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MY SOMALI BOOK 



after an hour came upon a herd. They were wary 

 creatures, and though where the jungle was thick we 

 could get fairly close to them, it was difficult to get 

 a satisfactorj^ oi)portunity, for I did not want to shoot f 

 until fairly certain. However, when I at length got 

 in a shot at one which Elmi said was a bull — I could 

 not tell the difference — at about 120 yards, it was 



rather a snap, and I was not at all sure as to where 

 I had hit him. 



The herd dashed off : the wounded bull taking a 

 line of his own. It then became a question of whether 

 he was badty enough hit to allow us to come up with 

 him. For two miles there was a certain amount of 

 blood on the tracks, and we had two glimpses of him, 

 but he kept on steadily down wind so always knew 

 when we were approaching, and it was never open 

 enough to afford a chance of a long shot. After about 



