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loaded with smokeless powder, so as not to obscure the view 
of what was going on. She went into another thicket, five 
hundred yards ahead, while I ran after her, with Symington 
and the boy following behind. The little dog fetched her out 
a second time, and she charged up to within ten yards, but 
turned off, as I never moved, and, with another charge of buck¬ 
shot in her ribs, gained cover in a larger bush surrounded by 
long grass, where it was not wise to follow her further. She was 
a notorious man-eater in the district, and the week previously 
had eaten one of the post-boys, whom she caught walking 
behind the coach at night. After our introduction to each 
other she never was heard of again, and I believe the buckshot 
settled the account of her existence. 
One morning we were pleasantly surprised by a visit from 
our old friend Intuhe, who had returned from Indala’s. He 
came up with the same quiet dignity that he displayed on our 
former acquaintance, greeting us with a slight smile, and asking 
after our welfare. He came to recite us some verses, or rather 
a song he had composed relating to our meeting at Indala’s. 
Stremboom and Franz, who understood the song, assured us 
that it was very beautiful, and contained an accurate description 
of all that had taken place from the moment he had seen 
us crossing the river in the canoes until the time of bidding 
us farewell. The concluding words of the. song were : ‘ Walk 
well, 0 white men, to the lake, my own beloved home, and 
show the king and chiefs your innocence.’ Judging from the 
rhyme and rhythm, the verses seemed to be well put together. 
Stremboom informed us that Intuhe had great talent as a poet, 
and had composed many songs and verses fitting to all the 
important events of the nation, which he often was called upon 
to sing before the council, as a kind of historian, to refresh their 
memories of past events. We wished to reward Intuhe for his 
verses, and for the kind manner of his previous behaviour 
to us, but all he would take, after much pressing, was a couple 
of blankets, as his had been worn out on the trip. 
He was reputed to possess enormous herds of cattle, second 
