Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-05

( appointed me, capering so that 1t was I'M
| possible to fire. At length exasperated, L
became reckless OF the danger, and, spring
ing from the saddle, | approached the ele-
| phant under cover Of tree, and gave
him bullet in the side of his head, when
trumpriing so shrilly that the forest tremb-
led, he charged among the dogs, from
whom be seemed TO fancy that the blow
had come after which he took up posi-
tion in grove of thorns, with his head to-
wards me. / walked up very near, and,
as he was in the act of charging, / (being
in those days under wrong impressions as
to the impracticabiity Of bringing down an
elephant with shot in the iorehead) stood
cooliy in his path until he was within fiji
teen PAGES of me, and let drive at the hol-
low of his forehead, in the vain expecta-
tion that by so doing / should end his ca
reer. The shot only served to increase his
fury--an effect which, l had remarked,
shots in the head invariably produced and,
continuing his charge with incredible
quckness and impetuosiiy, he all but ter
minated my ephant-hunting for ever. A
large party of the Bechuanas, who had
come up, yelled out instantaneously, i'm
aginng I was killed, for the elephant was
at one moment almost on the top Of me;
however escaped by my activity, and by
dodging round the bushy trees. AS the
elephant was charging, an enormous thorn
ran deep into the sole Of my foot-the old
Badenoch brogues, which that day sport
ed, being worn through; and this caused
me severe pain, laming me throughout the
rest of the conflict.
"The elephant held on through the for
est at sweeping pace but he was hardly
out of sight when l was loaded and in the
saddle, and soon once more alongside
About this time [ heard Isaac blazing away
at another bull: but when the elephant
charged, his cowardly heart failed him, and
he very soon made his appearance at safe
distance in my rear. My elephant kept
crashing along at steady pace, with blood
streaming from his wounds; the dogs,
which were knocked up with fatigue and
thirst, no longer barked around him, but
had dropped astern. 1t was long before |
again fired, for was afraid to dismount,
and Sunday was extremely Troublesome
L
the saddle; he got both balls behind the
shoulder, and made long charge after me,
rurnbling and trumpeting as before. The
whole body of the Bamangwae men had
now come up, aud were following short
distance behind me. Among these was
Mollyeon, who volunteered to help; and
being a very swift and active fellow, he
| mt hx,
my fidgetty horses head while fred and
loaded. | then fired six broadsides from
the saddle, the elephant charging almost
every time, and pursuing us back TO the
main body in our rear, who fled in all dl-
rections as he approached.
"The sun had now sunk behind the tops
of the trees; it would soon be very dark,
and the elephant did not seem much dis
tressed, notwithstanding all he had received.
recollected that my time was short, there
fore at once resolved to fire no more from
the saddle. but to 60 close up to him and
fire on fo6. Riding up 10 him, dismount-
ed, and approaching very near, gave 1t
him right and'left in the side OF the head,
upon which he made long determined
i
less of his charges, for saw that he could
not overtake me; and in twinkling was
loaded, and, again approaching, | fired
sharp right and left behind his shoulder
| Again he charged with a terrific trumpet,
which sent Sunday flying through the lor-
Est. This was his last charge. The
wounds which he had received began to
tell on his constitution, and he now stood
at bay beside thorny tree, with the dogs
barking around him. These, refreshed by
the evening breeze. and perceiving that il
was nearly oyeEwith the elephant, had once
more come to my assistance. Having load
ed, drew up and fired right and left at his
forehead. On receiving these shots, in
stead OF charging, he tossed his trunk uT
and down, and by various sounds and mo-
tions, most gratifying to the hungry ma
; tives, evlnced that his demise was near
: Again loaded, and fired nv last shot be-
hind his shoulder; on receiving it, he turn
ed round the bushy tree besides which b,
; stood, aud / ran around to give him th'
other barrel, but the mighty old monarch
> of the forest needed no more before
S could clear the bushy tree he fell heayil,
$ on his side, and his spirit had fed. M,
feelings at this moment can only be under
| stood by few brother Nimrods, who hav
\ had the good fortune to enjoy similar en-
d counter. | never felt so gratifed on an,
d occasion as | did them"
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ever.
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