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own praifes, I had no great confidence In the 
talents of my Hottentot. I however ordered a 
fufee to be given to him ; and we fet out to- 
gether. 
We foon faw fome flocks of antelopes, with 
which the whole country was covered, but they 
always kept out of our reach : at length, after 
a good deal of running, my hunter flopping 
all of a fudden, called out to me that he per- 
ceived a blaw-hoch^ a blue goat, fquatted 
down. I immediately turned my eyes towards 
the place which he pointed out, but I obferved 
nothing. He then begged me to remain quiet, 
and not to move, affuring me that he would 
foon put me in poiTeiTion of the animal. He 
immediately made a turn round, creeping on his 
knees, whilil I watched him clofely ; but I could 
not comprehend the meaning of this ftrata- 
gem, which to m^e was entirely new. Soon 
after the animal rofe up, and began to browfe 
quietly, without removing from the place. 
I at lirft took it for a white horfe; for from the 
place in which I flood it appeared to me to be 
w^holly of that colour, having never before that 
period feen an antelope of this fpecies : but 
I was foon undeceived when I obferved its 
horns. 
