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peared behind a cluster of bushes near the top of the 

 rise, but a little higher up than where its companion 

 had last been visible. As I did not see it pass beyond 

 this patch of scrub, I thought it had lain down there, 

 and fully expected to find it lying dead amongst the 

 bushes. 



At this moment Mustapha rejoined me, and I tried 

 to explain to him that I had badly wounded the one- 

 horned goat, and thought it was lying dead amongst 

 the bushes where I had last seen it. He seemed 

 incredulous, and gave me to understand that from 

 where he was, he had seen both of them top the rise ; 

 and this afterwards proved to be correct, though the 

 cluster of bushes had hidden the wounded ram from 

 me after he had passed them. We lost no time in 

 descending to the bottom of the ravine and climbing 

 the opposite side, which was very steep, and on near- 

 ing the top I made directly for the bushes behind 

 which I had seen the wounded goat disappear, and 

 great indeed was my chagrin when on getting to 

 them there was no dead or dying animal to be seen. 

 I then looked for his tracks, and soon found them, but 

 could not find any blood. Mustapha was now stand- 

 ing on the top of the rise, making signs that the 

 wounded goat had passed over, so I went up to him. 

 Although there was no blood to be seen, I felt sure 

 from the way he had behaved after my shot that the 

 wounded animal was badly hurt, and never doubted 

 for a moment that we should find him either dead or 

 dying. 



