gins between the hinder legs, but is prevented by his keeper; who 
either catches the blood from his throat in a ladle kept for that 
purpose, and presents it to him to lap, or nimbly cuts off the last 
joint of the leg, which is the operation represented in the drawing; 
and putting it into his mouth, he leaves him employed with it, and 
quickly carries off the game, to secure it behind the hackery. The 
cheeta having amused himself with his ladle or bone, his keeper 
leads him to the cart, which he ascends without taking any further 
notice of the game, though tied close under his nose. 
“ This is the mode generally practised when we intend to pur- 
sue our sport; and 1 have killed four antelopes in one morning: but 
when it is the intention to proceed no further, the cheeta has a 
handsome share of the deer last killed. It sometimes happens that 
the cheeta is thrown out, and misses his prey; he then lies down, 
and the keeper drives the hackery to him: disappointment some- 
times sours his temper, and he shews signs of anger, but I never 
saw them attended with any danger. The keeper, after soothing 
him a little, takes him by the collars round his neck and waist, 
and conducts him to the cart, on which he readily leaps. I have 
heard of accidents happening on these occasions, but 1 never saw 
one, or a likelihood of one, though I always made a point of be- 
ins; near the animal, both after seizing and missing. 
“ One of my cheetas having frequently disappointed me by 
refusing to run, I resolved to keep him without food until he killed 
for himself; but although I had him out every day in sight of game, 
he forced me to keep my resolution until the eighth day; when he 
ran with surprizing velocity, and killed a black buck; though he 
had not ate any thing during the whole time/ 5 
