Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ping to kraalthe oxen, notwithstanding their fa-tigue, the thirsty brutes leaped overthe stout and tall thorn fences as ifthey had been so many rushes, andwith a wild roar set off at full speedfor Okaoa fountain, which theyreached the following day, havingthen been more than one hundred andfifty hours without a single drop ofwater! Before reaching the water the menin charge of the loose cat
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ping to kraalthe oxen, notwithstanding their fa-tigue, the thirsty brutes leaped overthe stout and tall thorn fences as ifthey had been so many rushes, andwith a wild roar set off at full speedfor Okaoa fountain, which theyreached the following day, havingthen been more than one hundred andfifty hours without a single drop ofwater! Before reaching the water the menin charge of the loose cattle had be-come so exhausted with long and in-cessant marching, suffering all thetime from burning thirst, that one byone they had sunk down. The cat-tle, unherded, found their way to the fountain without much difficulty;but the wretched horse missed his, and kept wandering about until hedropped from sheer exhaustion. Some natives fortunately found thebrute, and reporting the discovery to their chief, he good-naturedlybrought the dying beast some drink and fodder, by which meanshe gradually recovered. The animal, when found, had been sevendays without water. I had no idea that a horse was capable of. CARVED IVORY TRUMPETS. mm WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. •enduring fatigue and thirst to the extent experienced by this hack 6fimine. The poor dogs were by this time in a fearful state. What was once adear perspicuous eye now appeared like a mere lustrous speck under ashaggy brow. Blood flowed at times from their nostrils ; and it waswith difficulty they dragged along their worn and emaciated they tried to give vent to their great sufferings in dismalihowls, half stifled in the utterance. Some of the men were nearly as much af-fected. One was more than once speechlessfrom thirst, and it was quite pitiful to see him,like a man despairing of life, chew old coffee-tobacco and withered tea-leaves. For my ownpart, I am thankful to say I suffered on this try-ing occasion,
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