first they did not recognise me, but believed I
was one of the sailors from the ship who had escaped the Zulus. When,
however, I called Inyati by name, and he had looked at me close, he was
astonished and delighted to find it was me. Inyoni shouted and danced
as though he were mad. Having sent four men in different directions to
keep watch and prevent a surprise, we sat down on the grass, and I
related to the men all that had happened to me since I had last seen
them. My journey from the Zulu country down to Natal, Inyati said, was
wonderful; whilst he laughed at the ignorance of the captain and
sailors, in allowing themselves to be caught in so simple a manner by
the Zulus. I felt rather small in being caught asleep by Inyati and his
men, so I asked him how he had discovered me.

He replied that he and his men had kept under the ridge of the hill, so
as to examine the country, without themselves being seen; that with his
glasses he could see everything a long way off, and he had seen me just
before I lay down. He and his men then crept up to where I was
sleeping, and had just surrounded me when I awoke. I informed Inyati
that I believed no Zulus were now west of the Tugela; and that, unless a
large army came to attack our tribe, none of the Zulus would come to
Natal, as their object of driving away the white man had been
accomplished.

Inyati then asked me what I was doing, or intended to do.

Thinking it unwise to tell him I wanted to get away in a ship, I replied
that I was making my way to my own tribe when he and his men surprised
me.

Being satisfied that no enemy was near us, it was agreed that we should
hunt, and procure some flesh for a meal. The spoor of several buck had
been seen, principally that of the _impenzi_, or duiker, as the small
antelope is called by the English. This buck lives in the country where
the bush is not thick, but is scattered, and where rocks and long grass
afford plenty of cover. The manner by which we secured these antelope
without firearms was simple and effective. The spoor of the animal was
followed until it was certain that the buck was concealed in a small
clump of bush. This bush was then surrounded, the Caffres being all at
some distance from where the buck was crouching. The circle of Caffres
then closed in rapidly and silently; and when only a few yards from each
other, stones were thrown into the bush. The duiker then started out on
the side opposite to th