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AFRICAN HUNTING. 
quarters, we had messages, and a letter from Mr. 
Moffat, enquiring if we knew them. This made 
Mosilikatse still more suspicious; as white men were 
coming into his country from two different sides, he 
thought it was a plot, and quite expected to be 
attacked, in which case he comforted himself with 
the assurance that lie would make sure of us in the 
first place, and we should pay the penalty of spies 
and traitors. 
As we were enjoying a swim yesterday near 
sunset, we heard a double shot from the wagon, and 
immediately a black rhinoceros cow came tearing 
past us, baited by all the dogs, who soon brought 
her to bay, when nine shots were fired by six men, 
who all. according to their own statement, hit her 
behind the shoulder ; but when she yielded up the 
