Itmaybereadilyimaginedthataccidentsfrequentlyoccurinthegreathuntsalreadydescribed，asitisquiteimpossibletospeculateuponthespeciesofanimalthatmaybedrivenintothenet。AfinelittleladofaboutelevenyearswaskilledbyaleopardwithinamileofmyFatikostation。Thegrasshadbeenfired，andtheanimalsinstinctivelyknewthattheywerepursued。
Theboywenttodrinkatastreamclosetosomehighreeds，whenaleopardpounceduponhimwithouttheslightestwarning。Anativewhowasclosetothespotrusheduptotherescue，andthrewhisspearwithsuchdexteritythathestrucktheleopardthroughtheneckwhileithadtheboyinitsmouth，killingituponthespot。Theboywasimmediatelybroughttome，butthelungswerelacerated，andhediedduringthenight。
Onanotheroccasionfivemenwerewoundedtwofatallybyalioness，whichfoughtsogallantlythatsheatlengthescapedfromherassailantswithtwospearsinherbody。
Iwasnotpresentonthatoccasion，butIhavefrequentlyadmiredthepluckoftheShoolinatives，whoattackeveryanimalwiththesimplehunting-spear，whichofcoursenecessitatesacloseapproach。
On30thDecemberIwentoutwithafewnativesontheFabboroad，simplytoshootinordertoprocuremeatforthecamp。Wewereabouttenmilesfromthestation，andthegamewassowildontheopenprairiesthatwefounditimpossibletoapproachwithinshot。Wehadseengreatnumbersofthebeautifulleucotisanteloperatherlargerthanafinefallowbuck，alsohartebeestAntelopebubalis，allofwhichhadquittedthecleangroundwhichhadrecentlybeenburnt，andhadretiredtothehighgrassuponalongslopingundulation。