stes engaged in a desperate
combat, halting calmly between each round to breathe. He could hear,
even at a considerable distance, the force of every butt as their heads
met, and, as they fell on their knees, the impetus of the attack,
sending their bushy tails over their backs, till one, becoming the
victor, chased the other out of the herd.

Several varieties of antelope and the mountain gazelle were seen
bounding over the hills. Pigs abounded in the low grounds, and
hippopotami in the lake.

Captain Speke went out in search of rhinoceros, accompanied by the
prince, with a party of beaters. In a short time he discovered a fine
male, when, stealing between the bushes, he gave him a shot which made
him trot off, till, exhausted by loss of blood, he lay down to die. The
young princes were delighted with the effect of the Englishman's gun,
and, seizing both his hands, congratulated him on his successes.

A second rhinoceros was killed after receiving two shots. While
pursuing the latter, three appeared, who no sooner sighted Speke, than
they all charged at him in line. His gun-bearers, however, were with
him, and, taking his weapons, he shot the three animals in turn. One
dropped down a little way on, but the others only pulled up when they
arrived at the bottom of the hill. The fore legs of another were
broken, when the natives set on him; but he kept charging with so much
fury that they could not venture to approach till Speke had given him a
second ball, which brought him to the ground. Every man then rushed at
the creature, sending his spear, _assegai_, or arrow into his sides
until he sank like a porcupine covered with quills. The heads were sent
to the king, to show what the white man could do. Rumanika exhibited
the greatest astonishment, declaring that something more potent than
powder had been used; for, though the Arabs talk of their shooting
powers, they could not have accomplished such a feat. "It is no
wonder," he added, "that the English are the greatest men in the world."

Rumanika, like great men in other countries, had his private band. The
instruments were of a somewhat primitive character, while the musicians
differed in appearance considerably from those of Europe. The most
common instruments are the drums, which vary greatly in size: one hung
to the shoulder is about four feet in length, and one in width. It is
played with the fingers, like the Indian _tom-tom_. The drums used at
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