The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-09

was ioness, and dismounting, took a rest IN my
saddle on the old Gray, and sent bullet into him
He sprang to his feet and ran nan way oo"h the
rivers bank, and stood TO look about HIM, when l
sent a second bullet into his person, and he dlsap-
peared over the bank The ground being very
DANGEROUS, [ did not disturb him by following
then, but | at once sent Ruy'er back to camp for
the dogs Presently he returned with Wolf end
Boxer, very much done up with the sun. | rode
forward, and on looking over the bank the leopard
started up and sneaked Off alongside OF the tai
reeds and was instantly out of sight. fired
random shot from the saddle, to encourage the
dogs, and shouted to them; they, however, stood
looking stupidity round, and would not take up his
scent at all. led them over his spOor again and
again, but 10 no purpose; tn dogs seemed quite
stupid, and yet they were Wolf and Boxer, my
two best.
Cr0c0dHe Shooting.-Prcsenty, looking over
the bank, beheld three enormous crocodiles bask-
ing on the sand on the opposite side. |
astonshed at their awful appearance and size, one
OF them appearing to me to be sixteen or eighteen
feet in length, with body thick as that of
OK. On observing US, they plunged into the dead
water by the side of the stream. The next minute
one OF them popping up his terrible head in the
middle Of the stream, | made a beautiful shot, and
sent ball through the middle of his brains. The
convulsions of death which followed were huly
awful At first he sank for an instant to the shot,
but, instantly striking the bottom with his tail, he
shot up above the water, when he struggled viO-
lently sometimes on his back, and then again on
his belly, with at one time his head and fore feet
above the water, and Immediately after his tail and
hind legs, the former Iashng the water with a
force truly astounding. Clouds of sand accompa-
MED him in all his movements, the strong stream
carrying him along with t, till at length the strug-
gle Of death was over and he sank to rise no more.
4 Heyd Of HtPp2potqnt.-I soon found fresh
sport, and after holding for several miles, just
the sun going down, and ! entered dense
reed cover, | upon the fresh airs of four hip
popotami They had been lying sleeping on the
margin OF the river and, hearing me come
cracking through the reeds, had plunged into the
deep water | at once ascertained that they were
| newly started, for the froth and bubbles still
the spot where they had plunged in Next
| moment | heard them blowing a little way down
| the river. | then headed them, and, with con.
siderable difficulty, owing to the cover and the
reeds, at length came right down above where they
were standing. 1t was a broad part of the river
with a sandy bottom, and the water came half way
| up their sides. There were four of them three
cows and old bull; they stood in the middle 0
| the river, and, though alarmed, did not appeal
| aware of the extent Of the impending danger.
l took the sea-cow next me, and with my frs
| ball gave her a mortal wound, knocking loose ;
| great plate on the top OF her skull. She at once
| commenced plunging round and round, and thel
occasionally remained still, sitting for few minute
on the same spot. On hearing the report Of N.
| rifle, two Of the others took up stream and tn
| fourth dashed down the river they troted along
| like oxen, at a smart pace, as long as the wate
! was shallow.
The AHteiope,-After several unsuccessful stalk
| for sable antelope, | at length met with the sue
cess my perseverance deserved, Returning in tn
| afternoon Of the goth homeward [ suddenly oh
| served a herd Of about ten of them in thick cove
on the mountains ridge. l commenced ascendin
the rugged ACTIVITY as fast as | could for the day
hight would be gone IN a very short time Whe