The fierce animal gave chase to him, and caught him immediately under the height where Mr.Moodie and his brother were standing, carried the poor fellow for some distance on his trunk, then threw him down, and stamping upon him until he was quite dead, left the body for a short time.

The elephant then returned, as if to make sure of its destruction; for it kneeled down on the body, and kneaded it with his fore-legs; then, rising, it seized it again with its trunk, carried it to the edge of the jungle, and hurled it into the bushes." "Dreadful! I had no idea that there was such danger in an elephant-hunt; yet I must say," continued Alexander, "that, although it may appear foolishness, it only makes me more anxious to have one." "Well, as we advance, you will have no want of opportunity; but it will be better to get the Caffres to join us, which they will with great delight." "Why, they have no weapons, except their spears." "None; but they will attack him with great success, as you will see; they watch their opportunity as he passes, get behind, and drive their spears into his body until the animal is exhausted from loss of blood, and they are so quick that the elephant seldom is able to destroy one of them.

They consider the elephant of as high rank as one of their kings, and it is very laughable to hear them, as they wound him, beg pardon of him, and cry out, 'Great man, don't be angry; great captain, don't kill us,'" "But how is it that they can approach so terrible an animal without destruction ?" "It is because they do approach quite close to him.

An elephant sees but badly, except straight before him, and he turns with difficulty.

The Caffres are within three feet of his tail or flank when they attack, and they attack him in the elephant-paths, which are too narrow for the animal to turn without difficulty; the great risk that they run is from another elephant breaking out to the assistance of the one attacked." "The animals do assist each other, then ?" "Yes; there was a remarkable instance of it in the affair of Lieutenant Moodie.