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side shot, and the ball smashed her shoulder. She then 

 charged among the dogs without doing any harm. At 

 my second shot Schwartland was unsteady and spoiled 

 my aim ; the ball, however, passed through the middle 

 of her foot from side to side. I beckoned to Martin for 

 my Moore, and, having got itj rode up within a few 

 yards of the lioness and gave her a shot, which crippled 

 her in her other shoulder. She then fell powerless on 

 the ground, and I fired my fourth shot for her heart ; 

 on receiving it, she rolled over on her side and died. 1 

 cut off her head and the ten nails of her two foie feet, 

 and rode to camp, where I found that the rascally 

 Hottentots, taking advantage of Martin's absence, had 

 boned all my rich game broth, replacing it with cold 

 water. It blew a very stiff breeze of wind while I was 

 hunting the lions, which entirely prevented me from 

 hearing the dogs bark. The evening being very cold 

 and windy, I did not watch the water. Lions roared 

 around our camp all night. 



CHAPTER XXn. 



X Lion shot from my Watcliing-hole at Midnight — Six Lions drink closa 

 beside me — A Lioness slain — A Ehinoceros bites the Dust — Moslakose 

 Fountain— My Shooting-hole surrounded with Game — Pallahs, Sas- 

 saybies, Zebras, &o. — A Ehooze-Eheebok shot — Extraordinary Cir 

 cumstance — My fiftieth Elephant bagged — Interesting Fountains on 

 the Hills— Leave my Wagons for the Hills— Struggle with a Boa 

 Constrictor — Lions too numerous to be agreeable — Five Rhinoceroses 

 shot as they came to drink — A venomous Snake. 



On the afternoon of the 3d of September I watched 

 the fountain. Toward sunset one blue wildebeest, six 

 zobras, and a large herd of pallahs were all drinking 



