The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-03

We had ridden within a mile
mountains, which, clad in wood
bases, and intersec,ed by dark
formed with their rugged summis,
striking object, when we encountered
Bakailas, AIMED with shields and -
Ihey talked very fast and made nanv,
from which VIC concluded that d.
where game was, and were desirou
us 10 ii. Parties Of men, koweve
ing with s,entorian lungs, issus3
bushes on all sides; a giraffe
s;siding rapidly away, presently
quaggas, Pallais, gnoos, and o.
ed themselves. shot a pal
ga. night and lef. but only l.
horns of the lonIer, the natives -
ed the head. Fresh bodies Of -
and hallooing, burst in view, d
completely mys,ihed or the q
quaggas turned back, and ro1o
and then. by the hedges on each
fins; discovered the object Of {
and that had entered within d
their game-tfaps. Two waffle b
I
contracted to a long narrow lane, abe
ieet in breadth, at their termination,
We're covered PITFALLS, with a numbss =
loose poles placed in parallel lines abalI
each other, al either extremity Of the pits,
10 prevent any creature escaping, or paving
down the soil. Noises thickened around
me, and men rushed past, their skin-cloaks
streaming in the wind I'LL, from their blael|
naked figures and wild gestures, il nee2
10 Martin to imagine q pandenoniuu
pressed hard upon the fying animal
gallOping down the lane, saw the pits
full while several o; The quaggas n
then danger turned upon me, ears BED
teeth showing, compelling me TO
with equal CELEBRITY from them. Some
tives standing in the laGe made the fusiS1
run the gauntlet with their aSsegais as
quagca made dash al them, they pre-
their backs into the hedge. and held III
broad ox-hide shields in his face, hurlinI
their spears into ms side d he passed on
ward. Oae managed 10 burst through ths
hedge and escape the res, iell pierced viii
assega.s, Ike ~ many poIcupines Me-
are often Killed ON these hunts when buta
los Turn back in similar way |, Wa,
some little time before Balm and ! coulc
find a gap in The hedge, and 20, round :.
the pits, but We at length found one. an.
then scene exhibited itself which baiFe.
description. So full were the pits. tia
many animals had run over the bodies %
their comrades, and IN: free. Never can
forget that bloody. numerous spectacle -
moving whggling mass Of Guagga> hud
died and damned together in ,hs mos, mex
uicabie confusion; Somc We've on then
backs. with their heels up. and others win.
across them: some had taken a dive an,
only displayed their tails all Law interlocs
cd Ike bucket full OF ecls The savage
frantic with excitement. yelled round them
thr,i>,in- their assesais with smiles Of sal,
faction into the upper ones. and lesyin
them TO sufocate those beneath eviden,'
rejoicing IN the sgony OF their victims
MOSeleli, their chist. was there in pers1a
and after the lapse Of half an hour. tn
poles a, the entrance of the pits being II
moved, the dead bodies, in all the con,ol
tons and stiffness of death, were drawn on
by the hooked stakes secured through N
main sinew Of the neck "a rude song
with extemporary words. being ctantcd IL
while.
| "NultuIes lowered overhead in anN.cU
expectation Of feast. and Moseleli, WI
received Us civilly, and shook hands W:
US. sal in his leopard skin caIOss upon
quasga. receiving the congratulations OF h
courriers, for this flesh is a very iavorte TOO
with them. -.HefiHeaS South 1fTnd