopes, ..... 365 

 Different species of zebra, . . 366 

 The water-antelope, . . .367 

 A curious shot, .... 368 

 Antelope browsing in a curious 



manner, ..... 369 

 The Drachensberg Mountains — Bush- 

 man's River, .... 370 

 Scenery of the Free State — A pic- 

 turesque fire, . . . .371 

 Magnificent spectacle, . . . 372 

 My first antelope, . . . 373 



African chamois, .... 374 

 Anecdote of a Dutch Boer — A first- 

 class liar, ..... 375 



Galloping antelojje down on horse- 

 back, 376 



Come to grief, .... 377 

 The Nyala antelope, . . . 378 

 Various species of antelope, . . 379 

 A narrow escape, . . . 380, 381 

 Charge of a wounded nkonka, . 382 

 A first-rate shot, .... 383 

 Setting traps for leopards, . . 384 

 Trap carried off by an antelope, . 385 

 Following its track, , . .386 

 Turning the antelope — A fatal acci- 

 dent, 387 



Driving the antelope out of the 



jungle, 388 



Fight between two nkonkas — 

 Fight between an nkonka and a 



leopard, 389 



Following the leopard, . . . 390 



The red buck 391 



The blue buck — The most enjoyable 

 method of hunting the blue buck, 392 



