The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-01
dangerous, especially if wounded or pur-
sued with any degree Of pertinacity.

sued with any degree Of pertinacity.
But our hero had no idea of being
denied his pleasure. The day was now
i far advanced, and he concluded to dis
J pose of this fellow, and then return to
the camp. He looked at the sun, which
was quite down In the heavens, and con-
cluded that he had Just about sufficient
time for the indulgence he SO coveted.
The borels had not observed the hun.
ter, and soon after walked slowly toward
him, and finally halted broadside to and
began eating the wait-a-bit thorns which
constitute the favorite food of the rhin-
oceros.
Daymond approached as close as he
deemed prudent, and took careful aim
and fred from the saddle. The bullet
struck just behind the shoulder, and he
was thrown into the most excessive con-
sternation, plunging straight ahead for a
hundred yards, and blowing like gram
pus. He then paused and looked about
him, as if he still failed to comprehend
the cause of his fight. The hunter saw
the blood trickling freely from the
wound, but the brute seemed to feel no
inconvenience from it,except the terrible
fright he had received.
Pausing moment, and looking about
him with that wild and bewildered air
peculiar to his species under such cir
cumstances, he wheeled about and took
a direction directly from the hunter, and
went at speed which the latter found
it difficult to equal, although his horse
was noted for its heetness. and had the
excitement of the danger as an incen-
tive.
Gradually, however, the distance be-
tween the pursuer and pursued lessened,
and upon coming up, the latter showed
the blood flowing freely from the wound,
and he was unquestionably suffering Sc
verely. The pursuit led through an inn
mense herd Of blue wildebeests, spring
boks and zebras, that stared at them in
as much amazement as if they were an
express train laundering through the
country.
When Mr.. Daymond judged that the
intervening distance had decreased
enough, he fired again, but the uneasi-
ness of his horse caused him to miss alto
gether. Still he continued riding by his
side, in the hope that he would speedily
come to bay-a thing which rhinoceroses
never do.
The animal kept forward, the blood
still streaming from his wound; until all
at once he fell fat upon his side to the
ground. Feeling confident that he was
dying, he fastened to him; but the rhin-
oceros almost Immediately regained his
feet, and continued his flight as before.
Becoming somewhat impatient, the
hunter determined to end the sport, as
he began to fear that he was being
drawn too far away from the camp. Ac-
cordingly he dashed ahead, and inter-
posed his horse directly across the path.
This brought matters to crisis more
speedily than Daymond imagined. The
hideous brute made plunge straight at
him, and his terrified horse wheeled so
abruptly that he was thrown violently to
the ground.
He disappeared so suddenly that the
infuriated rhinoceros did not know where
he had gone; he only saw the horse, and
made for him, stepping over the pro-
strate hunter ere he could get out Of his
path, but by wonderful providence he
escaped harm. So sudden was the turn
ing of the tables that the agile horse re-
ceived thrust upon his haunch ere he
could spring out Of the way. Had the
horn Of the rhinoceros possessed its usual
sharpness, it would have either killed or
dreadfully wounded the animal. As it
was, it left broad ridge, such as would
have been made by the blow of whip,
except great deal larger. Ere he could
repeat it the horse got beyond his reach.
By this time the hunter had also re-
gained his feet, and darting to one side,
he reloaded his piece.
As the rhinoceros made his second
charge, he exposed his side again, and
Daymond, taking careful aim, sent the
bullet directly into his heart. The
monster dropped, and with that screech.
f ing death-noise to which we have re-
ferred, he departed forever from his
troubles.
The hunter had had all the sport he
wanted, and he now turned his attention
, to recovering his horse.
This was q matter Of considerable diff
Gully, as he was 50 frightened that he
paid no heed to the voice Of his master.
Finally, however, he came up with him,
and mounting him, turned his head tow
ard camp.
He ran no little danger, and 1t was
late at night before he reached camp,
where as may be well supposed, he en-
joyed recital of his days adventures az
much as did those who listened to the
marvellous tale.