From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . THE PUNGWE AND GORONGOZAS PLAIN 35 the peculiar frontal bump, the rump too being very white. The nocturnalribaldry of the hyoenas was most annoying, diabolical peals of laughter inrapid succession making sleep almost impossible. Failing to find buffalo,we again marched up the Pungwe, and to the lagoon where we hadstarted proceedings. The first morning after losing a splendid eland, in company with Mahony,I met a fretful porcupine taking his morning constitutional. We waited. AND THEN GAVE CHASE. till he walked within fi
From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . THE PUNGWE AND GORONGOZAS PLAIN 35 the peculiar frontal bump, the rump too being very white. The nocturnalribaldry of the hyoenas was most annoying, diabolical peals of laughter inrapid succession making sleep almost impossible. Failing to find buffalo,we again marched up the Pungwe, and to the lagoon where we hadstarted proceedings. The first morning after losing a splendid eland, in company with Mahony,I met a fretful porcupine taking his morning constitutional. We waited. AND THEN GAVE CHASE. till he walked within five yards and then gave chase ; for a time the pacewas hot, then heading him off, I grabbed him by the long hair on his neck,which promptly gave way (I mean the hair), and again was closing on himwhen he suddenly backed, driving one quill through my boot, Ih my little toe, and a dozen others into my leg, one throughthe tendon. One of my boys was badly mangled in a similar manner,and it was only after giving the fretful one a playful tap on the skull 36 FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO that we made him fast. I regret to say that two days afterwards hedied. A day or two later, after unsuccessfully hunting a buffalo in long grasson our way back to camp, we put up a lion and two lionesses at about eighthundred yards. Mahony, who had fever, was left in the chase, while Icaught up the two lionesses. Seeing the lion four hundred yards ahead, Ipassed them at fifty yards in hopes of getting a better chance at pater-familias, but he reached the lagoo
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