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SAVAGE SUDAN 



The substituted stalk, as foreseen, proved easy ; but 

 at its climax, so low grew the overarching foliage above, 

 and so tall was the undergrowth (stuff like wild rasp- 

 berry canes), that it was impossible from the firing-point 

 to see a single horn. I selected the biggest bulk in sight, 



COMING TO THE KILL MARABOU. 



Baraka muttering, as I fired, "entire" (or a word that 

 sounded like it I believe the correct Arabic is entiyak] 

 and so it proved, a big cow with 1 7-inch horns. At the 

 shot, the troop stampeded, but with that inscrutable 

 instinct of theirs, upon missing one of their mess, pulled 

 up in the open beyond. I then selected what was certainly 

 the best bull of the whole company; yet his horns only 

 taped 1 8 inches ! That was our punishment for the pusil- 

 lanimous change of game. Still I was glad to have a good 



