Telegram-herald., 1888-09-02


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interest
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camp u tsll lie bearers - eoEss ana cut
thAt bs1zl0 ap. bssaoust.s NE that owed
that rkin0osras grulgs ~Ascb ! should
hove - reFay. 30 wr.hons saying sosd Of
what wns IL my nlad - Colo no was now
more than ever convis0od tlaat fate walked
about loos@ II WauIi,Ss eonsstzs 1 just fol
lowed On his sposr lie had crashed through
tie besh nH hs reached TIE little FladaL
Then mocerating bis pace somewhat La had
followed tie glade down its entire length aud
once mere turned - tbs ri isht. throsgb the
forest, shaping hlz coursc for the open land
that hss between the edge Of tie bush and
the river Having followed him for mile
or 20 farther, ] found myself quito Oh tbs
open l took cut my glasses and searched
the plain About q mile ahead was some
thing brown-as ! thought, the rhlnocaros;
/ / advanced another quarter .. a mile and
hooked enco more, 10 wss not the rnlncceros,
bat bsg ant heap Tnss was pGzzilng, but
did nst Ike 10 give II up. because / knew
| from his spoor that he must bs somewhere
ahead But as the wind was blowing straight
frvsa mo toward the line that be had fob
| lowed, and = rhinocsros cen sraell you fer
about a mile. IL would rot, felt, he safe TO
| follow his spocr any fsrtheE SO / made a
| detour of a MIR or more I'll l wns nearly
| opposite the ant hesp, and then once more
sserehea the plsin- IL was no good i could
So nothing of him. and was about 70 give %
| up and start after sorae oryx saw in tho dis
| tance, when suddenly, At dtlssancs ef about
| 600 yards from tho ant heap, and on It's
farther aide, saw my rhino stand UP In q
patch OF grnss.
'Hsavensi' thought 70 myself. he's of
| again But no. after standing staring for
| minute or TWO, he once more lay Gown
| "Sow found myself in a quancary. As
| you know, a rhinoceros is very short
| sighted brute; indeed, his sight is as bad as
| his scent is good OF tais fact he is per
fectly aware, but he always makes the most
OF his natural gifts For instance, whom be
| lies down he invariably does so with his
head down wind Thus il rny enemy crosses
| his wind, he viii still be abe 10 escape or Mt
| tack him, and II. On the other hand, the dan
| ger approaches up wind, he VIII at least have
chance OF seeing it. Otherwise one might,
| by walking deicataly. actually kick him up
| like a partridge If only the advance was
made up wind.
We'll, tho point was how on earth should
| get within saot Of this rhinoceros. After
| much elaboration determined TO try side
advance, thinking that / might SO got
shoulder shot. Accordingly we started In a
crouching attitude, first, Gobo holding on
10 my coat ta.is, and the ether boy On 10
Gobo's moocha- i always adopt this plan
when stalking big game, 10. IL you follow
| any other system the bearers win get out Of
lima We got TO within 500 yards right
| enough, and then ths real difficulties be-
| gan. Tho grass had been 50 closely eaten
| OF by game that there was scarcely any
cover. Consequently il was necessary to 20
| on to cur hassis aud knees, which in my
case involved lsyAg down the eight bore
az every step and then Lifting 1t up again
| However. ETigSled along somehow,
| and IL fs had not basn for Gobo and his friend
no doubt every thing would have gone well.
But as you have, / dare say, observed a
native cut stalking % always Of thGt rlind
| which Is supposed TO sctuats an ostrich. SO
| long as bis bead Is hidden no seems TO think
| that nothing else can be seen. So it was in
this instance: Gebo and the other boy crept
along OIL their hands and toes with their
heads we'll down. but. though unfortunately
| did not notice II til too late. ec.ring the
fundamental portions OF their frames kgh ia
| the ar Now ali animals are quite as srpi-
cious Of this end of mankind as they are of
his facs, and of this fact soon had proof.
Just wben We had get within about 900 yards
| and was conyratulRting myself that / lad
not had Ibis long crawl with Ito run beating
on the back Of my neck like furnace, ali
for moth ng, heard the Kissing notes Of the
rhinoceros birds, and Up few forr or five Of
them from iks bratos back, whore they had
been comfortably employed in catching tics
| Now this performance on the ps~s ~ tie
birds il 20 a rhinoceros what the word
leave" Is 10 . schooioey; il pats him on the
| qui vive ct once. Bsfore the birds were well
in the air ssw the grass stir.
Down you ger ] whispered 30 ths boyr.
| giarcd srsp. ciously srouEd. But be couh
see nothing. INDEED, II ne had bern standing
| up doubt IL be weold havs se~z 1s at that
distance 50 he merely gave two 90 tures
saiiYs snd thsa lsy down, hss head stiD down
wind, The birds cnce uscre ssttiing Gu has
back
"But ft yrs clear % re that be vas rlserp
Ing with one eJs epen. and generally in q
s1spiclos1s and unchristsan frame q uliBd,
aud that Is was useless 70 proceed farthas on
that stslk; 50 sc quietly withdrew te con-
si5sr TIE position and study the ground Tie
results we're ues satisfactory. There vas sb-
ssss-telv 30 cover abogt except ne All besp,
which Was some 30 ysrsls from tbs rhiaoee-
roe upon his M wind slda knew that IL
tried 70 sfsfk him in frouf should fal. and
- I shoula IL / atteugt-d - 40 - from the
farts.r sids. he OF ths birds wosl9 see me.
so ! cszes - eanciEsson. ! woa1 50 10 TIE
at Aesp. uhieh vsase give hin ruy wind,
and iassead of stalking kisu wouid ~ hiFu
sasR me Il wss sols step. and one wsich
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