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"
Donkeys
or
horses
,
"
interrupted
Pencroft
,
"
they
are
'
moving
powers
,
'
as
the
captain
would
say
,
and
as
such
must
be
captured
!
"
The
sailor
,
without
frightening
the
animals
,
crept
through
the
grass
to
the
bridge
over
Creek
Glycerine
,
lowered
it
,
and
the
onagers
were
prisoners
.
Now
,
should
they
seize
them
with
violence
and
master
them
by
force
?
No
.
It
was
decided
that
for
a
few
days
they
should
be
allowed
to
roam
freely
about
the
plateau
,
where
there
was
an
abundance
of
grass
,
and
the
engineer
immediately
began
to
prepare
a
stable
near
the
poultry-yard
,
in
which
the
onagers
might
find
food
,
with
a
good
litter
,
and
shelter
during
the
night
.
This
done
,
the
movements
of
the
two
magnificent
creatures
were
left
entirely
free
,
and
the
settlers
avoided
even
approaching
them
so
as
to
terrify
them
.
Several
times
,
however
,
the
onagers
appeared
to
wish
to
leave
the
plateau
,
too
confined
for
animals
accustomed
to
the
plains
and
forests
.
They
were
then
seen
following
the
water-barrier
which
everywhere
presented
itself
before
them
,
uttering
short
neighs
,
then
galloping
through
the
grass
,
and
becoming
calmer
,
they
would
remain
entire
hours
gazing
at
the
woods
,
from
which
they
were
cut
off
for
ever
!
In
the
meantime
harness
of
vegetable
fiber
had
been
manufactured
,
and
some
days
after
the
capture
of
the
onagers
,
not
only
the
cart
was
ready
,
but
a
straight
road
,
or
rather
a
cutting
,
had
been
made
through
the
forests
of
the
Far
West
,
from
the
angle
of
the
Mercy
to
Port
Balloon
.
The
cart
might
then
be
driven
there
,
and
towards
the
end
of
December
they
tried
the
onagers
for
the
first
time
.
Pencroft
had
already
coaxed
the
animals
to
come
and
eat
out
of
his
hand
,
and
they
allowed
him
to
approach
without
making
any
difficulty
,
but
once
harnessed
they
reared
and
could
with
difficulty
be
held
in
.
However
,
it
was
not
long
before
they
submitted
to
this
new
service
,
for
the
onager
,
being
less
refractory
than
the
zebra
,
is
frequently
put
in
harness
in
the
mountainous
regions
of
Southern
Africa
,
and
it
has
even
been
acclimatized
in
Europe
,
under
zones
of
a
relative
coolness
.
On
this
day
all
the
colony
,
except
Pencroft
who
walked
at
the
animals
'
heads
,
mounted
the
cart
,
and
set
out
on
the
road
to
Port
Balloon
.
Of
course
they
were
jolted
over
the
somewhat
rough
road
,
but
the
vehicle
arrived
without
any
accident
,
and
was
soon
loaded
with
the
case
and
rigging
of
the
balloon
.
At
eight
o'clock
that
evening
the
cart
,
after
passing
over
the
Mercy
bridge
,
descended
the
left
bank
of
the
river
,
and
stopped
on
the
beach
