specially a whole barrel of
fine flour, which was right at the bottom.

Arms were cleaned, then, till Dinny announced breakfast, with three hot
roast quails, that had been knocked down by Chicory that morning.

These were a delicious treat, being about three times the size of the
little English quail; and the hearty breakfast having come to an end,
Mr Rogers climbed into the waggon, followed by the boys, the General
and his sons went off to collect wood for firing, while Peter and Dirk,
with a yoke of bullocks, brought it to the camp and made a stack, upon
which Dinny soon began to make inroads for culinary purposes, as he had
cakes to bake, and a large joint of eland to cook for an early dinner--
for if it seemed likely to hold up, an expedition was determined on in
search of giraffes for the afternoon.

It was very busy and very warm work under the tilt of the waggon, but
the two boys toiled away with a will, and package after package of
forgotten luxuries was unearthed, and placed where it could be used.

"Hurray, father!" cried Jack, "here's a box of cornflour."

"And here's another bag of rice," cried Dick.

"Better still," said Mr Rogers, laughing. "Here's something that will
suit you, Dick."

"What? More sugar, father?"

"No. You were grumbling about always drinking your coffee without milk;
here's a case of Swiss condensed."

"If the sugar ran out," said Jack, "we could get honey."

"Yes," said his father. "You boys must be on the look out for the
honey-guide."

"Why, we saw one, father," cried Jack.

"Yes, and the rhinoceros drove it out of our head," said Dick, "and--"

"Why, what's the matter?" cried Mr Rogers. "Rifles, boys!"

They were just engaged in moving a big chest, and had the greater part
of the waggon's contents piled up on one side, that nearest the kraal of
growing and piled up thorns, when there was a loud yelping of the dogs,
a peculiar grunting snort, a tremendous crash, and the dissel-boom was
driven on one side, and the fore part of the waggon itself actually
lifted and nearly overturned.

There was a tremendous crash, and splinters flew as it was struck; and
another crash as it came down upon the earth again, one wheel having
been lifted quite a couple of feet.

Then, as Jack held on by the great laths of the waggon cover, and looked
over the chests, he saw the shoulders of a great rhinoceros, as it
wrenched its horn out of the woodwork that it had driven it through;