The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-05-22
9ntcrfGtin0 Story.
ADVENTURES OF A RHINOCEROS
rHNAEEANLE STORY.

y WRIlEH i'm an English magazine
gives Il singular account Of the manner
in which he tanned rhinoccros. He
claims that tire widest ofanmals, in
their wilde ~ta,c, may be tanned by
man; tina. .acy wilt voluntarily seek
him and hi, aid and that there may
/ hcNari,tic- of wild animals is yet not
/ dg-.Iibrd by any natural historian of
any age or country,
FINDING THE EIlINUCEROs.
The writer says:
/ reached what are call the "Black
Lakes" Of "Bechaun" late one day, just
a. The sun was redly descending, leav
/ irgthc skies in lurid glare and blood
like aspect. In Africa there is no
cleaning or twilight. From daylight
to night is but Il step. II was time /
selected my resting place for the night,
and for various reasons made choice
. OF tree OH the margin of the upper or
eastern lake. Upon the surface of the
black water saw Il young and fat hip
/ popotamus. | was thinking more of
W
how stcalthily they glide up. Il bank TO
introduce themselves to Il stranger, and
WAS prepared to repay their attentions
by giving Il steel bolt to any that
cumc-Icad is too soft for their hides.
While giving cat like glance all
around me, | heard splash in the ink
like liquid which passes for water in
thy-o lakes and, looking around, per-
c,ivol the largest rhinoceros had ever
-con either in India, Ccylon, Sumatra,
Rouyo Africa or anywhere else,
amusing himself by poking the fat hip
'pop1,amus with his broad snout in the
lin-or rather the armor plate of fat
Whichdcicndcd them, making him spin
round on his own axis in the water, or
after the fashion ola grind stone, The
poor "hippo' squcakcd at every poke ;
hr did not approve Of such liberties,
but the rhinoccro5 did; and "might," ,"
in -Ich cases Is Fright" Disgustcd with
the freedom 20 which he was subjected
the ball Of fat elected the air from his
lungs and diypd, leaving the lcviathan
master OF the situation, but no longer
mas Of him.
The giant then saw me, and appeared
struck with wonder. He had never
seen such 4 creature before. What was
it? Where did ii come from? | wa
certain hchad never beheld man fo
ifhe had, he would have either turned
tn
me with huge horn that stood upol
his face. such noblo beast would b,
. IL prize; iicNcr man had seen him, h,
3 would have left one ortwo impression
upon hi mcmory-intense fear or decl
- hatred but this animal only evinccC
surprise.
had made up my mind what to d'
. If he meant lighting, but | would not
; provoke him. "Pracc or war, old fri
S lowe" said /, to break ,he silence. lie
(, stood very square ON his thick legs
! like Il massive hilliard-tah'r-tirm
broad, ,turdy-not moving an inch.
saw the white of his eyes, his grea
tusks and broad teeth, fit to tear mp AM
!. rcnd n tree, his white horn.ready to ri
open a hundred elephants if they stoo,
before him. The moon was well Il
for the nights business or pleasure, an,
could see distinctly any movement {
his frame or face. gave m occasion
at look round for saurians and othe
pleasant members of African society, 70
+" they are sly enemies, more to be feare'
. L
hcWcre foe, of which could not b
certain.
There was dull splash-my new a
a quaintance had moved one Of the soil
5r pillars that he called his legs, presun
/ cd slowly and deliberately he move