The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-05-22


by its dstension of the parts, causet
the suffering. The mouth Of the wount
was fostering, rs wounds will in such {
climate.
1t was useless to only look--I mus
do more. First, must ascertain wha
the foreign body was. Would he per
NIT that? | begap-not without SC
placing myself that / could quickly
regain my feet If he made hostile de.
monstration. ] need not have made
such preparation, | had no sooner
touched the wound than he, although
moaning under the agony gave him,
positively leaned toward my hand
looked at me with an earnest gaze,
which, as l read it, said: DO all you
can for me, it is hard to bear found the
cause of all this torture was the horn OF
another rhinoceros, which had been
forced in up to the base, and then, ,proba-
bly, by the desperate struggles of both
animals, broken off. How was | TO
remove that? Without removing ii
nothing could be done; all that could
be tried or effected short of that was
worse than nothing, as it could only
give useless pain, and the poor animal
must inevitably die. If gangrene had
not began to set init soon must. | look
ed into the eyes of the sufferer, their
expression was mild but it told all his
misery-all his hope in me. That look
seemed to implore my aid-at any cost
he should but devise means of affording
it benehcially.
a terribly offensive discharge oozed
from the wound as l pressed it, but in
too small q quantity to give ease by re-
ducing the tumefaction. / endeavor-
ed to get him to the water; but he was
perfectly docile and readily compre-
hended my effort to get him there
with some of the silklike moss, hang
ing pendant from the tree, cleansed
the orifice of the wound, removing some
dirt and more sand and gravel, which
adhered to the glutinous discharge, he
gazing beseechingly at me all the while
but seemingly soothed By the bathing
There was no sign of anger or impa.
tience his natural language was all new
to me Of course fancied his anguish
was somewhat assuaged, and that hi
wished the application continued. wa,
sensible that beyond this effect it coult
have no other--none really beneficial
all was done in vain unless the horn wa
extracted.
got hold of it passing my hand be
meath it in the wound ; the poor fellow
roared fearfully if ever an angry de
monstration might be expected, it wa
then, but there was none; he merel
placed his face upon or against m
chest, as before, and although his &C
, lossal frame trcmbled violently undo
t fierce pangs, and the large tears role
t from his eyes, he licked my hand.
f had started to my feet lest the agOn
; anger, but il was vain apprehension
| poor "Rhino" only felt gratitude fC
, my imperfect aid. | had not given Il
: pain without an object-l wis he'd
know the form of the base OF the horn
) and the comparative size of the pa
above it. | had thought of s"ver
e ways OF accomplishing the extraction
: rejecting all because [ was destitu
of everything necdful to reduce thel
to practice. Having ascertaincd Il
size of the base of the horn, and thi
fsome nobby eXcrescences Were, there
: ancied | had got what my Irish server
| always called Il bright-meaning thcr
= by bright idea. | resolved to che
1 ish it, least might not get another
hope now began to animate me, and
for the first time felt confidence.
, Up to that moment | had been worl
> ing in the dark, now / saw what {
I men desire-light. | was as sure
t saving my poor friends lite, and en-
G ing his agonies, rs | had previous
= been doubtful. "All right, captain"
t exclaimed, patting him and going {
@ to my tree-for my principal bagga
. was in my bedchamber. Rhino folloN
: ed me closely, the more cheerful tone
e my voice might have struck him; /
II animals are keen judges of tone fro
d that they take the meaning of t
@ words they hear. Wild animals "A
@ esoccially obseryant of and skiIlful
e interpreting tone that and the EXPIRE
Il sion of the eye will guide them me
It truly than any comprehension of d
Is words in tbeir liberal SENSE guide, m
il who finds that language is oft,
used TO conceal thoughts rather than
v reveal them.
.eI In my knansark carried two rom
m usod to tie mn sprinqbol>s ar any oil
is animal when killed or broken up; III
d were not very thick but well twist
ID strong and very flexible, ALWAYS m,
he or less greasy. 1t was touching to
y how the sufferer chung TO me, as If