San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-28

came upon the whole herd. which num-
bered little more than eighty. Just in
front of them the bush was so thick that
they seemed to hesitate about entering
it, and the sides of the valley were so
rocky and steep at this point that they
could not climb them.
They saw us at the same moment as we
saw them, and inwardly l was filled with
fears lest they should take it into their
heads to charge back up the gully. But
they did not; trumpeting aloud, they
rushed at the thick bush which went
down before them like corn before
sickle. | do not think that i'll all my eS-
periences ever heard anything to equal
the sound they made as they crashed
through and over the shrubs and trees.
Before them was dense forest belt from
a hundred to a hundred and fifty feet in
width. As they rushed on it fell, so that be-
hind them was nothing but a level road
way strewn with fallen trunks, crushed
branches, and here and there tree, too
strong even for them, left standing amid
the wreck On they went, and, notwith-
standing the nature of the ground over
which they had to travel, they kept their
distance ahead of us. This sort of thing
continued for Il mile or more, and then
saw that in front of the elephants the val
ley opened into a space covered with
reeds and grqsS-it might have been five
or six acres in eEtcnt-beyOnd which the
valley ram ON again.
The herd reached the edge of this eX-
panse. and for moment pulled up, hes
iuating - evidently they mistrusted it
My men yelled aloud, as only katIirs
can. and that settled them. Headed by
the wounded bull, whose martial ardor.
like my own, was somewhat cooled, they
spread out and dashed into the Preacher
Gus swamp, for such it was, though Just
then there was no water to he seen. For
a few yards al! went we'll with them,
though they Clearly found it heavy go
ing: then suddenly the great bull sunk
up to his belly in the stiff peHtv soil. and
remained tiNrd The others. mad with
fear, took no heed Of his struggles and
trumpctings, but plunged on To meet the
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animal.
Well, the resi- WI, easy. The marsl
that wuulI NOT bear rho eIeDbants carria,;
our weight we'll enough. Before mid
night all wer,. dead. for we shot then,
by moonlight, would GLADLY have
SHARED the youno ono, and some Of fin,
cows, but to do ST. would only have
meant leaving them to perish Of hunger
it was kinder to kill them at once Thu
wounded buIl sIa>v with my own hand
and I r,urnt gay tL,t I faIt ,ouch con,
junction in doin- 50. lie knew me
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