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head of small game in my absence, viz., snipe, duck, 

 hares, and partridge. 



Thursday, 25th. — Got up rather feveri.sh, bones 

 aching, and unfit for work. Two of the party went 



with Monsieiu' D , a French officer, after hog. 



They saw two, but could not get a shot. Killed 

 twenty-two head of small game, and a mungoose, 

 or ratton. 



One of the party (Mr C ) fired at a panther 



with small shot as it was skulking through the 

 bushes. 



Fnday, 2Gth. — At three p.m. an Arab came from 

 the douar of the " caid" (chief) of the Lachdar tribe 

 with the news that a lion had carried off a cow in 

 the night, and begging me to come at once. Ac- 

 companied by Mr B , I mounted my horse and 



galloped off towards the place, and as we were go- 

 ing along the main road, at about four miles from 

 Ain Mokra, we met a man and a woman, with the 

 utmost fright depicted on their countenances, who 

 told us that they had just seen a lion cross the 

 road. On examination of the ground his pugs were 

 distinctly visible, and we tracked them on horse- 

 back for some distance, until the sun had nearly 

 gone down. 



We then made the best of our time to get to the 

 douar, where the caid received us very hospitably, 

 and offered us food, which we declined, as we had 

 already dined. 



We had not been more than half an hoiir in the 



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