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out hunting at the time and only returned to camp 

 two days after the sad occurrence, when it was too 

 late to follow up the spoor of the murderer, because 

 his traces were completely obliterated by the fresh 

 tracks of other elephants. 



The natural light-heartedness of the average 



ELEPHANT CALLED 'TOMBACCO.' 



African native soon allows him to forget the loss of 

 those who are dear to him, he forgets as a child 

 forgets, but Njerembo proved an exception to the 

 rule. He has been with me ever since the incident 

 narrated above, and was one of my caravan on my 

 very last safari, but he has not married, and I have 

 never known him to have even a sweetheart since 

 the tragic death of his betrothed Asalie. 



