WILD DOGS AND PALL AH. 201 
natives, hearing the cry of the pallah, rush out from 
the different white men's establishments to assepfai 
it, and the dogs are usually found to have torn at the 
place where such creatures generally commence their 
attacks, and even dragged out a portion of the en- 
trails. They must hunt the pallah, he says, for 
hours with dogged perseverance and fairly weary 
him out. I know myself what a fleet creature the 
pallah is, and have no doubt for miles he would far 
outstrip a pack of dogs. 
" Brown says a fine dog in a wild state once hung 
about here for some time, stealing meat at night, and 
playing with the tame dogs. He was very cunning, 
and was off at the slightest indication of danger. If 
he was heard outside the house and the least noise 
made inside, he was off. Many shots were fired at 
him, and he escaped for a long time, but at length 
was shot when on one of his visits. He lived in the 
veldt, and always rushed into the bush, just like a 
hyaena, which he resembled closely in his habits. 
This was no doubt some white man's dog that had 
run wild and acquired the habits of a wild animal to 
a certain extent. 
'' September 2'i^d.' — Pleasant breeze. Did not do 
much, or feel up to much. Another chat at Brown's 
in the evening. Brown tells me that once four 
young guinea-fowls were brought him, which be- 
came extremely tame. One only, a hen, survived. 
She became wonderfully tame, and would follow 
the Tati people about. When a Tati waggon was 
sent out for wood, or for any other purpose, she 
