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SPORT AND WAR. 
CHAP. VII. 
Here was a pretty mystery to unravel, and we were 
determined to do it. The 6 deformity ’ remained to see 
that there was no return of the evil spirits and to 
get paid the remaining five head of cattle. 
During this time we subscribed the sum of five 
pounds to get the 6 she-devil ’ to reveal the mystery to 
us, but she refused. Then we converted it into silver, 
and again tempted her, but to no avail. Next we 
turned it into copper, when it appeared in her eyes as 
untold wealth. However, she was still obdurate. As 
a last resource, we converted the money into Kafir 
6 truck,’ in the shape of tinder-boxes, steels, brass wire, 
beads, looking-glasses, knives, handkerchiefs, &c., &c. 
This looked such a quantity of riches that she began to 
give way ; and after making us swear bythe Grod of the 
white man that we would not divulge her craft, and 
after looking about to be certain that no native eye or 
ear was near, she revealed the secret of her diabolical 
process. 
It was simply this : she had collected the reptiles 
we saw her produce, with many others, and had them 
enclosed in a calabash. When she ran down to the 
water she gorged herself to such an extent with fluid 
that she could contain no more, the habit of which 
had given her that graceful figure which I have alluded 
to; and when so gorged she swallowed not only what 
we saw her reproduce, but as many more of the most 
