16 Three Months' Leave in Somali Land. 



when lie was a bit further off, fell on both knees, 

 got up and was going off slowly when I hit him 

 behind again ; heard the bullet crack on him 

 plainly. He went off very slowly, looking very 

 sick ; as I was going after him I saw another 

 buck with a grand head standing 200 yards ; fired 

 and he dropped ; when Jama went to cut his 

 throat he ran off quite fresh. I followed him, 

 sending the Midgan (low caste Somali) after the 

 other ; " lashings " of blood ; he seemed to be hit 

 high on shoulder, as he was covered with blood 

 there. Followed him for about three-quarters of 

 a mile by blood tracks, when he got up and went 

 off from 300 yards ahead quite fresh ; had to give 

 him up as I was going straight away from my 

 line. Midgan lost the other. Caunot under- 

 stand the luck. I wns using 303 with rifleite 

 and Tweedie bullet. 



15th, Monday. — Found water at Lackhu, 

 about one hour from where I camped at night, 

 not much, but can give camels half a driuk, pony 

 and donkeys a full one, and fill up casks. Water 

 in wells dug in the bed of dry banks. Ogaden 

 came to see me, said that they could spare water 

 to-day, as some of their braves were on a raid 



