332 THE GREAT THIE8T LAND. 



rative one. Mr. Eiley tried to get velt from Kama on 

 which to hunt in this manner, but the sage king politely 

 but firmly declined. In fact, nowadays, unless persons 

 have a proper introduction to the King of the Bechuanas, 

 he will not permit any one to hunt in his country, or 

 even to pass through it to hunt in the lands beyond. 



There is, therefore, only another route open to the 

 great elephant grounds, which passes through Sechelle's 

 lands. He is just as particular as Kama. Any person, 

 however, can go up the coast, and from there break 

 into splendid shooting, but, on account of the tsetse 

 fly, their horses, oxen, and dogs would all be dead or 

 useless in a month. 



Men who have a slight experience of this land 

 persons who probably have been in the employment ol 

 traders come home and advertise to take parties to 

 the great shooting lands. They have but to find 

 persons willing to go with them, when the fraud will 

 be discovered. 



Any one might shoot on the north banks of the 

 Limpopo, and on it find game of nearly all varieties 

 on rare occasions possibly elephants ; but there their 

 journey northward would terminate, so that after the 

 expenditure of a considerable sum of money, the en- 

 durance of much fatigue and discomfort, they would 

 probably have to return without accomplishing their 

 purpose the slaughter of an elephant. 



Those whom Kama or Sechelle know and profess 

 friendship for they will do anything to serve, but cer- 

 tainly they do not like Tom, Dick, or Harry disturbing 

 the country, and making the game they do not kill wild. 



No one can blame them for this. The Duke of , or 



the Marquis of will not let any one who has a 



