CHAPTER XIII.
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 River—The Hippopotamus Hunter—The Hippo is harpooned—A Cheer for Old Neptune—Death of the Hippopotamus—Character of Hippopotami—Habits of the Hippopotamus—Its Activity.
CHAPTER XIV.
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 Hunting—Power of Scent—Horns of the Rhinoceros—Peculiarity of the Rhinoceros—Rhinoceros Snare— Barrake poisons herself—Attractive Food for Elephants—Florian killed by a Lion—Gloomy Prediction.
CHAPTER XV.
ANTELOPES ON THE SETTITE.
The Camp at Delladila—Trionis Nilotica—Fish linked to
Reptiles—Scenes on the River's Margin—The Nellut (A.
Strepsiceros)—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 Mehedehet
Antelope—Sauve qui peut!—Nearly caught—Fire clears the
Country—Discretion the better Part of Valour—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 Spies.