138 Men, Mines, and Animat.s in South Africa. 



your field glasses, and nil looks different. 



hill over there should be more to the right 



That 

 that 



other smaller one should be more to the left and 

 nearei". You are loth to believe at first that you 

 do not quite know where you are, but as you walk 

 on, thinking you are going in the right direction, 



your landmarks become 

 more and more changed. 

 All around you is a 

 l^oundless stretch of un- 

 dulating plains covered 

 with bush and scruli, 

 sometimes so thick that 

 vou see nothing bevond 

 fifty yards. Occasionalh' 

 you come across a kopjie, 

 when vou have no idea 

 vou are anywhere near 

 one. Xot a sound is to 

 be heard, except jDcrhaj^s 

 the occasional twittering 

 of a bird or the rustle of 

 the leaves and long grass. 

 At lemrtli vou feel olilio'ed 

 to own that vou dont 

 know where you are. It 

 is a time of desolation, and you cannot but feel liow 

 utterly helpless you will be should vou be unable to 

 find your camp before sundown. It was this feeling 

 that I experienced to-day. I went out soon after 

 8 a.m., having taken a little coffee and biscuit, 

 only intending to potter about after pheasants and 



The waggon coiiductur sports a 

 new pair of " store " trousers. 



