Page 48 - Adventures in Africa

C H A P T E R III.

In a few days I was able to stroll a short distance

from the camp, always taking my gun with me.
Though I still walked with some difficulty, I every
hour found my strength returning. Had we pos­

sessed a waggon we might have loaded it with skins,
so abundant was the game ; but, although we pre­
pared a few of the most valuable, we could not

venture to add much to the c a r g o of our poor ox. A t
last my uncle, seeing that I was strong enough to

undertake the fatigue of the journey, announced his
intention of setting off, and I determined that it should
not be my fault if I broke down again.

In order to try my strength, I accompanied him on
a short shooting excursion from the camp, where we

left Jan to look after the ox and our goods* I found
that I got along far better than I had expected; the
satisfaction of once more finding myself able to move

about greatly raising my spirits. W e had gone but a
short distance when looking over the bushes we saw

some objects moving up and down which, as we crept
nearer, turned out to be a pair elephant’s ears.

i( W e must have that fellow/' said my uncle; t£ we