CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER VII. 
THE WITCH-DOCTOR, 
Fort White, 1834-5—Revolting Sight—A Kafir Bewitched—A She 
Devil — Exorcisms —Diabolical Proceedings—Reptiles extracted 
from living Man-—Fantastic Gyrations—A Grasshopper—A Black- 
beetle—‘ Marwhow’—The Vampire—A Lizard—Bewitching Matter 
— A Cure — Payment — Revelation—Rheumatism . . page 40 
CHAPTER VIII. 
MY FIRST LION HUNT—1839. 
Shooting Expedition—An Orderly’s Horse—Didema Mountain—John 
Crause—Primitive Officer—Dederick Putter — A Bone Target—A 
Mist—Seven Lions—Gullies—Lions at bay—Mode of shooting— 
Good Shots—Skeet Englishman—Four Lions killed—Tent Carpet 
—Lion-hearted Soldier ... .... 46 
CHAPTER IX. 
WAR OF THE AXE—1846-7. 
Cause of War—Rescue of Kafir Prisoners—Murder and Mutilation— 
Palaver — Intended Treachery—War declared—Sir B. D’Urban— 
Burns Hill Mission Station—Sandilli’s Kraal—Columns of Attack— 
Enemy’s Position—Fighting in Amatola Mountains—Guns in Posi¬ 
tion—Kafirs disappear—Captured Cattle—Lieut. Stokes’ Express 
—Attack at Burns Hill—Captain Bambric killed—Steadiness of 
Troops—Camp on the move attacked—Loss of Baggage-wagons— 
Hard Fighting—Defence of Ammunition-wagons—Limber-wagon 
abandoned — Night Attack—Gallantry of Lieut. Boyce—Prisoner 
burnt alive — Move on Block Drift — General Attack — Corporal 
Telemacus’s Bravery—Captain Sandes and Orderly killed—General 
Action—Bush-fighting ........ 53 
