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bush-fire at which I dried my clothes. I then 

 mounted my horse and rode down to Ain Mockra, 

 and, the weather having cleared up, strolled along 

 the edge of the lake and killed twelve and a half 

 couple of snipe, of which I lost four couple in the 

 rushes for want of a dog. Found two of the party 

 had killed fifty-two head of small game in my 

 absence, viz., snipe, duck, hares, and partridge. 



Thursday, 25th. Got up rather feverish, bones 

 aching, and unfit for work. Two of the party went 



with Monsieur D , a French officer, after hog. 



They saw two, but could not get a shot. Killed 

 twenty-two head of small game, and a mungoose, or 

 ratton. 



One of the party (Mr. C ) fired at a panther 



with small shot as it was skulking through the 

 bushes. 



Friday, 26th. At 3 P.M. an Arab came from the 

 douar of the " caid " (chief) of the Lachdar tribe 

 with the news that a lion had carried off a cow in the 

 night, and begging me to come at once. Accom- 

 panied by Mr. B , I mounted my horse and 



galloped off towards the place, and, as we were going 

 along the main road, at about four miles from Ain 

 Mokra, we met a man and a woman, with the utmost 

 fright depicted on their countenances, who told us that 

 they had just seen a lion cross the road. On exami- 

 nation of the ground his pugs were distinctly visible, 



