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true he was changing his ground ; all the more 

 reason why he should have been found feeding 

 on it in the evening, instead of lying down out 

 of sheer cussedness. In the other instance 

 the tsaing was also found lying down ; but, 

 unfortunately for himself, so early that we were 

 able to take our time about approaching him. 

 Tsaing, by the way, do not appear to exer- 

 cise any particular care about the selection of 

 their temporary resting-places. Very different 

 is the attention given to the spot in which the 

 beast finally lies up for the day. Bison can 

 generally be trusted not to lie down till 9 a.m., 

 or thereabouts; but tsaing are as full of sur- 

 prises as an egg is of meat. On the day of our 

 long tramp I had left Dot in camp, as she was 

 slightly lame, otherwise no doubt she would 

 have warned us of the tsaing's proximity, as 

 she did on this occasion. 



Before closing this chapter I must just say 

 a few words about the little terrier above 

 mentioned, who still accompanies me after 

 big game. As a rule, it does not pay to take 

 out dogs except when bird shooting, terriers 

 least of all. The average terrier gives tongue 

 on the smallest provocation, and the sight of 

 a barking deer or hare jumping up under its 

 nose and scuttling off is a temptation to give 

 chase which few terriers can resist. Still, some 

 men may say that if they can't take their dog 



