BURCHELL'S ZEBRA 



two Zebras, which had stood on the opposite hill 

 watching their little friend's fate, now disappeared. 

 With some difficulty the foal was brought up to the 

 kraal, where, to everybody's delight, it was found 

 that the two captives were mother and foal, re- 

 united in bondage, it is true, still, reunited. So 

 ended the second drive. Many of the horses were 

 done up with several hours hard riding under a 

 blazing sun, and were glad of a rest. In groups of 

 twos and threes they stood with their bridles trail- 

 ing on the ground, never attempting to move away — 

 such is their hunting training — but making the most 

 of their opportunity with what they could pick up 

 in the way of green food growing amongst the stones, 

 while their riders beguiled the time with a smoke, 

 and with watching proceedings within the kraal. 

 As the sun was now going west, it was decided to 

 combine the homeward trek with a third envelop- 

 ing movement, which should sweep the mountains, 

 as yet untouched, in the direction of Doornhoek, 

 the direction, that is, in which the escaped Zebras 

 had gone. Again the horsemen, after a drink of 

 warmish water from the spruit, in which the horses 

 joined them, split up into parties, and rode off in 

 various directions, the advance party going a round- 

 about way in order to drive up again from beyond 

 the homestead. 



" There was, of course, no further idea of using 

 the kraal as a trap. This was left in the rear of the 

 present movement. The general idea now was to 



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