PURSUIT OP 4 JUSTICE.’ 
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after Proudfoot and Maxwell, who had gone forward. 
We soon came across two eland cows, dismounted, 
and fired together at about 200 yards, hitting one 
hard ; the other was a very long shot with the 
second barrel of Harris’s Westley Bichards’ rifle. 
The dogs went away in gallant style, and soon 
brought them to bay. I was the first to come up 
with them, on Justice, but could not pull up to 
shoot. Proudfoot dismounted and knocked over the 
last with a ball in the neck, firing past me. I gave 
chase to the other, tumbled off and hit her, but she 
went away, and Justice also. When I had reloaded, 
I saw Proudfoot’s eland coming up, but did not like 
to shoot. I threw away my chance till too late, and 
then missed her. She fell dead, however, shortly 
after, without another shot. 
After having succeeded in catching Justice, by 
driving him up to the other three horses, we saw a 
troop of one hundred elands in the distance, and 
watched their movements for a full hour. As the 
wind was right against us, we eventually came up 
with the last of the troop, going away far ahead, 
having got wind of us. We gave chase: I succeeded 
in overtaking them, and they turned suddenly, and 
came in single file past me, within fifty yards. We 
were a long way from camp, and I knew that if I 
let. go of the bridle I must tramp home. I there¬ 
fore pulled the bridle over Justice’s head and 
through my arm, and three times the brute pulled 
back, and jerked the gun from my shoulder. I fired 
