20 ARRIVAL AT MOUNT COKE. 



By adopting this novel and bold expedient, and 

 adroitly moving as the huge animal moved, he con- 

 trived to keep out of the reach of its proboscis, and 

 to avoid being crushed by its ponderous tread. He 

 continued to dodge about, as it were, in this manner, 

 until the elephant, after repeated but useless efforts 

 to rid itself of the annoyance, became manifestly 

 alarmed, and, uttering a shrill cry, darted into the 

 adjoining thicket ; knocking down, however, the 

 poor Galeyka, whose arm and several ribs were 

 broken in the conflict. In this maimed condition 

 the Chief succeeded in effecting his escape, and was 

 just recovering from the injuries he had received, 

 when we visited his kraal." 



Night had approached, and darkness overtaken 

 us, whilst we were still wandering in the valleys, our 

 perplexity being rendered still more embarrassing 

 by the ignorance of our guide, and the loneliness of 

 our situation. At length, after we had begun almost 

 to regret our rejection of Galeyka's hospitality, and 

 to think more seriously of his parting caution, we 

 reached a native village, the inhabitants of which, 

 startled at our sudden appearance at such an unusual 

 hour, hurried from their inhlus, eagerly inquiring the 

 purport of our visit. This being quickly explained 

 by the interpreter, they readily directed us towards 

 the Missionary Station, and it was not without con- 

 siderable satisfaction that we found ourselves in less 

 than an hour at Mount Coke, the point of our desti- 

 nation. 



