Dangerously bad Shooting. 25^ 



We had a iine gallop of nearly three miles after 

 this herd, getting many shots. I knocked down 

 the old bnll, to Avhicli in passing, Lee gave what 

 he thought to be a finishing shot. I made after a 

 cow which seemed to be wounded, and rode her 

 to a standstill. I finished her off with a shot hred 

 from the horse's back, and returned to look for 

 the bull. The old fellow, as soon as he saAv me 

 approaching, rose to his feet and staggered away 

 for some distance, and then stood and looked at 

 me. Dismountinii- within a rani2e of less than lOU 

 yards, and sitting down, resting my rifle on my 

 knees, I fired four bullets at him, thi-ee of which 

 missed him clean, the fourth penetrating the head 

 and putting an end to his sufferings. This was 

 dano'erouslv bad shootino; if a lion had been the 

 object instead of a roan antelope, but along gallop 

 over the veldt under a hot sun makes the eye and 

 the hand alike unsteady. On the morning of the 

 3rd of September, " tlie Baboon " having been 

 sent awav to fetch the antelope killed the day 

 before, Lee and I I'ode in a westerly direction to 

 another Kaffir kraal. Here the natives ^vere 

 making Avhat was evidenth' a new installation. I 

 noticed that their huts, Avitli conical roofs, and 

 their small circular store-houses constructed of 

 clay and wattle, were erected with marvellous 

 neatness, and even symmetry. I tried to purchase 

 a cow, but the owner declared he would not part 

 with her unless he received two Martini-Henry 

 rifles Avith sufficient nmmunition. One of the 

 natives offered to a'uide us back, so we foUoAved 



