ME. GREEN S LETTER. 
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ney, during which I had met M. Wahlberg on his 
way back to the Lake), having been accomplished 
chiefly by water, it was my intention to have re¬ 
traced my steps to Walwich Bay, but circumstances 
prevented the intended movement; and as my friend 
decided upon spending the summer months in the 
desert to the north-east of the Ngami, for the purpose 
of hunting elephants, and completing his collection 
of curiosities, and as he expressed his anxious 
wish that I should accompany him, I was prevailed 
upon to do so. Accordingly, we took our depart¬ 
ure from the Lake on the 22nd of November, but 
did not reach the land of elephants until the begin¬ 
ning of February. After having hunted the ani¬ 
mals in question for some time, and with various 
success, M. Wahlberg one day (the 28th of Feb¬ 
ruary) left the waggons, accompanied by two 
Bamaras, one of whom (Kooleman) was his con¬ 
stant attendant on his shooting excursions, and 
much attached to his master, who, on his part, I 
know, looked upon him as a good and faithful ser¬ 
vant, as well as a brave hunter. He also took with 
him a Makalaka and a Bushman. The same morning 
I also set off for the purpose of seeking elephants, 
though in a direction different from that which 
my friend had selected; for owing to my being 
subject to frequent attacks of fever, with which I 
was seized previous to our departure from the Lake, 
and the long duration of Mr. Wahlberg’s expedi¬ 
tions generally, I could not accompany him, but 
was obliged to limit my distance so as to enable 
me to return to my waggon the second or third 
