A REFRESHING BATH. 
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proved himself, yesterday, to be an honest, stout, 
fast horse, with great endurance. The old oryx had 
fully 1,000 yards start, took straight away up the 
wind, galloping low to the ground, fast and strong, 
and in beautiful form. When I neared him he 
turned, dodged, and twisted from side to side, with 
amazing quickness, but Broon was with him at every 
move. Broon ran like a first-rate greyhound ; I shot 
the oryx from the horse’s back; and, being myself 
very much distressed, neglected to finish him; and 
when the dogs came up, he gored poor Bull, and 
caught Falk just above the eye, prostrating them 
both. 
I had a swim in the river, in spite of the croco¬ 
diles, which are very numerous : it is nervous work, 
however, and I was too much afraid to enjoy it, but 
felt much refreshed. We have been making our 
way all the morning through heavy sand and hack- 
thorns, which the oxen are with difficulty made to 
face. I am now going to Lake ISTgami direct; I 
wish much I had a pocket compass and a good 
telescope; the Jatter I left behind on my way. I 
see the river Beauclekky runs south-east from the 
Great Lake, and not north, as I had before imagined. 
Auguste wounded a cow buffalo yesterday, which 
charged him, together with a big calf or heifer; he 
scrambled up a low tree, tearing his legs badly; and 
while the heifer and cow were below, licking his 
feet, he reloaded and shot them both. Luckily, he 
had managed to throw his gun up before him, or he 
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