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and made a stand facing me. I gave him a bullet 
in the breast, and he rolled down to the bottom of 
the kloof. I went down to inspect my prize, but 
all my efforts were unavailing to cut his head off, 
from the position in which he had fallen, and I was 
obliged to leave the noble animal for the lions, 
wolves, jackals, and vultures. 
15 th.— Started off with a host of Kaffirs of both 
sexes to see what the lions had left of my eland, 
but on. my way I saw an old bull buffalo making 
away for some thick bush, quickened my pace, and 
he crossed me into a kloof; I jumped off and shot 
at him, as he appeared broadside out of the kloof, 
and fancied I broke his fore leg. As he went away 
very lame I gave chase, and came up with him 
standing under a tree. I was edging off a little to 
get a good broadside at him, when he charged so 
suddenly and fiercely, and so fast, that Billy whipped 
round like a shot, and dashed off at full speed through 
the trees, sending my gun spinning yards away out 
of my hand, and a strong branch, catching me across 
the breast, all but unhorsed me. The enraged 
brute was for 200 yards within two feet of Billy’s 
tail, and continued the chase for 400 yards. After 
recovering my gun I followed him into a thick bush 
and gave him a shot, when he again charged, but 
fearing to come out of the bush again, retreated, and 
I lost sight of him. On riding round I saw him 
again, and he forthwith gave chase, but being on 
the open, I was all right this time. I therefore 
