ABSTRACT
Inore tilan twelve years' travelling and residence in that country, he has never molested me nor my oxen; although often very Ileal' my encampment, both by day and night. One exception, however, was that of an old ox, whicIl being very lean and aged, he seems to have struck with his paw, and then leaving it dead witIl hardly a mark of violence, majestically walked away. Having heard so much of the lion, both at home and afterwards in Mrica, I was rather desirous of seeing one in his native country. One adventure, Ilowever, with a number of these terrible but noblelooking beasts, satisfied me. Approaching a river, about twenty miles south of Inyati, near sunset one day, a number of a71~ad1tbe, as the Amandebele call the zebras, were discovered grazing 011 the other side. I was aslred by the luen who accompal1ied me, and WllO were particulal-Iy fond of wild Ilorse flesh, to shoot one, ,vhilst they were bringing the wagon across. The wary animals, upon my taking the gun, receded illtO the adjoil1ing thorn bushes. Following a few hundred yards, I suddellly came upon a troop of them, which no sooner discovered my presence, than they set off at full speed. I, ho,vever, lamed one by a ball through the shoulder. It had run about two hundred yards, wIlen by the report of the gun, a large number of its comrades joilled al1d hid it amollg them. Losing sight of tllis one, the second ball of my rifle lamed another in the hind leg. The sun was now down, and having nothing with whicll to reload the gun, and being by myself, I tllought it safer to l'teturn to tIle wagon befol'te dark.
