Trail and Camp-Fire 



he was finally brought down by a forehead 

 shot. On our return to the village the chief 

 sang a song of victory, and there was much 

 rejoicing. 



Two days were consumed in cutting out the 

 ivory, and removing and preserving as tro- 

 phies the skins from the heads and legs of 

 several animals. While taking off the head 

 skin of the large animal first shot, we found 

 the .577 bullet one-nineteenth part tin had 

 passed completely through the skull, and re- 

 mained partially flattened against the skin on 

 the opposite side of the head. We tried the 

 traditional delicacy of elephant foot, roasted 

 twenty-four hours in the ground, after the 

 manner of the late Sir Samuel Baker, from 

 whom H. K. had received personal instruc- 

 tion, and found a little of it acceptable, but 

 it was rather a formidable dish, when a foot 

 measuring four feet around was brought on 

 as an entree course. 



Two nights after the elephant shooting, we 

 were awakened about one o'clock by the 

 sentry, who said something was making away 

 with a goat that had been tied out to attract 

 leopards. We could distinctly hear the brush 

 crackling close to the zareba, and picking up 



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