150 EAST AFRICA AND ITS BIG GAME. 
recently practised upon them which called loudly for 
vengeance; but we were glad to find, after a few days, 
they quite got over any sensation of distrust and be¬ 
came most friendly, and on realising that sport was the 
object of our presence, gladly volunteered assistance, 
and were soon scouring the plain in every direction to 
mark down rhino and other big game. 
The entire district was undulating and studded at 
intervals with tall trees, wide enough apart to admit 
of animals being easily spied, while here and there 
patches of thick hush completed the perfection of 
a game-country as far as physical features were con¬ 
cerned. I saw nothing for some time during the first 
day except hartebeest, moderate Granti, and a few 
wart-hog scampering away with tails erect without 
giving me a chance ; but later on I caught sight of 
a rhino, which had evidently got our wind from the 
rate at which he was moving. Before he was well 
out of sight I came upon two others, which gave me 
an example of the amount of lead a rhino, hit in the 
wrong place, can carry. Having singled out the best 
of the two, and not being able to get a fair shot on 
account of the bushes, I hit him too far back, with 
the effect of knocking him over for the moment. As 
he rose I gave him my second barrel in the quarters, 
which made him face about and give me time to re¬ 
load. An unfortunate incident occurred when I pulled 
the trigger for the third time, as both barrels went 
off simultaneously, with the only result of nearly 
paralysing my shoulder. Meanwhile the unwounded 
