CHAPTER XIII. 
Game abundant and various—The Useri and their chief—Shameful 
treachery of a slave-trader—A tough rhino—A capital morning’s 
sport —Rhinoceros tricornis —A native scrimmage and feast-dance— 
Effective charge of a rhino calf. 
We made an early start next morning, and marched 
about fifteen miles north-east to within a short day’s 
journey of Ivimengelia, on the frontier of the Masai 
country, where we were warned to be careful not to 
go far from camp without an escort of at least 
twenty-five men. On this march C-, with a long 
shot, brought down a fair Granti, and we came across 
two rhinos. Having won the toss for the stalk, I had 
crawled up to within thirty yards, when the larger one, 
disturbed by the birds leaving his back and flying 
around his head, got up and looked about suspiciously. 
Fearing he would make off, and being unable to get a 
clear shot behind the shoulder from the position in 
which he was standing, I aimed just below his ear, and 
he fell over most ungracefully, while his companion 
bolted. I then cautiously approached ; but on getting 
close, as the beast showed signs of returning life, I 
retired to the shelter of a bush about ten yards off and 
awaited results. After beating the ground with his 
great head and wriggling his body after the fashion of 
