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ELEPHANT - HUNTING. 
hail. Eeturning to more open cover, a female elephant 
was coming diagonally towards me, and she passed so 
close that I saw her wink her eye ; but the bullet be- 
hind the shoulder, though delivered at eleven paces, 
only frightened her into a bowling amble with her tail 
half cocked. A low whistle now announced Speke 
close by. He had been trying their heads as well as 
shoulders, and had no better luck than myself. The 
Wanyoro guides joined us, as all the elephants had left, 
and kept saying to us in compliment, "Weewaleh, 
muzoongoo m'saeja" — You white men are men. The 
same compliments on our bravery awaited us on our 
arrival in camp, where we were looked upon as won- 
derful sportsmen for having gone so near elephants. 
During the night we heard their wild music, first to 
the west, then to the north, gradually dying away in 
the distance. The herd had very wisely marched, 
taking their wounded along with them. 
