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But on looking in tke direction in wkick ke was pointing, I 
perceived, with surprise, a Giraffe standing up under a large 
ebony tree, and attacked by my dogs. I tbougbt it was another 
one, and ran towards it, but found it was tbe animal I bad first 
attacked, wbicb bad managed to get up again, but fell down dead 
just as I was about to fire a second sbot. 
“ Who would believe tbat a success like tbis could excite in 
my mind transports of joy almost akin to madness ! Pain, 
fatigue, cruel want, uncertainty as to tbe future, and disgust 
at tbe past, all disappeared, all vanished, at tbe sight of my rare 
prize ; I could not look at it enough. I measured its enormous 
height, and gazed with astonishment from tbe instrument of 
destruction to tbe animal destroyed by it. I called and recalled 
my people, one by one ; and, though each of them might have been 
able to do as much, and we bad all slaughtered heavier and more 
dangerous animals, yet I was tbe first to kill one of tbis particular 
kind ; with it I was about to enrich natural history, and, putting 
an end to fiction, establish tbe truth.” 
Such are tbe pure, deep, and noble joys wbicb attend tbe 
travelling naturalist in tbe distant countries to wbicb be is urged 
by bis love of science and devotion to bis pursuit. 
Until tbe year 1827 no living Giraffe bad been brought to 
London or Paris ; but at tbis date tbe Pacha of Egypt having 
beard tbat tbe Arabs of tbe province of Sennaar, in Nubia, bad 
succeeded in rearing two young Giraffes on Camel’s milk, caused 
them to be brought to Cairo, one of wbicb be gave to tbe English, 
and tbe other to tbe French consul. 
Tbe specimen destined for France accomplished tbe journey 
from Sennaar to Cairo, partly on foot and partly on tbe Nile, in a 
boat specially prepared for its reception. It reached Marseilles 
in tbe month of January, where it passed tbe winter. Its journey 
to Paris began in May ; on tbe 5th of June it reached Lyons. 
On tbe 30th of June it made its entree into Paris, and went to 
St! Cloud, to be presented to tbe king before finally taking up its 
abode in tbe menagerie of tbe Museum. 
Tbe reception wbicb tbis strange visitor obtained at Paris may 
still be remembered. People never wearied in admiring its 
singular gait, its great height, its long neck, tbe peculiarity of its 
skin, and tbe brilliancy of its colours. An incalculable number of 
