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numerous breeds of antelopes, such giants in size 

 and form as almost to startle man when he raises 

 his rifle to accomplish their destruction. 



If the reader is entering with me into a country 

 where such mammoth beasts of the chase as the giraffe, 

 hippopotamus, and rhinoceros exist, he must not be 

 horrified at being thrown into contact with jackals 

 and all such small game, before he arrives at the 

 scene where the greater beasts are to be found. 



As I finally turned in under the blankets that 

 night, I could distinctly hear pauw calling to each 

 other on the adjoining flat, reminding me that 

 they were in my vicinity, and that it was my 

 intention to add some of them to my larder as soon 

 as time was granted for me to carry out my 

 purpose. 



Pauw, like all feathered game (except the duck 

 family), will not permit themselves to be approached 

 when the dew is on their plumage, so I delayed 

 my expedition against them till the sun was high 

 in the heavens. The fire of our camp had disturbed 

 this game ; consequently, I did not find it until I had 

 ridden nearly a mile. Their position was admirably 

 selected to guard against surprise, nothing occurring 



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