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AFRICAN HUNTING. 
between an Englishman and the Transvaal Boers, 
and still less their fraus, who are very bitter 
against the English. However, there are some good 
fellows ; and 1 must say that one and all have 
shown me the greatest hospitality, notwithstanding 
the scarcity of the times. An Irishman has just 
been informed against by one of his own country¬ 
men for selling powder, guns, and lead to the 
Kaffirs, which is the greatest crime a man can be 
guilty of, in a Dutchman’s eyes. It seems the two 
Patlanders, to keep their hands in, I suppose, had 
had a scrimmage on the path, and the worsted one 
had taken this mean revenge of informing against 
the other. 
I brought over the field-cornet this morning to 
inspect my wagon, and see that the number of guns 
tallied with what I took in. After asking many inqui¬ 
sitive questions, and rigorously cross-examining my 
Kaffirs and Hottentots, he is satisfied, and has given 
me a pass to Pretorius, certifying that all is correct. 
3Ps£. — I am now on my way to Mooi Eiver Dorp, 
where I intend again to rest my oxen for a few days, 
ere setting out for Natal; but I have managed, by 
swopping and buying, to get nine fresh ones, which 
will wonderfully assist my worn-out span. 
Two bucks’ heads that I prized very highly 
(harrisbuck and roan antelope), which I shot last 
year in Mosilikatse’s country, and left in charge of 
a Boer, have disappeared. He tells me the wolves 
went into the house and took them away, and his 
