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day, and pushed on another twelve miles in the 

 cool of the evening. We camped by some wells ; 

 the water was sandy and full of leeches, but all 

 right after running through a filter. 



The next morning we made a great effort, and, 

 marching from before 6 a.m. till midday, camped 

 at last in beautiful scenery at the foot of the Goli 

 range. The heat was now tempered by pleasantly 

 cool breezes, and the aspect of the country en- 

 tirely changed; the bare sand had given place 

 to a thick jungle of aloes, while just below us 

 was a watercourse with clear pools here and there. 

 I went out about 4 p.m. with my -500 Express, 

 and at once saw two of the remarkable long-necked 

 gerenuk looking at me over the aloes ; only their 

 necks and heads were visible, and while I was 

 trying to see something bigger to aim at, they 

 took alarm and disappeared. Strolling on a little 

 further, I saw three beautiful koodoo does walking 

 slowly through the aloes above me ; they saw me, 

 and, after a moment's pause, were off. Another 

 second, and a buck came flying the bushes in 

 their wake; I threw up my rifle and fired as 

 he disappeared. I feared I had missed, but 

 thought I had heard the bullet tell, and sure 

 enough, eighty yards from me, there he was, shot 

 through the quarters and paralyzed ; another 

 minute, and the poor beast was out of pain, and 

 we joyfully returned to camp with his handsome 



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