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the delinquent, leaving me alone to chew the cud of 

 anger and disappointment. 



About midnight they returned. Poker was with 

 them, but the Tottie had escaped. They said that 

 he had heard them approaching, so scuttled into the 

 bush. Nevertheless, however hurried was his de- 

 parture, he had taken with him my new blanket and 

 silver-mounted jambok. I feel convinced they let 

 him off, believing that blood is thicker than water. 

 It was probably better so, for what could I have 

 done with the miscreant but flog him ? — a summary 

 course of justice I much objected to. After this 

 adventure I often rode Poker, and a better or more 

 enduring beast seldom looked through a bridle. 



HUNTING FAVOURITES IN AUSTRAL 

 AFRICA. 



In my life I think I have made acquaintance with 

 all the great hunting grounds of the Old and New 

 World, and can assert, fearless of contradiction, that 

 the southern portion of Equatorial Africa bears the 

 palm from all others in this speciality, for it is the 

 home of the lordly elephant, of the giraffe, rhino- 

 ceros, hippopotamus, eland, hartebeeste, khoodoo, 

 zebra, lion, panther, and smaller game too numerous 

 to mention. Several times, of late years, I have 



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