^6s Travels in 
mals were reduced, the reader mud be 5n^ 
formed that, fince my laft departure, that is 
to fay, during the two calamitous days I have 
been fpcaking of, I had left feventeen of them 
extended here and there on the road. 
Towards evening, I faw arrive fucceffively 
at the rock different herds of antelopes (fpring- 
bocks) which were accuftomed no doubt to 
quench their thirft at the pond. In vain did 
I attempt to get near enough to kill fome of 
them, thereby to obtain a fupply of provifion 
for a day or two, and fave the few fheep I had 
left. They eluded my vigilance ; and my horfes, 
being equally exhaufted with my oxen, could 
not be employed in purfuing them. No fitua- 
tion could be more defperate, I imagined my- 
felf to have arrived at the boundary of my 
travels, and I retired to reft overwhelmed with 
the moll painful and melancholy ideas. 
Next morning we found our poor animals 
in fuch a ftate of laffitude, that we unanl- 
moufly agreed to fpend the day at Krakeel- 
klip, to afford them an opportunity of refling 
themfelves ; and I employed the early part of 
the interval in once more giving chace to the 
antelopes "with a few of my befl markfmen: 
but 
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