Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

smelled me. and within half minute af
ter the puff Of wind had pass he was up
and turning around to get his head ur,
wind. There he stood for few minutes
aud shifted. and then he bagan to move.
FIRST Of al at q trot, then as the soant
grew stronger, at furious gallop. On
he came snorsing like runaway engine.
with his tail stuck straight up in the air.
If he had seen me lie down there he could
not have made better time. It was
rather nervous work, I can tell you, lying
there waiting for his onslaught, for he
looked like q mountain of flesh. / deter
mined, however, not to fire until could
plainly see his eye, for think that rule
always gives one the right distance for
large game. SCI rested my rife on the
ans heap and waited for him, kneeliug.
At last, when he was about forty yards
away, saw that the time had come, and
aiming straight for the middle OF the
chest, pulled.
Thud went the heavy bullet, and with
tremendous snort over rolled she rhin-
ocerous beneath its shock, Just like
shot rabbits. But If Thought that he
was done for I was mistaken. for in
another second he was up and coming at
me as hard as ever, only with his head
held low. I waited till he was within ten
yards, IN the hope tha5 he would expose
his chest, but he would DO nothing Of the
sort so Just had TO fire at his head with
the left barrel and take my chance. Well,
SIS lpek would have IL. OF course the
animal pu5 his horn IN the way OF the
bullet, which cut clear through it about
three inches above the snou6 and then
glanced on into space. After thai things
got rather serious. My gun was empty
and the rhinOceros YVES rapidly approach
ing-so rapidly Indeed, that [ came to the
conclusion that I had better make way
for him. Accordingly I jumped to nv
feet and ran to the right as fast as I
could go. As I did so he arrived full tilt,
knocked my friendly ant heap fat, and
for the second time that day went mag
nifcent oTopper. This gave me q few
seconds start, and I ran down wind-my
word, did run! Unfortunately however
nv modest retreat was observed, and the
rhinoceros, as soon as he got his legs
again, set TO work to run after me. Now
no man on earth can run as fast as an
irritated rhinoceros can gallop, and I
knew he must soon catch up TO me. But
having some experience of this sort of
thing, I, luckily for myself, kept my head
and as fed, managed to open my rifle,
get the old cartridges out and put two
fresh ones In. To do this 7 had TO steady
myself a little, and by the time Ihad
snapped the rife to, heard him thunder
ing and snorting away within few
PAGES Of my back. I stopped, and as I
did SO, rapidly cooked the rife and slew
ed around upon my heel. By this time
the brute was within six or seven yards of
me, but luckily his head was up. lifted
the rife and fred at him. It vas snap
shot, but the bullet strvck him in the
chest within three inches OF the first, and
found its way into his lungs. It did not
stop him, however, SO all could do was
TO bound to one side, which I did with
surprising activity, and as he brushed
past me fire tbe other barrel into his side
That did for him. The ball passed in be-
hind his shoulder and right Though his
heart. He fell over on to his side, gave
one most awful squeal-a dozen pigs
could not have made such a ncise-and
promptly died, keeping his wicked eyes
open ali the time.