ster's death.

Inyati with his assagy at once cut out this barb and a large portion of
the flesh round it, and he then said we might safely eat the remainder
of the animal, which would not be affected by the poison.

A scene was then commenced which I shall remember to my last day. About
twenty Caffres set to work at the elephant, cutting the flesh off, and
piling it in heaps near the animal, by the aid of hatchets; the tusks
were cut out of the elephant's jaws, and were so heavy that one man
could only just lift one. It took a comparatively short time to cut the
animal to pieces, and to take off all its flesh, which was then divided
into portions, the boys being given small weights to carry, whilst the
men took larger and heavier weights. We then commenced our march
through the bush, and before sunset we reached our village, at which we
were received with shouts of rejoicing by the old men and females.
Notice had been sent to the next village that another elephant was
supposed to be dead, and the men of that village had watched the
vultures, and had succeeded in finding the second elephant lying dead in
the bush, and had cut this one up in the same manner as we had done with
the first elephant I had killed. Elephant's flesh, although tough and
unsavoury, is still eaten greedily by the Caffres. They are so fond of
their cattle, and like to see a large herd near their kraals, that they
will not kill an animal unless on some special occasion, such as a
marriage, or a victory; so that a feast of flesh is a rare treat, and
there is not usually any complaint about the toughness or want of
flavour of the meat. As it was usual to have a great dance and general
feast when any such event as slaying an elephant had occurred,
invitations were sent to all the kraals near, to invite the neighbours
to partake of the elephant's flesh.

Before the evening on which the feast was to occur, there had assembled
nearly all the Caffres from ten miles round. There were some fine
fellows among them, several young men six feet high, and as active as
leopards, who could run ten miles without stopping, and who could walk
from sunrise till sunset without tiring. They all brought their
assagies, and shields, as well as their knob-kerries, and were dressed
in their dancing dresses.

News was also brought us about the elephants. There was now no fear of
their destroying the gardens, as they had again taken up their residence
in the fores