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DEATH OF A CAMELEOPARD. 
[1820. 
boats. The whole of the Landdrost's party 
were highly gratified with the sight of Lattakoo, 
every thing being new to them. The appearance 
of the people and their houses is much more in- 
teresting than any thing which is to be seen be- 
tween it and the colony. Mr. M., on his return 
from Lattakoo on horseback, shot a cameleopard 
seventeen feet high. He and the Griqua who 
was with him, pursued the animal for a consi- 
derable distance, when, probably through fa- 
tigue, it stood still, and allowed them to approach 
very near. Having gratified their curiosity, they 
fired and wounded him with two balls, after 
which he ran for a short time, and then stopped, 
allowing them to come within a yard, when 
another shot was fired, which entering behind 
the ear, proved fatal. The cameleopard soon 
staggered and fell dead to the ground. To pre- 
serve the body from being discovered, they 
covered it with bushes till waggons could be 
sent from Kramer Fountain, where its flesh would 
furnish a plentiful feast. 
20th. We had frequent meetings with the 
inhabitants regarding the settling of Mr. Sass 
among them as a Missionary ; when it was finally 
arranged, upon various conditions ; the people 
engaging to assist in building a place of worship, 
and a dwelling-house, and also to supply him 
with oxen for his waggon, when he wished to 
