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side shot, and the ball smashed her shoulder. She th^n 

 charged among the dogs without doing any harm. At 

 my second shot Schwartland was unsteady and spoiled 

 my aim; the ball, however, passed through the m.iddle 

 of her foot from side to side. I beckoned to Martin for 

 my Moore, and, having got it, rode up within a few- 

 yards of the lioness and gave her a shot, which crippled 

 her in her other shoulder. She then fell powerless on 

 the ground, and I fired rriy fourth shot for her heart : 

 on receiving it, she rolled over on her side and died. ] 

 cut ofl' her head and the ten nails of her two fore feet, 

 and rode to camp, where I found that the rascally 

 Hottentots, taking advantage of Martin's absence, had 

 boned all my rich game broth, replacing it with cold 

 water. It blew a very stiff breeze of wind while I was 

 hunting the lions, which entirely prevented me from 

 hearing the dogs bark. The evening being very cold 

 and windy, I did not watch the water. Lions roared 

 around our camp all night. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



A Lion shot from my Watcbing-hole at Midnight — Six Lions drink close 

 beside me — A Lioness slain — A Rhinoceros bites the Dust — Moslafeose 

 Fountain — My Shooting-hole surrounded with Game — Pallah5,,Sas- 

 saybies, Zebras, &c. — A Rhooze-Rheebok shot — Extraordinary Cir 

 cumstance — My fiftieth Elephant bagged — Interesting Fountains on 

 the Hills — Leave my Wagons for the Hills — Struggle with a Boa 

 Constrictor — Lions too numerous to be agreeable — Five Rhinoceroses 

 shot as they came to drink — A venomous Snake. 



On the afternoon of the 3d of September I watched 

 the fountain. Toward sunset one blue wildebeest, six 

 zebras, and a large herd of pallahs were all drinking 



