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LOSE THREE HORSES. 
man to remain, and bring him on again when 
rested ; the other I took on myself to within six 
miles of the water, when he, too, became worn out, 
and I had to leave him, and go for a fresh supply of 
water. 
About four in the morning of the 8th, I arrived 
with the boy at the water, just as day was break- 
ing, and quite exhausted. We managed to water 
the two horses with us, but were too tired either to 
make a fire or get anything to eat ourselves ; and 
lay down for an hour or two on the sand. At six 
we got up, watered the horses again, and had break- 
fast ; after which, I filled the kegs and proceeded 
once more with ten gallons of water to the unfor- 
tunate animals we had left behind. The black boy 
was too tired to accompany me, and I left him to 
enjoy his rest, after giving him my rifle for his pro- 
tection, in the event of natives coming during my 
absence. 
Upon arriving at the place where I had left the 
horse, I found him in a sad condition, but still alive. 
The other, left further away, in charge of the man, 
had also been brought up to the same place, but 
died just as I got up to him ; there was but one left 
now out of the three, and to save him, ail our care 
and attention were directed. By making gruel, and 
giving it to him constantly, we got him round a little, 
and moved him on to a grassy plain, about a mile 
further ; here we gave him a hearty drink of water, 
and left him to feed and rest for several hours. 
