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could not fire with any prospect of
success. As they did not approach
nearer, I attempted to stalk them, but
they would not allow me to come to
close quarters: and after while,
moved OF altogether.
Whilst pondering over my wonder
full escape, / observed at little dis
tance a huge white rhinoceros pro-
trutrude his ponderous and misshapen
head through the bushes, and present
ly afterwards he approached to with
in dozen PAGES of my ambuscade.
His broad side was now fully exposed
to view and, Notwithstanding felt
little nervous, from my conflict with
the elephant, lost nostime in firing.
The beast did not at once fall to the
ground but from appearances Il had
every reason to believe that he would
not live long.
Scarcely had / reloaded. when a
black rhinoceros "a female, as it
Proved stood drinking at the water /;
Lut her position, as with tie elephant
in the filst instance, was unfavorable
for good shot. As, however, she
was very near me / thought was
pretty sure of breaking her leg, and
thereby disabling her; and in this /
succeeded.
My fire seemed to madden her. She
rushed wildly forward on three legs,
when gave her second shot, but
apparently with little or no effect. I
felt sorry at not being able to end her
sufferings at once; but as / was too
well acquainted with the habits Of the
ruinoceros to venture on pursuing her
under the circumstances. I deter
mined to wait patiently for daylight
and then destroy her with the aid of
my dogs.
But ii was not to be. As no more
elephants or other large game ap-
peared, I thought after time It might
be as well to go in search of the " white
rhinoceros, previously wounded and
| was not long in finding his earcass ;
for my ball, as / had supposed, had
caused his almost immediate death.
In heading back TO my skarnl, ac-
cidentally took turn in the direction
in the path pursued by the black rhi-
noceros; and by i'll luck, as the event
proved, I at once encountered her.
She was still on her legs, but her posi-
ton, as before, was unfavorable.
Hoping, however, to make her change
it for the better, and thus enable me
to destroy her at once, I took up a
stone and hurled it at her with all my
force; wnen, -snorting horribly erect
ing her tail, keeping her head close to
the ground, and raising clouds of dust
with her feet she rushed at me with
fearful fury. l had only just time to
level my rifle and fire before she was
upon me and the next moment while
instinctively turning round for the
purpose of retreating, she laid me
PROSTATE.
The shock was SO violent as to send
my rifle, powder flask and ball pouch,
as also my cap, spinning in the air.
On the beast charging me, it crossed
my mind that unless gored at once
by her horn, her impetus would
be such (after knocking me down,
which took for granted would be the
ease) as to carry her beyond me; and
might thus be afforded chance te
escape. So indeed, it happened. Fol
having tumbled over me Gin doing
which her head and fore part Of hel
body, owing to the violence of hel
charge, were half buried in the sandy
and trampled on me with great vio-
lence, her fore quarter passing over
my body.
Struggling for life, seized my op
portunity, and as she was recovering
herself for renewal of the charge,
scrambled out from between her hint
legs.
| But the enraged beast was not ye
done with me. Scarcely had re
| gained my feet before she struck M
down second time aud with he
horn ripped mp my right thigh 4hougl
not very deeply from the knee 10th
! hip; with her fore feet, moreover, sh
hit me terrific blow on the shoulder
near the back of the neck. My rib
bent under the enormous weight an,
pressure and for moment I must,
believe, have lost consciousness
have at least very indistinct notion
of what afterwards took place.
i All remember is that when I rails
ed my head l heard furious snortin
and plunging among the neighborin.
bushes. -
now arose, though with great dill
f1eulty, and made my way, in the bes
manner I was able, to large tres
that was near at hand, for shelter
But this precaution was needless. Tn
beast for the time at least showed n
further inclination to modest me. e.
ther in the melee, or owing to the cor
fusion caused by her wounds, she ha
: lost sight of me, or she felt satisfie
with the revenge she had taken. B
8 that as it may, I escaped with lif
; though sadly wounded and severel
; bruised; in which disabled state
had great difficulty in getting back |
my skarm.
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