EAST AFRICA AND ITS BIG GAME. 
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with high thorn-bushes. Suddenly startled by a crash¬ 
ing of branches, he looked up, to find a rhino charging 
right down within a few yards of him. He only just 
had time to put up his rifle and take a snap shot, 
which luckily took effect just above the beast’s eye, 
bowling it over like a rabbit—a most fortunate result, 
as he could not have got out of the creature’s way. 
C- secured a very good cock ostrich and a wart- 
hog, and we caught a great many fish with our Seine 
net, running from a few ounces up to three or four 
lbs. in weight, and shot a few spur-fowl for the pot. 
Several Wa-kahe visited us, bringing a certain amount 
of bananas, grain, and honey in exchange for meat, which, 
to our intense disgust, was immediately attacked with 
knives and teeth and devoured raw. These people closely 
resemble the Wa-taveta in appearance, but are less civil¬ 
ised and mostly armed with bows and poisoned arrows. 
On leaving this somewhat unlucky camp we moved 
on about six miles, until we reached the outskirts of 
the forest of Kahe, our progress being long delayed 
by a river, the steep banks of which we had to 
dig away to enable the donkeys to cross it. A great 
many local natives visited the camp shortly after 
our arrival, all eager for meat, and unwilling to sell 
anything for cloth or beads; consequently we were 
in “Short Street” as far as food was concerned, for 
Martin, thinking that we could easily keep the caravan 
well supplied with meat, had brought no reserve. H- 
and I therefore started off under native guidance to 
hunt for game, reported plentiful, but my bad luck 
