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already sinell the fish in Lake Tanganika. In short, everybody 

 was happy. 



A FRIGHTENED LEOPARD. 



OCTOBER 22 brought the caravan to a small pellucid stream of 

 water called Mtambu ; they had now reached the home of the 

 lion, leopard, and wild boar. Here they went into camp in a 

 beautiful spot, about one hundred yards from the river. The 

 herd-keeper drove the donkeys and goats down to the stream of 

 water, to reach which they had to pass through a brake by a path 

 made by elephants and rhinoceri. They had barely entered the 

 dark passage when a black-spotted leopard sprang out and fas- 

 tened its fangs in the neck of one of the donkeys, causing it to 

 emit several loud, unearthy brays. The other donkeys joined 

 their comrade in braying, and at the same time commenced a 

 vigorous kicking with their heels. The poor leopard was so 

 frightened at the terrible and unusual noise that he released his 

 victim and fled into the jungle. The donkey was badly bitten, 

 but recovered from its hurts. 



THE MONKEYS AND THE WILD BOAR. 



THIS incident led Stanley to take a stroll round the camp, to 

 see what game he could discover, taking his boy Kalulu with him 

 to carry an extra gun. They walked some time without seeing 

 any kind of animal, and were on the point of returning to camp 

 when a troop of monkeys, perched in the branches of a tree 

 overhead, and disturbed -by the sight of a white man, chattered 

 and grimaced so vigorously that Stanley was provoked into a 

 hearty laugh. As the monkeys were startled by a strange sight, 

 so was Stanley, when, in turning from them, he discovered a 

 huge, reddish-colored wild boar, armed with horrid tu^ks, stand- 

 ing near him. Recovering his self-possession, he advanced within 

 forty yards of the beast and fired at its fore-shoulder. The 

 boar made a furious bound, and then stood with his bristles 

 erected and his tufted tail curved over his back. Another shot 

 was planted in his chest, and ploughed its way entirely through 

 his body : but, instead of falling, the boar charged at Stanley, 

 and received another bullet through the body, whereupon it 

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