FIVE YEARS' HUNTING 

 ADVENTURES IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



CHAPTER XVII. ^ 



We march from Sabife — Track along a Eiver-bed — The dry Grass on 

 Fire for Miles — Glorious Elephant shooting — Cowardice of my Aiter- 

 rider — Strange Circumstance at the Death of a Bull Elephant — A sa- 

 ble Antelope — T6te-fl-t6te with a disabled Elephant — The Klip- 

 Bpringer Antelope — A Pack of wild Dogs capture and kill a Koodoo 

 — The coming of Summer — Vast Numbers of Birds visiting the Fount- 

 ains — My trusty two-grooved Rifle bursts — My Snuffers, Spoons, and 

 Candlesticks melted for Bullets* — Elephants taking a Douche Bath — 

 Two of them slain — Yet more Elephants — My Horse Colesberg dies 

 o{ the African Distemper — Virulence of the Scourge. 



I REMAINED at Sable, hunting elephant and rhinoce- 

 ros with various success, till the morning of the 22d 

 of August, when I Inspanned, and marched for Mang- 

 maluky, which we reached at sundown, and I drew up 

 my wagons in an open grassy glade on a rather eleva- 

 ted position, commanding a fine view of the bold out- 

 line of the surrounding mountains. On the march I 

 shot a white rhinoceros in the act of charging down 

 u rooky face, with all the dogs in full pursuit of him. 

 The ball disabled him in the shoulder, when, pitching 

 upon his head, he described the most tremendous som ■ 

 ersault, coming down among the stones and bushes 

 with the overwhelming violence of an avalanche. 



On the 27th I cast loose my horses at earliest dawn 

 of day, and then lay half asleep for two hours, when I 



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