RETURN OF FEVER AND AGUE. 
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and, after rating them soundly for their cruelty and 
want of feeling in leaving him—-at which they only 
laughed, saying he was only a Masara (a dog) and of 
no consequence whatever—I volunteered to go back 
and look for him, provided that, if I found him, I was 
to have him. To this they would not listen, and so I 
bought him for ten rings of copper, provided I found 
him, and rode back on the spoor to where we came 
from. I searched lots of bushes and holloaed lustily, 
and all but knocked up my poor horse to no purpose, 
for we could not gain the slightest trace of him. 
Over-exertion in search of food and water, and 
anxiety of mind, brought on a return of fever and 
ague, and I have been three days very sick, having 
had no sleep, as it was necessary to trek at nights, 
and the rolling, jolting, and straining of the old 
wagon rendered sleep impossible. Yesterday we 
remained here, and to-day I took the field, though 
weak as a cat, and shot the finest bull eland out of 
a large troop, heavier than the fattest ox, and we 
brought to the wagon a goodly supply of meat— 
enough to last me to Natal—but I expect these 
hungry blacks will see the end of it in a week, at 
farthest. All this time we have had sufficient water 
for ourselves, being well supplied with utensils-—an 
auker which holds nine gallons, a large water-vat, 
an immense ox-horn, three or four calabashes, and 
half a dozen giraffe bladders ; besides which the 
Kaffirs carry the paunch of a goat, buck, or sheep, 
and cook and eat the bag when the water is done. 
