TRAVELS IN 
agreeable news of my camp on Orange- River^ 
v^rhere no difafter had happe ned during my 
abfenoe, as he learned from tiie people of 
another horde, who had gone thither to ex- 
change cattle for tobacco. He would gladly 
have fent thither fome of his people aUo for 
the fame purpofe, as there was not a morfel 
of tobacco in his kraal ; but an alarming cir- 
cumftaace k^pt him in continual fear, and 
prevented him from weakening his company, 
which v/as not numerous^ by detaching from 
it a party of men, 
A lion and lionefs had for fome time taken 
up their abode near the horde, in an impene- 
trable thicket which he pointed out to me. 
The horde had endeavoured to diflodge them, 
but in vain ; and they flili retained poiTeffion of 
their fortiefs. Every night they ilTued forth 
to attack not the herd only, but even thp men ; 
and the very night before my arrival they had 
carried off an ox. Full of hope and confidence 
in my fire-arms, the chief congratulated him- 
felf cn my coming, and requefted me to em- 
ploy my weapons to deliver them from fuch a 
fcourgCj not doubting but I fhould fucceed if 
I v/ould make the attempt. 
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