CHAPTER XX. 



THE ELAND. A BECHUANA KRAAL. HERDS OF WILD 

 ELEPHANTS. LIONS ATTACKED BY BECHUANAS. 

 ABUNDANCE OF GAME. THE RETURN TRIP. 

 SPLENDID SPORT. FALL SICK. ARRIVAL AT 

 GRAHAMSTOWN. 



THE next day after our encounter with the giraffe, we 

 came to the base of another mountain range, along which 

 we followed through woody dells and open glades till we 

 came to a forest of a venerahle aspect. The traces of 

 game were abundant, and here we slew a noble animal 

 which we had frequently seen during our expedition, but 

 never had an opportunity of bringing to the ground. This 

 was the largest of the antelope tribe, known as the eland. 

 I saw an old bull, about six feet high, standing under a 

 tree. A short race, and two well-aimed shots, both from 

 my own rifle, and the eland was stretched in the agonies of 

 death, his soft black eye melting into tears. 



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