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but the sun was setting fast, and it was all I could do 
to get him skinned, and the meat hung up in a tree, 
before dark. The Amatongas found their way back 
through the dark in an astonishing manner; they 
carried the skin, head and horns for me, held back 
the branches, warned me of stakes or stumps in the 
path, or took up thorns that lay in my path, and 
altogether treated me with more courtesy than I had 
ever before experienced in my life. 
27 th .— I made an attempt to preserve the skin of 
my inyala, but, owing to the want of arsenical soap, I 
failed. The skull and horns were all that I could 
keep. To-day I paid off my Zulus, and engaged two 
Amatongas in their place, to carry my things to the 
next kraals, only a short distance, and arrived early. 
Got two of the best hunting Amatongas to follow up 
with me some buffalo spoor which I noticed. I came 
up with the troop, stalked in upon them, and shot a 
fine young bull. 
2 Sth. — Hired two fresh fellows to carry, and 
again got under weigh early. After a stiff walk of 
about four hours, we stopped for breakfast and drank 
about! inyouti (Amatonga beer), which is very good, 
when not too thick. After another stretch of two 
hours, we halted for the day at a kraal, where I en¬ 
gaged a fine Amatonga to carry my gun, &c., all the 
time I was in the country. The terms of my engage¬ 
ment were that I should give him the inside fat of 
an elephant, if I should have the luck to get one. 
Another Kaffir joined my forces to-day, gratis, and 
