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Wakes up at the Sound of War The Chase begun We come upon the 

 Enemy Charge I bring down one Cow And help a Hunter to bring 

 down another Cow Cruelty of killing Cow-elephants Baked Ele- 

 phant's Foot I leave the Doppers Can Man quit the Civilised World ? 

 A Fit of the Blues On the March again . . . . .275 



CHAPTER XXV. 



KAMA, KING OF THE BECHUANAS. 



Sand, Sand, Sand! A Howling Waste My poor Cattle suffer A Wretched 

 Family of Bushmen Novel Mode of obtaining Water Fearful Con- 

 dition of the Bush-people Their Skill and Courage in Hunting Wild 

 Dogs Magnificent Animals How they Hunt Attack the Lion some- 

 times One of my Cattle Missing Insolence of my Driver A Bandy- 

 legged Eunner Fruitless Chase My Driver returns A Salt-pan 

 Curious Effect by Moonlight The Kerne, or Wild Water-melon 

 Scavenger Beetle The Macalaca kills something at last The Capital 

 of Bamanwatto in the Distance We reach Soshong The Inhabitants 

 Welcomed My poor Cattle Stuck in a dry Eiver-bed Soshong 

 The Kloof Community Huts Compassed A Favourite Post of 

 Observation The " Ladies " Eiding Oxen Their Load The Mis- 

 sionaries' Houses The European Community Defence of the Spring 

 The High-roads of Commerce The Merchants Suburb of Soshong 

 Population King Kama Sketch of his Career Bechuana Law of 

 Succession A Eomance . . . 288 



CHAPTER XXYI. 



WITH THE MISSIONARIES AT SOSHONG. 



A Standing Invitation A Delightful Evening A Life of True Eeligion 

 Mr. Mackenzie Mr. Hepburn Invited to Outspan at Mr. Mackenzie's 

 My Host's Little Girl Introduced to King Kama His Personal 

 Appearance and Manners Permits me to Hunt Sunday in Soshong 

 Worship An Impressive Day The Life of a Missionary How the 

 Bechuanas meet with Accident An Amusing Experience on Mr. Hep- 

 burn's part Inquiring for Water, he finds a Lion and Lioness (asleep) 

 Hunters boxed up in a Kraal On the Look-out for the Imprisoning 

 Lion Putting an End to his Existence Sneers of Stay-at-home Sports- 

 men A Vindication of Gordon Gumming Among the Traders at 



Soshong Charlie , a Character An Unknown arrives Personal 



Appearance of the Mysterious Individual Charlie tells a Story in his 

 best Style But is interrupted by a regular " Bom-bom " The " Bom- 

 bom "-Ejaculator's Nose is pulled The Outrage stopped Explanation 

 of the Strange Conduct Charlie abstracts Eoast Ducks Found in the 

 " Bom-bom " Charlie abruptly disappears 302 



