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a long while on the track of a zebra, encouraged even by its 
fresh footprints ; but as they led across a marsh I gave up, and 
went on towards our next camping-place. When crossing a small 
flat I saw four pigs in the distance. Creeping up on all-fours I 
managed to get within one hundred and twenty yards of them, 
when they saw me and prepared to clear off. As one young 
hog turned to take another look at me, I took aim and fired. The 
lead entered his breast and traversed the whole body. The old 
hog turned back in a great rage to look after his fellow, when 
another bullet from my gun pierced his two shoulders, and he lay 
down with his head resting on the other. They were both of 
the wart-hog species ; the old one a splendid animal, weighing 
over 200 lbs., and having tusks a foot in length. Thus the Lord 
delivered me and my men from sinking from sheer hunger; for 
we had nothing to eat. 
When my men came along I had the greatest difficulty in 
keeping them off the meat; some were tearing it and eating 
it raw like wolves. 
The country here is very beautiful, the forest not so dense, 
and the hills high and richly clad to the tops. Though this is 
the hottest time of the year the nights are quite cold. I never 
sleep without a fire in my hut, though I have blankets enough. 
During the day a cool breeze is always blowing. I presume the 
altitude is considerable. 
2^th. — Marched but a short way. I shall not soon forget the 
hearty expressions the men threw out one to the other as they 
marched along in Indian file this morning. "Don't you re- 
member what things we said of the white man and his God? 
What names we called them ! But the white man's God has not 
only been with us, but has filled our bellies with pig -meat." 
And so their eyes were not closed ; they were wiUing to acknow- 
ledge that God had fed them. 
Kasoma's wife is taken seriously ill. How she is to be got 
along I know not. 
26//^. — Made another short march to the Muilo copper mines. 
Some of the men have gone back to carry Kasoma's wife in a 
hammock. 
2']th. — Remained in camp. Men gone off in search of 
food. 
