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attacked with dysentery, but it only lasted a few days, 

 thanks to the careful management of Emanuel, who, 

 after administering a good dose, kept him very quiet, 

 and fed him chiefly on rice-water and arrowroot. He 

 is now perfectly well, and though the edge of the wound 

 in the leg has not quite healed, it has caused him no in- 

 convenience. 



March 24. Our deaf and dumb friend came early 

 this morning to ask us to assist his people to kill a rhi- 

 noceros which had been caught in one of their traps, and 

 had travelled a long distance into the Base country with 

 the block of wood attached to a leg. Vivian being in 

 camp went off with them, and when once on the track 

 it was very easy work following it up, owing to the 

 trailing mark made by the wood. When first they came 

 within sight of him he was eighty yards off, in open 

 ground, and much to Vivian's surprise he galloped off 

 without appearing to be the least impeded by the huge 

 addition to one hind-leg. After another hour's tracking, 

 Vivian was able to creep close to him, whilst the Arabs 

 took good care to keep at a respectful distance ; and 

 though the first shot did not prevent his going cff, a second 

 one settled his fate. The Kassala post arrived this even- 

 ing, and again no letters from England, nor even papers 

 on this occasion, excepting some copies of the ' Mail/ 

 which Munsinger Pasha has most kindly let us have. 



The mistake about the letters is very annoying, as 



