SPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE 



it speaks (! !) in a disguised voice, imitating that 

 of an acquaintance j it asks for fire. And when they 

 open the door, it bites the hand which brings the 

 brand. It is also the hyaena which brings trouble 

 into the homes, which suggest the most wicked ideas 

 to faithless spouses." 



It is little wonder that with such a bad reputation 

 the hyaena possesses a number of designations. To 

 my knowledge it has six. Let the reader be assured, 

 I will not inflict the weariness of this nomenclature, 

 and I will confine myself to giving the four chief names 

 by which it is known, which are tika, tizwmba, bongo, 

 and pissi. 



This day's march is as hard as that of the last, 

 and the water is equally bad. In order the more 

 quickly to reach lake Nyakanga, I shorten the halt. 

 Between this swamp and the village of Maforga we 

 camp for the night. I repair to the border of the 

 lake, of which the middle is an expanse of water, 

 while the margins are covered with aquatic plants, 

 amidst which lurk numerous crocodiles, as well as 

 hippopotamuses, if we may judge by the tracks I see. 

 On the surface are a number of duck, teal, and geese, 

 which seem to defy me. For want of a better expe- 

 dient, I resolve to wait till evening, my former 

 experience in wild-fowl-shooting promising a movement 

 of the water-fowl after sunset. 



Alas ! previous to the game, the mosquitoes arrive 

 in clouds. I hear behind me the negroes cursing, 



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