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yards and fell. And fifth came a cow borele ; she fell 

 dead to the shots. Three other rhinoceroses came about 

 me, but I was too drowsy to watch any longer, and fell 

 asleep. 



These fountains afFord,ed me excellent shooting for 

 about a fortnight longer, during the whole of which 

 time I watched nightly in my different hiding-holes, 

 and bagged buffaloes, rhinoceroses, koodoos, zebras, and 

 other game. One night, while so engaged, a horrid 

 snake which Kleinboy had tried to kill with his load- 

 ing-rod flew up at my eye, and spat poison into it. Im- 

 mediately I washed it well out at the fountain. I en- 

 dured great pain all night, but next day the eye cam.e 

 all right. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Sichely's Kraal again — The Ngotwani — The loose Cattle are lost — 

 Clmse and kill a Water-buck — A Portion of the Cattle recovered — A 

 Leopard bayed by my Dogs and slain — Buftalo-shooting beside the 

 Ngotwani — A Lion feeds on the Carcass — My Horse knocked down 

 by the King of Biiites — Meet a grim Lion Face to Face at Midnight! 

 — He sheere off — These Animals unpleasantly bold — An amusing 

 Chase with a Buffalo — Literestiug Stalk in rocky Ground — Leave my 

 Hunting-ground and encamp on the Vaal River — Great Herds — In 

 taking the Drift a Wagon sticks fast in the Middle of the River — Great 

 Fear of losing all my Property — Rescue of the Wagon — Colesberg — 

 A Farmer's Wagon capsized in the Fish River — Visit Strydom's Farm 

 and find it Desolate — Arrival at GrahamstowB. 



On the 16th of October we inspanned, and trekked 

 steadily on for Sichely under a most terrific sun, and 

 halted at sundown without water : the country was 

 covered with spoor of all the larger varieties of game, 

 including elephants. 



