Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-19
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A STORY TOLD Nv 80.
TENT LIFE IN rlosa csc lsetsa

- W" nave seen ~. " hunth,
gay Imagine Allan ~, many aOps
ne, and you have Mr. iInaln h nj
stories i,, OF What he and ii. ssigiis, FL
my ga IN the Jungle, Of a.. Az i1,iends acts
TIER district Guido IN pran n Indian iron
exciting adventure sn,l,nic power sd
Rider Haggard has .;illly that n,
t sins - a .r'iie prolix, but HI Nh Nh h
slinPiy be devoured by bavs pages will
viii eager Interest 6y cbi xii ana rad
larger growth. The story ~ ''a a q
lhpaled on the horns - y me huntr
a .i carried about for DAYS nn v,GilIlalo bl
!lhS hesh dropped maeoo tu, aa there.
me Dun = horns Is one Of fbe ' sa'ef iron
come horrors ever printed H. T. no, nost grew.
language. u III The EngiA
Here Is a sample Of ono
stories Store, describing theescapee =, o. s NJ lngR
must elephant: ''e attack d
"Itun, run, sahibs-tha -,
lone one ;, must or mad. lie has, asAf t. haa
We all started to orr Co.
had Just gone down TO The ~. deorgs
liver to where the cookina Daiik 81 The
, wlicn LAY nearer the mad eIen Js %,
picket BY this time the terror sis slii
servants tsi were flying in ali d;r s'rekea
Inc me huSe brute, with infinite en.a:
ilaa an along been making nicbtv u, us
TO wrench up the stake to wb3oh ,! teloris
bound. This at last he s,," .a Ne wa
dong. With the first desnera,eae Vied "a
or lurch forward. the haasu oound,
chains, frayed and worn in nna anEa
snapped asunder; and with thu A h nag
stake trailing behind him i. -, eh. mug
GOWN on the camp with shriIl t,n1 a,sea
ing, scream Of maddened erc;,a,I' t.
anu savage fury. The men with I'D, 4.
spears waited not for the onset - 1'
THE DESTROYER AT wopr
One poor fellow bending over hi. =.
OF rlce trying to blow the smoIda h. r.
embers OF his fire into flame wac se;.af
by the long flexible trunk Of The mn.
ated brute, and had but time 10 ptt .t .tr
terrible death scream which had ste.. iis
US ere his head was smashed ill., sn ' asl
Shell on the powerful knee az III r,d ~
dened monster. lie next made -
- 49, 'ii"t' eAclted and fright
ened by the clamor around them Wen.
stralnlng at their ropes, and buried ii.
long blunt tusks in the quiyerinp asnI,
OF one poor Caboolee horse that -
struggled in vain to get free.
All tins was the work of momsn,
Foor George, who was bending over soms
stewpan, wherein was simmerino soms
delicacv of his own concoction was y,
aware of the suddenly altered aspect q
affairs till the huge towering bulk Of TIA
elephant was almost over him. Anotbs,
instant, and he would have shared tba
fate OF the hapiess mahout had he M
with admirable presence OF mind deljy.
cred the Kissing hot stew. with ouick
deXterity and precision, full in the pan.
ing mouth of the furious brute nj,
next sensation, however, was that Of 6y.
ing through tie air, as the brute with
one swing of its mighty trunk, propelled
him on his aerial fight, aud he leIl souss
in the middle of the stream, with The
saucepan still tightly clutched in bis
/ hand.
Over the river we could see the infer.
nal brute who had thus scattered us in
( perfect frenzy Of rage, kneeling on The
shapelcss heap Of cloth, furniture, polls
and ropes. and digging his tusks with
savage fury into the hangings and can.
vas i'll the abandonment of mad, uncon.
trollable rage We had little doubt bu.
that poor Mac lay crushed to death,
smothered leueath the weight Of the
ponderous animal, or mangled out Of al
likeness to humanity by the terrible
tusks that we could see flashing in the
clear moonlight. 1t seemed an age this
agony Of suspense. We held our breaths,
and dared not look into each others faee.
Everything showed as clear as if it had
been dav. We saw the elephant tossing
the strong canvas canopy about as deg
would worry door mat. Thrust after
thurst was made by the tusks into the
folds of cloth Raising his huge trunk,
the brute would scream in the frenzy o.
his wrath, and at last, after what seemed
an age to us, but which in reality was
but u few minutes, he staggered to bis
feet and rushed into the jungle.
~ A VERY TIGHT PLACE.
Just then a smothered groan struck
like the peal of Joy bells on our ANXIOUS
ears ard a muttled voice from beneata
the folds of the shamiana in Macs wen
known tones groaned out: Look a'e,
YOU fellows. and get me out OF ms "
I'll be smothcrcd. "a.
In irving to ret ont of the way OF uis
first rush of the elephant his lou I nv
caught in one Of the tent ropes, and IIe
whole falling canopy had then eoIe
bodily upon him hurting the camp layis
and a few cane chairs over hin' H H.,
these he had lain, able TO breathe ~. ~,
not daring to stir, while the savage liz h.
had behaved as has been descIloeu' ~ ~
escape had been miraculous Inc tpn
had several times been pressed 20 IN TSs
over his face as nearly TO stlre hln' ~
brute in one of its savage, puIlvss".~1
thrusts had pierced the ground pe ..1Ssn
his arms and his ribs, pinning MS an atsI t5a
choga or dressing gown deep i iItV mi
earth: and he said he felt hllnse ';.h IAN han.
inc into mconsciousness, Whal Nh" a'tfn-a
sion of nerve and brain and Seml-sunST sr.
tion together. when the brute hau D-f
PLY got up and rushed on
"How did YOU feel:" | asked
"WeIl. | can hardly tell YOU:
at must have grazed your ms, .,-,
at did. After that | seelieu ~ h,nny
quite unconcerncd. All sorts MS, " hrs i'm /
IDEAS came trooping across ny a., UiS SasIpg
couldn't for the life of me hel iJ, hsS
cautiously about for my PIPE, 1 "I', trippsi
dropped somewhere near near % toe 10 haTes
on the ropes. | seemed , nn,;ons hsd
quick review Of alt the ' av,iu off into
ever done, and was just drVpP PtaT milling
a desperate race agalllsI: oS' r1ansed NE 70
old crew, when your NUioe nan Mall Gs-
sensation once more.
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