182 STALKS ABROAD 



show what uncouth forms of animal life once roamed 

 at large about our world. 



It is curious to note the differences of feeling with 

 which a rhino is regarded. Most old residents loathe 

 the sight of one, though they regard an elephant with 

 feelings of positive affection. The novice's first atti- 

 tude is one of respectful awe. Speaking for my- 

 self, on unexpectedly encountering the two just 

 referred to, with nothing in my hand but a small-bore 

 rifle and soft-nosed bullets, my sensations, not to put 

 too fine a point upon it, were tinged with apprehen- 

 sion. The second time they cross one's path they are 

 regarded with equanimity, and after that almost 

 indifference. Of course, if you meet a charging 

 rhino that means business, your feelings are apt to 

 undergo a change. 



There was a young rhino on board the steamer on 

 which I returned. His little piglike eyes were quite 

 blue, so that I conclude they change as the animal 

 gets older. 



Burton had had a shot at an impala but un- 

 fortunately lost it in some thick bush. We pushed 

 on the next morning and kept going for four days, 

 as, though we saw game every day, we were anxious 

 to reach the junction of the Guaso-Nyiro and the 

 Guaso-Narok as quickly as possible. Every evening 

 Noah with optimistic carelessness assured us that 

 we should reach it " the day after to-morrow," and 

 every succeeding evening with elaborate carefulness 

 explained that to do so would entail a march of 



