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gerenoah ; it lias been taken off by men. I 

 thought there was no fear of that, as my men 

 will not eat gerenouk. Tracks this morning 

 showed that the lions came up to three yards 

 of the donkey last night. 



21st, Wednesday. — No lions; went out in 

 morning to look for tracks, came across a hoodoo 

 (lesser) about a quarter of a mile from camp, 

 standing 125 yards. Shot him with 500 just 

 behind shoulder low down ; dropped. Men ran 

 to cut his throat when I saw another buck making 

 off. Called out to the men to stop (as he was 

 going slow), but nothing will stop them when 

 there's a throat to cut. Other hoodoo entered 

 bush, I ran on to head him in direction he was 

 going, could see nothing for some time, and was 

 just thinking of going back to track him when 

 he walked quietly feeding in the bush fifty yards 

 off ; had to fire quick because of bushes ; going 

 half away, hit in ribs ; he disappeared behind 

 bush, and came into view again at about fifty 

 yards, cross shot, going slow and I missed him 

 clean, but he went only about five yards, stood 

 still while I was re-loading, raised his nose in the 

 air and fell, result of first shot. Fired three 



