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of the enemy sneaking up to catch 

 us while we were thus occupied. 

 We found that he was very fat, and 

 also that he had been much wounded 

 by porcupines, portions of whose 

 quills had pierced the skin, and 

 lodged in his flesh in several places. 

 Our nigger cut out the eyes, gall- 

 bladder, and various bits of the lion's 

 anatomy, as fetish medicine. I filled 

 my carbine-bucket with some of the 

 fat, as I knew my two 'boys,' Diamond 

 and M'tini, would very greatly value 

 it. Then, after hiding tlie head in a 

 neighbouring bush where we could 

 find it again, we packed the skin on 

 to one of the ponies and returned 

 to camp mightily pleased with our- 

 selves." 



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