104 SPORTING ADVENTURES 



the water, and, supposing him to be wounded, 

 gave chase. It was just beginning to get light, 

 and with my night-glasses I could distinguish 

 the beast galloping away with the sergeant and 

 a bluejacket in full chase. Presently the 

 gunner's mate, who had remained with me, 

 reported two fine bulls coming across the open, 

 and requested leave to fire on them, at the 

 same time dropping on the knee in the most 

 approved fashion. I told him to hold on until 

 I had examined them with the glasses; they 

 turned out to be the sergeant and his com- 

 panion returning from their fruitless chase. 



By daybreak we were ready for a start, and 

 fortified against the wet morning with strong 

 coffee and bread, the sergeant and another went 

 after cattle, whilst I took another direction, 

 accompanied by Bicketts, in search of pigs. A 

 native armed with a spear came with us as guide. 



"We walked from daylight until ten o'clock 

 without seeing a single pig, although their 

 tracks were everywhere to be seen, and we had 

 good dogs, but we came across numbers of 



