1 5 8 SFOR T IN ABYSSINIA. 



elephants had passed close to our camp, and that all 

 the jungle round was trampled and broken in every 

 direction. I just remember, in a half-sleepy state, 

 hearing strange noises, but I thought at the time 

 that it was only the " hippos " disporting themselves 

 in the pool below. At last Barrakee, who was going 

 in front, said that we were getting very close to the 

 elephants, and that we must leave our mules behind 

 us, and follow them up the rest of the w^ay on foot. 

 Not long afterwards we saw two elephants in the 

 distance moving slowly along. We tried to stalk 

 them, but we did not succeed. Barrakee took us to 

 some water, where we drank, and close by which, as 

 we came up to it, were some pigs lying asleep under 

 a tree. An Abyssinian tried to knock one over with 

 the butt of his gun, for we did not like to fire, being 

 so close to the elephants. 



After we had halted for a little time and rested our- 

 selves, Barrakee said we should move on, and he took 

 us to the top of a steep little hill, where he said we 

 were to pass the night, and from whence we could see 

 the whole country round us. Brou, and a couple of men 

 that Barrakee had with him, built us a " das." We ate 

 some luncheon, and then we sat down to watch for any 

 elephant that might perchance be about. We had thus 

 waited for about an hour when Barrakee leaped up and 

 said he saw two elephants in the distance, so we got 



