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CHAPTER X. 

 trekking and hunting. 



We entertain Sir Frederick Carrington — Farewell to Fort Tuli 

 — The business of inspanning — Our camp at night — Sport 

 with Dr. Kayner and Lee — Laying the telegraph wire — 

 The Umzingwani Kiver Camp — Koodoos^ quaggas, and 

 honey birds — Lee's boy nicknamed " The Baboon " — The 

 elephant fruit-tree — Lee a charming companion on the 

 Veldt — The TJmsajbetsi Kiver — Habits of our oxen and 

 mules — Shooting game in South Africa — A native market 

 — An unsuccessful antelope hunt — The mahogany tree — 

 Further hunting experiences— Camp on the Bubjanc 

 River — Our conductor ]\[yberg. 



On the evening of July IGtli, our party entertained 

 Sir Frederick Carrington and some of the officers of 

 the B.B.P. at a farewell al fresco banqnet, and 

 passed a cheerful evening roimd the cam]) fire with 

 its usual accompaniment of song and tale. I had 

 accompanied Sir Frederick in the afternoon on a 

 shootino- excvirsion after reit-buck. These buck 

 were expected to be found in a long and wide glade 

 near the Limpopo, where tlie rnshes were high 

 and the grass was thick. Some dozen mounted 

 troopers acted as beaters, and we saw seven buck, 

 of which two were killed. They are about the 

 same height as a falloAV deer, with red bodies, and 

 white bellies ; their horns are short and pointed. 

 We also secured two brace and a half of pheasants. 

 On the 17th, the waggons ^Wtli our baggage from 

 Pretoria liaving at length arrived, we left Tuli. 

 ]\lr. .Vlfred Beit left early in the morning of the 



