(Mother of the Thorn)—Leopard springs into the Camp—The
L>og carried off—The Bull Elephant—The Forehead Shot
fails—The Mountain Chain of Abyssinia—A Hunt after a
Herd of Baboons—The Prisoners—A Course after a Tétel—
The Cry of Buffaloes—We hunt and eapture—The Baboons
take Leave—The Yalley of the Settite—The Bull Buffalo—
The Island Camp—Mahomet hears the Lions—Tales of the
Basé .................................................Page 296—317.
CHAPTEE X III.
THE LIONS FIND THE BUFFALO.
We seek an Introduction—The Start of the Sword Hunters—
The Bull Elephant—The “ Baby” Screams at him—The
Fight, Sword in Hand—Abou Do’s Blade tastes Blood—
We find the Herd—Jali leads the Party—The Forehead
Shot fairly proved—The Charge of the Phalanx—My “Baby”
kicks viciously—Abou Do slashes the Sinew— The Boar
wounds Richarn—Old Moosa the Sorcerer — Neptune and
his Trident—The Beauty of the Settite—Borders of the
Eiver—The Hippopotamus Hunter—The Hippo is harpooned
—A Cheer for Old Neptune—Death of the Hippopotamus—
Character of Hippopotami—Habits of the Animal—Activity
of the Hippopotamus........................................... Page 318—342.
CHAPTER XIY.
A FOREBODING OF EVIL.
Jali’s Thigh is broken—Abou Do saves Jali—Extraordinary Dexterity—
Jungle Surgery—We lose our best Man—My Tokrooris
determine to desert—A little Diplomacy is required—The Sick
are dosed— “ Embrace him ! ” cried old Moosa—We become
staunch Friends—Abou Do’s Weaknesses—The Baobab—The
Crop of Gum Arabic—The Rhinoceros—Now for a “ Tally Ho !”
—The Hunt—Close to their Tails—“ A Horse ! a Horse ! my
Kingdom for a Horse !”—The last Moment—Difficulty of Huntjug—
Power of Scent—Horns of the Rhinoceros—Peculiarity or
the Rhinoceros—Rhinoceros Snare—Barrake poisons herself—
Attractive Food for Elephants—Florian killed by a Lion—
Gloomy Prediction Page 343—371.
CHAPTER XY.
ANTELOPES ON THE SETTITE.
The Camp at Delladilla—Trionis Nilotica—Fish linked to Reptiles
—Scenes on the River’s Margin—The Nellut (A. Strepsieeros)—
Swimming Rivers with a Horse—The Lion—The Lion Hunt—
The Escape—The Bull Buffalo—Death of the Bull—The Arabs’
Tit-bit—The Arab Plan for making Fire—The M6hed<5het Antelope—
Sauve qui Peut/—Nearly Caught—Fire- clears the
Country—Discretion the better Part of Yalour—The Camp in
Danger—Nearly burnt out—Crocodile-harpooning—The ugly'
little Statue—Harpooning the Hippopotamus—The Harpoon
fixed—The Hippo determines to fight—The Lances are blunted
—Hor Mehetape—Geological Features—Unpleasant Report of
the S p ie s .................................................................Page 372—401.
CHAPTER XYI.
ABOU DO IS GEEEDY.
Departure of the Aggageers—Game returning from the River—A
Bull Rhinoceros—We stalk the Rhinoceros—The Death—The
Aggageers poach upon my Manor—Their Prize dies—Taher
Noor faces the Lion—We start Fresh Game—A Curious Shot
—Bait for the Lions—Highly exciting—My Tokrooris don’t
like the Lion—The dying Lioness—Brought into Camp—Difficulty
in tracking the Lions—The Lion visits our Camp—
Vis a vis with a Lion—A Surprise—TGel faces the Wounded
Lion—Wonderful Courage of the Horse—Lions’ Claws worn
as a Charm—We commence Soap-boiling—Savon a la Pete
Feroce—We bury Poor Barrakd...........................Page 402—427.