Then the fever subsided somewhat, and I was left as weak and helpless as a little child.
It was some time before I quite recovered from the fever; and I was frequently seized with distressing fits of shivering.

I also experienced an overwhelming desire for a drink of milk; why, I am unable to say.
Therefore, when some of the blacks told me that wild buffalo were to be found in the neighbourhood--beasts which had formerly belonged to settlers, but were now run wild--I resolved, when sufficiently strong, to try and capture one of the cows for the sake of its milk.

Captain Davis ridiculed the idea, and assured me that it was only possible to slay one with a rifle; but I determined to see what I could do.
Yamba, of course, accompanied me on my expedition, and her bushmanship was altogether quite indispensable.

We came upon buffalo tracks near a large water-hole, and here we each climbed a gum-tree and awaited the arrival of our prey.

We waited a long time, but were at length rewarded by seeing a big cow buffalo and her calf wandering leisurely in our direction.