THROUGH ZAMBESIA. 
36h 
loads, and fled towards tlie rear. What was the matter ? 
Looking ahead I saw, much to my annoyance, a lioness 
leap into the thicket, after dropping a duiker which she 
had been carrying in her mouth. As usual I had been 
in the rear, endeavouring to push the men on—a duty 
I heartily disliked, but to which unfortunately I was 
MSENGA -WOMAN. 
becoming habituated. Oh, how many capital shots were 
missed in this manner ! 
The men did not condescend to proceed again until 
they had divided the lioness’s spoil of duiker meat 
amongst them. We had not marched far when I saw 
agitated clouds of vultures hovering in the air, and 
winging their way above the trees directly before us. 
Where these were I felt sure there must be more meat, 
and probably lions. 
I was afraid to call to John, who was ahead, to stop, 
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