CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



Necessity of a gun Strange footstep A disappointment Vicinity of the 

 Umganie Duiker buck Matuan the Kaffir Vocal telegraph Reit- 

 bok A human pointer Singular conversation Apathy of the resi- 

 dents Kaffir messengers Buck-shooting The buck's tenacity of life 

 A buck on three legs Dangerous country A sporting red-coat 

 Strange sportsmen. Page 89. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Eland-hunting Beautiful country Telescopic eyes Loading at a gallop 

 The Dutch Boers Speed of the eland Eland-hunt Unsuccessful 

 result Signals of distress African Nimrods A herd of elands- 

 Better luck this time An accident The Slough of Despond A 

 "Sticks bullet" In at the death A bivouac Air-pillows. Page 109. 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Dutchman's stratagem Wild-boar hunt A vicious pigling Harte- 

 be'est-chase Hide-and-seek The organ of " locality " Fatal curiosity 

 An escapade A false alarm Baboons at home A tame baboon The 

 baboon and the crow Literary and scientific tastes A leopard shot 

 Unpleasant journey Conflicting opinions. Page 127. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Bivouac Hotman's story Terrible misfortune Both sides of the 

 story How to find water Kemp's story Death of Mabili Single 

 Elephants to be avoided Hendrich and the Leopard A struggle for 

 life A weary night A poisonous companion The rescue Savage 

 hermits The "Trek-boken." Page 143. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Bush-shooting Silent walking How to cock a gun How to sit down 

 Delights of the bush How to obtain honey The honey-bird The grey 

 monkey Ball better than shot Variety of bush game Hardening 

 bullets The alligator The Pouw Boldness of the eagle The Osprey. 

 Page 160. 



CHAPTER X. 



A shooting- party in the bush Elephant "sign" The elephants heard 

 Caution in the bush Approach to a wary elephant The better part of 

 valour Traces of the wounded elephant Sic vos non vobis Acute ear 



