lO talions of the handiwork of God—to whom be ascribed all power and glory—we looked from the boat and lo ! near at hand we espied a herd ot elephants, the tusks of which great beasts would ever excite the envy of the beholder. We moored the boat with intent to shoot them, and set foot upon the land ; but, as it chanced, twixt us and the herd there lay a large and deep morass that had not been visible to the eye. After much tribulation and searching of heart we succeeded in crossing the intervening marsh, but by this time the sun was westering to its setting and the time for hunting already passed. There-upon we began.to collect some boughs of trees in order to make some rude kind of shelter from the cold, inasmuch as we had but little in the way of clothes, with which we might prevent the damp mists of evening. Then with one called Mohammed, I went in search of game, carrying with me the gun that Petherick had given me : our three companions, of whom one was called Abdalla Magnun, were left behind in their places. Now it was our custom when engaged in the chase, that should either of the hunters sight an animal, he would recline slowly backwards until he had assumed a sitting posture. We had proceeded on our way but a short distance, when I beheld a crocodile of gigantic bulk and fearsome aspect, some eight paces distant from the water. I plucked my companion's garment and very gradually sat down. Then I took careful aim and was about to