after a long chase, had come within 150 yards two or three would be killed in a day. Their of an elephant which he had seriously wound- flesh was capital eating, and was quite a treat ed, he was so thoroughly exhausted as to be after a constant course of elephant meat, which unable to advance a few paces to give the finish--the foot always excepted-is rather dry eating shot; and before he could recover himself the beast had moved off, and was lost. Elephants were not the only game of this region. Wild boars were numerous, and frequently afforded excellent sport. Sometimes ing. ners. These boars are surprisingly swift runOn open ground dogs are no match for They also fight desperately, and one will not unfrequently keep a dozen dogs at bay. A rhinoceros hunt sometimes varied the scene. them. up, the head tied between the legs. The exca- appeared from the tracks that the wounded beast vation was then filled up, the ground smoothed had been aided by his unharmed companion, over, and the corpse left to remain until the who had only left him when he could walk no resurrection. While following up the trail of further. this wounded rhinoceros, they came to a place which bore traces of a singular conflict. A couple of lions, taking advantage of his crippled condition, had attacked the rhinoceros, and after a desperate conflict had been beaten off. It This is the only instance known to Mr. Andersson where lions have ventured to attack a rhinoceros. The lion, in fact, fares hardly with recent African travelers. He seems generally to be a poor. skulking creature, who will |