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sented the same appearance that those of drowned persons 
have after lying several hours under water, and were conse- 
quently exceedingly tender. ‘This day turned out to be as 
hot as yesterday ; but as we had plenty of rain-water on the 
road, and bushes where we could occasionally shelter our- 
selves from the burning rays of the sun, our sufferings were 
but trifling in comparison. 
As the heavy watery clouds seemed to portend another 
rainy night, we chose for ourselves a comfortable bush at 
sunset, that we might not be exposed to a repetition of the 
hardships of the preceding night. We felt hungry, and on 
rummaging our larder, found, to our dismay, that the skin 
bag containing the meat having been carelessly tied, its 
contents had been lost on the way; all but a piece of the 
sheep’s neck bones. This was quickly consigned to the 
embers and devoured amongst us. We then turned in, as 
the sailors say, intending to start again should the wea- 
ther permit, as soon as the moon got up, which would be 
about midnight. However, we overslept ourselves, and in 
all probability should have slept till daylight, had not three 
or four lions, who were amusing themselves, given us a hail. 
It might be about two o'clock, for I had no watch, having 
left that useful instrument in the waggon when attacked, 
and it probably now dangles at the ear of the mightiest of 
South African kings. It soon after commenced raining, as 
we had expected; but we took shelter in the nearest bush, 
where we lay about two hours, when the rain abating a 
little we jogged on again, but soon lost our road among 
some large pools of water, and looked for it in vain till 
daylight appeared. We discovered that we had gone 
a good deal too much to the right, and in looking 
for our way (Providence again!) we found an ostrich 
egg. What.a glorious prize for poor creatures in our con- 
