. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . nya subsequent crawl was rendered still more irksome by asmall seed endowed with horny spikes, which covers theground in many places. Another instrument of torture isthe grass-tick, which abounds in every game-district. Theseinsect pests invade the person at every entry, and inflicta most irritating bite. We were trying to approach a herd of Grants. Ateach laborious attempt they tantalised us by moving alittle out of range. Just as the sun on my back, andthe thorns in my knees, had exhausted the last ves-tige
. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . nya subsequent crawl was rendered still more irksome by asmall seed endowed with horny spikes, which covers theground in many places. Another instrument of torture isthe grass-tick, which abounds in every game-district. Theseinsect pests invade the person at every entry, and inflicta most irritating bite. We were trying to approach a herd of Grants. Ateach laborious attempt they tantalised us by moving alittle out of range. Just as the sun on my back, andthe thorns in my knees, had exhausted the last ves-tige of patience, the two biggest bucks began fighting,and so vigorously as to raise a cloud of red .dust. Theclashing of their horns could be heard, but they werefor the moment hidden. Seeing my chance, I ran rest of the herd made off, and there remained onlythe whirling cloud, on the edge of which the contendinganimals occasionally appeared. I fired at one of theseapparitions unsuccessfully, as the range was still too great,but the combatants took no notice of the shot. I ran. BRITISH EAST AFRICA 21 on again, and a second bullet at shorter range toldon one of them. With the sickness of death uponhim, he turned and fled, hotly pursued by his antagon-ist, who seemed surprised at his easy victory. Bothwere unconscious of the cause, and the pursuit was con-tinued in my direction, till at easy range the woundedanimal fell dead to a third shot, and the victor,still hesitating, paid the penalty of his own life message back to camp soon brought out a score ofSwahili followers, and an hour later every pot was simmer-ing. The prospect of fresh meat, to them an unwontedluxury, is one of the attractions which make service in anEnglishmans caravan so popular. Rhinoceros, of the two-horned kind, are at presentcommon, but it is to be feared will not long remain take their daily siesta in thick bush, lying in theshade and shaking their small pig-like ears; but they feedin t
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