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AFRICAN HUNTING. 
could not pass my time more to my own liking. 
Certain kinds of bucks are only to be found in cer¬ 
tain localities: thus the inyala is only to be met 
with in the strand bush along the coast, where 
it is very unhealthy; then in the deserts other 
varieties, independent of water, are to be got. 
The harrisbuck and roan antelope are not to 
be found on the Great Lake route, where, 
again, it is the only place the leche is to be found. 
At the end of this book the reader will find a list of 
the names, in English and Kaffir, of all the different 
bucks I have myself seen and shot; and the nakong 
is the only one of whose existence I am aware that 
I have not shot. He is only to be met with among 
the reeds close to the water’s edge, I believe, but 
have never seen him. There are other varieties, no 
doubt, spread over the continent, but I have never 
heard of them, even indirectly. 
Poor Leche was borne away this morning, poor 
little animal, making the most determined resistance 
in his power, as far as shrieks and kicks went. I 
have grown very fond of children—black ones, for 
choice, I do think—as one never hears them cry, and 
they are as patient as Job, never ask for any food, 
and are very quick in learning; and, where a white 
one would not leave his mother’s apron, the black 
youngsters fetch wood and water, make a fire, and 
cook their own food, run about, show no fear, and 
lend a hand at everything, and sleep on the ground, 
rolled up like a ball, in a sheepskin, before the fire: 
