SOUTHERN AFRICA. 3^3 
that was certainly intended as the reprefentatlon of a beaft with 
a fingle horn projeding from the forehead. Of that part of it 
which diftindly appeared, the following is z.facfmile. 
The body and legs had been erafed to give place to the figure 
of an elephj^^t that flood diredtly before it. 
Nothing could be more mortifying than fuch an accident ; 
but the peafantry, who could form no idea of the confequence 
I attached to the drawing of fuch an animal, feemed to enjoy 
my chagrin. On being told, however, that a thoufand, or 
even five thoufand, rixdollars would be given to any one who 
would produce an original, they flood gaping with open 
mouths, and were ready to enlift for an expedition behind the 
Bambos-berg, where fome of them were quite certain the ani- 
mal was to be found. Imperfect as the figure was, it was 
fufficient to convince me that the Bosjefmans are in the prac- 
tice of including, among their reprefentations of animals, that 
of an unicorn ; and it alfo offered a ftrong argument for the 
s s exiftence 
