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hunters, to whom I had given twenty days as their 
utmost limit of time. 
So I made two imaginary bets with a little Jew, of 
the name of Cohen, that, upon resuming my old 
Burrow, I would, with twenty bullets, bag ten head 
of large game, including two koodoo cows : hi. on 
each event. These were a source of fully as much 
excitement to me as if I had actually made the bet. 
I won both events on Tuesday night, with three 
bullets to spare, and was highly delighted. 
8tli .—Mahoutcha told me that the impi (army) had 
killed five white men and all their Kaffirs, and there 
was no use in waiting any longer for my ivory, as no 
Amatonga would dream of coming into the Zulu 
country. He proposed, therefore, that we should go 
and hide in the reeds of the Umveloose, and come 
out to a kraal at night, and hear the news. 
I made up my mind to move out at once, and 
forthwith packed up my traps, and took a circuitous 
route, avoiding the road. I left all my goods and 
chattels with an old witch-doctor, the captain of the 
kraal, who strongly advised us not to remain with 
him any longer, as, although willing, he was utterly 
unable to protect us. I have never yet (1862) returned 
to reclaim my property, but, should I ever do so, I 
shall no doubt get what the rats have left, as Zulus 
are scrupulously honest. Seeing lots of cattle coming 
out, we went to a hut to hear the news, and were told 
the most extravagant yarns, but that no white man 
would be molested unless he commenced the assault. 
