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A FEW DAYS’ HUNTING 
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and gave us as arduous a time of it as the most 
indefatigable hunter could desire. On three 
separate occasions, we came up with him, but he 
always managed to elude us and get safely away. 
Just as the brief, tropical twilight was approaching, 
we once more got in touch with him in almost 
ANTELOPE. 
impenetrable bush, above which I could only discern 
the tip of his trunk moving to and fro in an 
endeavour to wind us. As it was impossible to 
aim, I judged the probable location of his forehead 
and fired, but the bullet only sent him crashing 
madly through the bush, smashing up the impeding 
branches as if they were so much matchwood. 
Wearily we tramped along until night closed in 
