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of elands in full view. We saddled and went in 
pursuit, the ground being very heavy and boggy. 
Clifton and myself tried to head them and bring 
them to the wagon, but they made exactly the 
contrary way. After a very hard and long burst, 
Clifton shot a calf, and about two miles farther I 
put a ball through the ribs of a fine old bull, but as 
Billy was dead beat, I did not bag him. 
The next day we treked on to the Umlilas, where 
we waited five hours for the river to go down, and 
outspanned for the night on the top of the hill on 
the other side. On the 23th we crossed the Um- 
slatoosi, a large party: five wagons, seventy oxen, 
fifty men, women, and children, twelve horses, and 
eleven dogs. The following day, however, this 
number was considerably reduced by the departure 
of eleven of the Kaffirs to trade for different mem¬ 
bers of our party. 
On the 30th we crossed the Impangane, a small 
river, near which we had to remain for several days. 
I got a good soaking in the bush, looking for guinea- 
fowl without success. As I had done my leg no 
good by the walk, I laid down in the wagon, 
eating cheese and jam, and enjoying Sponge’s 
c Sporting Tour.’ The game here was very scarce 
and wild ; but we were well supplied with milk, 
amas, tchualla, mealies, Kaffir corn, and all the 
Kaffir produce, and we had some laughable scenes 
in our bartering. 
We were much amused by the bellows used by 
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