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their calling to each other. They are exactly like 

 the guinea-fowl one sees at home, and make precisely 

 the same noise. They did not let me approach them 

 within shooting range, being very shy. I success- 

 fully stalked a hare and knocked him over, he was 

 of that description of animals which our American 

 cousins call the jackass rabbit ; I leave it to natu- 

 ralists to give his Latin name. We ate him for dinner, 

 and he was capital food. 



I then trotted on in front of H., and arrived at 

 Sahatee, the place we were to camp at for the night, 

 about one o'clock in the afternoon. My first thought 

 was to get something to drink, as I was very thirsty ; 

 therefore, obtaining some oranges from a native, of 

 these I sucked some, and squeezed the juice of 

 others into my little silver bowl ; they were very 

 bitter, but greatly refreshing. 



Before I go on, let me recommend travellers to 

 take these small silver bowls with them ; it is 

 wonderful how useful they will be found. The bowl 

 can be applied to many purposes, and is easily 

 cleaned with fine wood ashes. One makes one's 

 tea in it, covering it over with a plate to make it 

 draw ; one drinks one's soup out of it, or coffee or 

 cocoa, as the case may be ; and one mixes one's 

 medicine in it. Silver is a very good metal for 

 things to be made of, as if it is bent it is easily 



