CHAPTER XIX. 



THE YOUNG LIONS AGAIN THE DRIVER COMES TO 



GRIEF. 



WELL, let me see, where did I leave off? Ay, ay, 

 where the baboon pulled the lioness's tail. 



The night after the ape's performance on Juno 

 I shall ever have cause to remember, for a lion 

 actually came into my camp and carried off a goat 

 from the midst of my kraal, and in performing 

 this feat inadvertently, I will admit knocked 

 William head over heels. It was in this way. 



The night was dark, gusty, and threatened rain ; 

 but, as there was a superabundance of meat, my 

 people seemed determined to make a night of it. 

 When I was about to retire to my waggon, I thought 

 I heard a lion calling in the distance ; but, as this was 

 almost a nightly occurrence then, I simply ordered 

 the boys to put plenty of fuel on the fire before they 

 turned in. I had been asleep about a couple of 

 hours, when a tremendous noise among the dogs, 



