AN AMUSING INCIDENT, where, hidcten under the shadow of the <r///d?;/w-palms, we could look down on the sandy bed of Khor Baraka, brilliant in the moonlight, and obtain a good view of any lion that might deign to visit our tempting bait, as each of us had a sheep tied up in front of where he sat. Colvin and I saw nothing ; though we remained at our posts all night, and heard one or two lions roar occasionally, but they never came near us. Lort Phillips was so much bothered by hyaenas, which would keep rushing at his sheep, that, after firing several shots at them, he left, and went to bed. Aylmer thought he saw a lion, but it proved to be a fine panther ; which he shot, not, however, before it had sprung on and killed the unfortunate sheep. He also shot a young striped hyaena, which looked different from any specimen we had shot before : it was nearly white, with very long hair. The next day we continued our journey, and a most amusing incident took place. Gerghis, who was riding in front of the caravan, saw an elephant ahead of him, which he thought was one of a herd. As we were some distance in advance, he turned back, and begged George, who was in the rear, to shoot it. Some of the Arabs got most excited, and danced about, waving their spears in the air. Suddenly some men ran out in great excitement from behind some bushes ; and it was then discovered that the elephant over which they had been so excited was a young one that had been caught at Fur-fur, on the borders of the Dembelas country, and which the men had tied to a tree while enjoying a siesta. Every one of course burst out laughing, and Gerghis got greatly chaffed about it.

There was a Greek with the elephant, and a number of Beni-Amers Arabs ; among others a "hunter," a most useless fellow, whom we had employed the previous winter.

They told us that Sheik Arri (with whom we had made our arrangements, the season before, in the same manner that we