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attempting to regain her legs. A convulsive tremor 

 passed over her body, and all was still. 



I reloaded the guns, and despatched the young 

 one, which could hardly drag itself along, and as 

 there was no other tusker in the herd, I did not care 

 to follow it up further, so I gave directions to 

 Chineah and the rest of the gang, who came up, to 

 build a hut, whilst I and Googooloo went out to try 

 and kill a deer for food ; but after a hard fag our 

 only bag was a large porcupine, a peafowl, a wild cat, 

 and three black monkeys, which 'latter proved very 

 acceptable to the Mulchers. 



On my return to the gang, I found a very comfort- 

 able hut constructed, a soft bed of leaves prepared, 

 and a tolerably savoury dish ready for me, consisting 

 of an elephant's foot baked in a paste of clay amongst 

 the embers ; after having partaken of which, a large 

 fire was made, and we all sat round enjoying "the 

 fragrant narcotic weed," whilst the Gooroo and 

 Chineah by turns chanted an extemporary song in 

 a very monotonous tone, commemorating the ex- 

 ploits of the day, and all the rest took up the 

 chorus. 



Being very tired, and perhaps not musically in- 

 clined at the time, I fell asleep, and did not awake 

 until broad daylight the next morning, when I found 

 the gang busily employed with their axes in cutting 

 out the tusks, which weighed ninety-four pounds the 



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