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Kaffirs. He heard their rapid retreat,, and charged after 

 them ; of which movement I immediately took advantage, 

 and slipped off in a contrary direction. My rifle was soon 

 loaded, and I was then more ready for another encounter. 



I was anxious to discover what had become of my 

 Kaffirs, not that I had much fear for them, each could 

 be trusted alone ; but I wanted to have the benefit of their 

 advice as to our proceedings. 



I dared not stay where I then was, however, as several 

 of the herd were now trumpeting furiously, and kept 

 slowly approaching the spot from whence I had fired. 

 They had evidently recovered from their first fright, and 

 had determined to drive away their persecutors. I there- 

 fore retreated a couple of hundred yards, and gave three 

 slow whistles, my usual bush-signal, which was instantly 

 answered a short distance from me. 



Upon consulting, neither of the Kaffirs would hear of 

 again approaching the troop, saying that the elephants 

 knew of our presence now, and were too savage. I began 

 to think so, and therefore reluctantly withdrew to the 

 outside of the forest. 



On the next day Monyosi followed the spoor of the 

 two that I had wounded, but failed in coming up with 

 them. 



About a week after this adventure, two Kaffirs, who 

 I knew never did shoot, came to me with a pair of ele- 

 phant's tusks to sell : they said that they had found them 

 in the bush ; but, upon noticing that I was anxious to 

 know where this discovery was made, they denied having 

 found them themselves, but said another Kaffir had done 



