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consumed by hysEnas and vultures: he had died of 

 horse-sickness. The reduction of my stock by the fell 

 hand of death during this week was, alas ! not confin- 

 ed to Mazeppa only ; the pony I boiight of my cousin, 

 Colonel Campbell, died of " tsetse," a valuable fore-ox 

 died of some severe sickness, and "Fox," a very good 

 dog, died of the African distemper ; three of my very 

 best dogs had also mysteriously disappeared the day 

 they chased the potaquaine. 



We remained in the neighhorhood frequented by the 

 sable antelope for several days longer, but I did not 

 succeed in killing another, although with other game 

 of every kind I met with great success. 



CHAPTEU XXX. 



Leave the Potiquaine Country — Absurd Ceremony — My Cattle fail mo 

 — Send to the Missionary Station for Aid — Encamp near the Limpo- 

 po — Indescribable Fish — A young Secretary — Nearly all my Oxen 

 die — Assistance arrives from Mr. Livingstone — We reach the Beai- 

 -dence of Sichely — A Hunter's Monument^-We continue our March 

 through a beautiful Country — An Adventure with two savage Lion- 

 esses — A violent Tempest — Mahura — Bakalahari driving Game to- 

 ward their PittfaUa — We crrss the Orange River and reach Coles- 

 berg. 



On the 15th of November we inspanned, and left the 

 mountains of Linguapa. Kapain and his Bechuanas 

 held for Bamangwato ; Seleka's Bechuanas held for 

 their chief; and we held a southwesterly course for the 

 '' impopo, which we reached in less than three hours. 



Next day we trekked at dawn, and having marched 



