M£NO'S KRAAL. 237 



It is an extremely pretty river, and has a fine running 

 stream in its sandy bed. I saw a plant quite new 

 to me, with fine fan-shaped drooping leaves. Some 

 pretty white lilies, delicately striped with lilac, grew 

 close to the river's bank. I enjoyed the scene very 

 much. Few kraals. Where we outspanned I had 

 a bathe in the river. People came to sell things. 



"November 26th. — Cloudy day, but hot; shower 

 at night. Went through mopani-veldt, till we came 

 to a big tree where we stopped. My mare, who I 

 noticed refused her corn, lay down, and on looking 

 at her we found her panting, and that there was 

 a running at her nose. When made to get up she 

 soon lay down again. StofTel says it is horse-sick- 

 ness. I ordered her to be driven slowly on behind 

 us when we trekked. Went past Meno's kraal. 1 

 Meno and some of his people came out. He was 

 very civil, and appointed to come to us ahead, which 

 he did, when we each gave him a present. 



" November 27th. — Cloudy, threatening morning; 

 a few drops of rain. Rain, thunder, and lightning in 

 the evening. Started before daylight, and made a 

 short trek through very heavy mopani to the drift of 

 the Matengwe, where we outspanned. Some yellow 

 matter was running from the mare's mouth and nose, 

 but small in quantity. She pants and coughs, but 



1 The name of this headman was spelt Menon in the first edition 

 of this book, following the authority of the orginal Journal, which, 

 however, appears to have been at fault. The above orthography has 

 been now adopted at the suggestion of Mr. Mackenzie, to whom the 

 name is well-known, and who regards this spelling as giving the 

 sound correctly. 



