i82 GUN, RIFLE, AND HOUND. 



from each of us turned him, and we followed, jubilant, 

 at top speed. Will was the faster, and ranged up 

 alongside. This was too much for our adversary, 

 and he turned towards him. This gave me a chance, 

 but blown as I was I only brought him to his knees, 

 when Will ran in and gave the coup- de-grace. 



After we had sat for some time on the prostrate 

 body of our game in order to recover our breath, we 

 proceeded to examine him. No wonder I had thought 

 his head presented an abnormal appearance, for his 

 right ear was almost entirely gone, while of his left 

 not half remained. His tail also was gone, leaving 

 only a ridiculous excrescence, little bigger than one's 

 fist, The trackers say that these mutilations are done 

 by other bulls in fighting, and I am inclined to believe 

 it, for the only other solitary elephant shot during the 

 trip had also half his tail missing. These rogues no 

 doubt take up a solitary existence after being driven 

 away from their herd by other bulls, a fact which also 

 tends to prove the mutilation is the work of a con- 

 queror. The elephant was a very fine one ; measuring 

 as accurately as we could we made him nine feet six 

 inches high, a result checked by the circumference of 

 his forefoot. With the exception of one he was the 

 largest we got that trip. 



Next day we reached the Kambukenaar, and after 

 some search found a suitable and pretty spot to encamp 

 on The camp was in a bend of the stream which 

 was big enough to keep away animals on that side. 

 Our carts were arranged across the other, so that our 

 tents were almost completely enclosed. The stream 



