Learmonth saw a lioness on the other side of the river. 
His porters jumped same, while he was otherwise occupied 
and his gun rested against an ant-hill, otherwise he would 
have had a very good shot. Learmonth jumped up and fired, 
but missed. He killed two rhino, hitting one seven times. 
The larger, when first;liit^tu|ned and gored the smaller sev¬ 
eral 
CROSSING THE RUPENGAZI 
Returning, Learmonth started another rhino in the high 
grass and was charged so suddenly that he was forced to take 
shelter behind a tree, from which he put in a high shot at 
ten yards, driving the animal off. 
Rhino are too plentiful for comfort in this country, and 
as one does not wish to shoot any that have not good horns, 
they often spoil the stalking of other game, by forcing the 
hunter to take wide detours to avoid them. 
Day’s bag : Learmonth—Two rhino. 
Not oppressive. Learmonth went off at 3.30 after buffalo, 
following tracks of a small herd twelve to fifteen miles in the 
direction of Fort Embo,—these taking him into a thick and 
rugged country. Found herd had taken refuge in a thickly- 
overgrown nullah of some extent. Working around to the 
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