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by the farewells of the people. We were in three 
waggons, but two others were to follow on the morrow. 
About five o'clock, a little before sun-set, we observed 
four or five lions on a rising ground a little to the 
right of the path. On our approaching nearer they 
turned round and looked towards us ; but as they 
seemed willing to let us pass without molestation, we 
gave them none. 
Not far from the same place where these lions 
were, the Griquaas, a short time ago, shot a lioness, 
that had three young ones following her, which they 
brought home and kept for some time; but when 
they began to kill the lambs and attack the sheep, 
they judged it time to put them to death. Our 
waggons were now and then nearly in the Bushmen's 
pits. 
Lately there was a lion that did much mischief, and 
they could not get him shot ; but thay contrived a 
snare which succeeded. They surrounded a fountain 
of water with a hedge of bushes, leaving only a small 
entrance; at the side of which they placed a loaded 
gun, with a cord fastened to the trigger, which went 
across the entrance, at a proper height. The unsus- 
pecting lion, being thirsty, came to this fountain to 
drink : on entering, his foot came upon the cord, 
which fired off the contents into him, and he fell 
dead upon the spot. 
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