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bullet had gone through his face, destroying the sight of 

 both eyes. This accounted for his erratic movements. 

 Another day I broke the fore-foot of a sassaby below 

 the knee. The sassaby is one of the fleetest of all ante- 

 lopes. I slipped Four-and-six at him, but although the 

 dog started on good terms, and the sassaby only had three 

 legs to go upon, the dog coursed him for quite a mile 

 before he ran into him. 



The early spring rains now commenced, and I received 

 a message from my friend C - saying that everything 

 was conveyed up to Jozanns, and that I must return, as 

 we were ready for a start. 



On my arriving at Jozanns, I found that we had got 

 248 buffaloes, and that the total bag, including all kinds 

 of game, came to over 800 head. In fact, we were fully 

 loaded up, and started with light hearts on our journey 

 homeward bound. 



Poor Four-and-six had been looking rather fishy-eyed 

 for some days past, and his coat began to stare. I could 

 see that the dog was not well. He never liked to be out 

 of my sight, but now he kept closer to me than ever. I 

 knew he had been severely bitten by tsetse, and feared 

 that the first rains would bring out the effects of the 

 poison. 



One day I felt a hot dry nose rubbing against my 

 hand, and on looking round saw my dog trying to attract 

 my attention, and looking at me sadly. At last the 

 poor fellow gave a whine and lay down with his head 

 on my lap, and in two hours it was all over, for he was 

 dead. 



I could never bring myself to say, "only a dog". 

 There is something so kind, so loyal about the doggy 

 heart, that I am not ashamed to say I hope to meet all 



