A YOUNG ORYX 



distance so short. A glance at tht; head explained it : 

 it was only a three-year-old ! 



The beast being solitary, the flat ground, and the 

 early morning light, had all combined to deceive us, 

 and we had with infinite care compassed the death of a 

 young one. We made our way back to camp, feeling 

 very small, and were unmercifully chaffed by every one. 



