wo or three held the tail, others clung to the hind legs, and
in an instant with their sharp assagies hamstrung the animals, when they
were soon despatched with assagies. This was not accomplished without
damage. Two Zulus were killed, and several were so knocked about that
they could not stand.--Stout poles were cut, and the carcases of the
buffaloes were carried in triumph to the chiefs kraal.

In order to keep his warriors fit for warlike expeditions, the Great
Chief sought every occasion of sending parties into various districts,
when he heard there was anything to be done, especially connected with
danger.

Soon after the buffaloes had been killed, news was brought to the chief
to the effect that near the Pongola river there was a very large lion,
which was very fierce. When the Great Chief heard this he smiled and
ordered Inyovu, one of his chiefs, to come to his kraal. On Inyovu
coming the Great Chief said:

"Inyovu, near the Pongola there is a very large lion. I want the mane
of that lion to wear over my shoulders, and his teeth I require for a
necklace. Take your regiment and bring me the lion's skin and teeth.
_Hamba_." ("Go.")

I asked the Great Chief if I might go with Inyovu and see the lion
killed. He consented, on condition that I did not go into too much
danger. He said several men were sure to be killed, but I must not be
one of them.

It was a ten days' march from the chiefs kraal to the Pongola river,
near which the lion was said to live. We carried with us bags of
mealies, but there were several buck on the way which we managed to kill
with our assagies and knob-kerries. The plan we adopted was, to send
look-out men in front, and when they saw any antelope these were watched
until they lay down in the long grass or among the bushes. The Zulus
then surrounded the buck, and gradually closed in on it, forming at last
a close mass of men; knob-kerries and spears then settled the question,
and a feast was the immediate result. There were very few Caffres in
this country, and only a few wandering Bushmen, who fled at our
appearance; but there were elands, koodoo, buffalo, rhinoceros, zebras,
hartebeest, and several other animals. Elephants also were plentiful.
We heard from the few Caffres who lived here that the lion could be
heard to roar nearly every night, and that he lived in a rocky ravine
near a small stream that ran into the Pongola. He was said to be very
fond of zebras, and t