| Show I 1 Z 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 fronting zeb zebras 1 I aft after crossing the us asnat ua 1 healed heaed yel low plains looking for R all 11 the world like an expanse of over parched ha hayfields elds and dotted here an and d there with droves oi of springbok wo 0 two and so eo rode back again across the hot we weary ary plain for camp we had not long quit ted the forest bi buforo forc we sighted a good troop of zebra feeding quietly we spread out ont in line and rode up to them the troop which consisted most mostly lyof ot mares with a yearling foal or two was guarded piar ded by an old stallion who stood sentinel nearest to us with his head up presently turning half round he gave some sort of signal and the rest of band galloped briskly off curveting cur emd and capering as they ran after moving a few hundred yards the troop suddenly wheeled round in line 0 to o have a good look at us again these tactics of the zebras were displayed in a retreat of some miles the old stallion allion et always covering the rear until the troop outflanked out flanked ed by dove shot off to the right and my chance came igal I 1 galloped hard to intercept them and as they stood for a minute on seeing me in the line of flig flight got a steady shut ai at 00 yards the bullet clapped as if on a barn door and as the troop continued their flight I 1 saw one zebra turn away alone presently she stood again I 1 was soon within sixty yards and with another bullet finished her she proved to be a fine mare in beautiful coat and her head and skin now decorate a room at home longmans magazine |
