playing with the young elephant, which made
several attempts to induce its prostrate mother to take notice of it.
Finding, however, that all its efforts were ineffectual, when our
travellers quitted the spot to go back, it voluntarily followed them to
the caravans, where it remained, probably quite as much astonished to
find all the Hottentots lying about as insensible as its mother.

It may be as well here to observe, that the little animal did not live
beyond a very few days after, from want of its necessary food.

In the evening, Bremen and Swanevelt returned with the tusks of the bull
elephant, which were very large, and the Caffre warriors also came in;
the other Caffres belonging to the country were too busy eating for the
present. The chief of the Caffre warriors brought in the tufts of the
other elephants' tails and the teeth, and the men were loaded with the
flesh. As soon as the Caffres found that the oxen and horses had been
frightened away, and perceived that the Hottentots were not in a
situation to go after them, they threw down their meat and went in
pursuit. Before night, the cattle were all brought back; the fires were
lighted, and the Caffres did not give over their repast until near
midnight.

Our travellers did not think it advisable, as the Hottentots were now no
protection, to go to bed; they made up a large fire, and remained by it,
talking over the adventures of the day. While they were conversing,
Begum, who had been sitting by her master, showed signs of uneasiness,
and at last clung round the Major with an evident strong fear.

"Why, what can be the matter with the Princess?" said the Major;
"something has frightened her."

"Yes, that is evident; perhaps there is an elephant near; shall we waken
Bremen and Swanevelt, who are close to us?"

Begum chattered, and her teeth also chattered with fear, as she clung
closer and closer. Little Omrah, who was sitting by, looked very
earnestly at the baboon, and at last touching the shoulder of Alexander
to attract his attention, he first pointed to the baboon, imitating its
fright, and then going on his hands and feet, imitated the motions and
growl of an animal.

"I understand," cried the Major, seizing his gun; "the lad means that
there is a lion near, and that is what frightens the baboon."

"Lion!" said the Major to Omrah.

But Omrah did not understand him; but pulling out his paper and pencil,
in a second almost he drew the form of a