VARIOUS. /I 



In the pursuit the party had got considerably divided. 

 The lion, being infuriated by his wounds, on perceiving 

 his enemies at once made for them. The natives 

 climbed into trees. One native was in a small tree and 

 could not get up more than eight or ten feet from the 

 ground. The lion rushed up to the tree. His shoulder 

 being broken, he could not spring up to seize the man, 

 so he contented himself with bellowing and roaring at 

 him. The man was terrified and cried out for assistance. 

 The Europeans were all running up to his assistance, but 



E arrived first. On seeing E the lion left the 



native and made for E , who levelled his rifle. Un- 

 fortunately it was one of those rifles with a safety catch 



behind the hammer. E had locked the catch, and 



in his hurry had forgotten to unlock it. The lion came 



on and on, and E pressed the trigger, but of course 



could not fire. The lion knocked him over and began 

 mauling him fearfully. Betyan, who had run after the 

 lion, reloading as he went along, now came up, and shot 

 the lion dead as he was in the act of mauling E . 



E was alive, but his injuries were of such a terrible 



nature that in a short time he expired. 



The depression of spirits amongst the party can be 

 better imagined than described. 



But to revert. We resumed the pursuit of the buffaloes, 

 but did not come up with them until it was nearly dark. 

 I did a stalk and killed a fine cow. 



The water-bottle was empty, and we were miles from 

 any drinking-place. Night was coming on and we had 

 to encamp where we were. I was terribly thirsty. 



The Caffres began to extract the water from the grass 

 bag of the buffalo. It was a disagreeable idea, but it 

 seemed to quench their thirst. I know nothing so trying 



