The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

vent them, and, if possible, head them
Oh, so that IN the event of a long chase
they might make toward the wagon, in
stead of directly from it, as the wind
favored this manoeuvre. 1t would
require a circuit of at least three miles to
get well around them, and this meant not
a little scheming, for the country was
eXasperatingly open; but by dint of
lodging from clump to clump and dis
mounting and walking alongside the
horse whenever such course seemed ad-
visable. l eventually got ahead of them
as far as | dared. In fact, they suddenly
got my wind, and took off fairly
well in the direction in which / had tried
to make them follow. They got a start
of me, but did not seem to go at any great
pace, although they kept steadily on. l
had frightened up my girths when l last
dismOunted, so setting my horse well in
hand ! set out after the giraffeS, four in
number. What with meercat's holes and
other impediments it was pretty rough
going.
Galloping as hard as could for little
while / turned of to the left, endeavoring
to make them swerve off a bit and more
in the direction of the wagon, which was
down near the river. This, however, did
not cause them to alter their course, and
/ had therefore. TO put on another squirt;
but although l rode hard and they did
not appear to be going very fast, did not
seem to decrease the distance between
them and myself appreciably. AS they
were going the giraffes would pass some
where within mile of the wagon, but
we were quite three miles from it, aud
they a quarterOf a mile ahead of me. On
a sudden, however, they swerved off TO
the left as though something had alarmed
them. This brought them trihe toward
me, and Instantly took all the advantage
! could by cutting across to meet them,
thereby decreasing the distance a little,
at the same time putting on extra speed.
was now within 800 yards, and my
horse did not evince signs of distress,
either; in fact, he had got his wind, and
l felt l was now steadily gaining ground,
and that if no fresh obstacles should &C.
cur to hinder ! should get shot after all.
Finding now held my own with them l
slowed down for few minutes, and then,
giving my game little nag word of en-
couragement (fOr ne understood and
liked the business as well as l did,
made another spart and dashed up to
within pretty close distance. | fred at
the rearmost giraffe, right into the hind
quarters, a shot which in so short-bodied
an animal is almost sure to tell. The
bullet sounded clearly enough, but the.
giraffes kept on as steadily as ever, though
/ fancied l soon saw symptoms of distress.
soon began to show upon the sand, and
the wounded animal was soon yards in the
rear.
Immediately noticed this pulled up
and dismounted and breathed my horse
for minute or two, and then getting up
again, renewed the chase. l soon made
up the ground | had lost, and another
stiff gallop brought me alongside my
game, now far in the rear of its compan-
ions / rode around and in front of him,
narrowly escaping being run down in my
endeavor to turn him; l might as well
have tried TO turn the river, for he kepton
determinedly after the now fast disap-
pearing group. OF course ! could have
shot him then, but it was such distance
from camp, and | thought | might posi-
bly, drive him nearer, as had driven
Gland before.
Here my horse put his foot in nicer
cats mole and went down, throwing me
rather heavily, but fortunately not injur-
ing himself at all. The commOtio seemed
TO infuse new vigor into the wounded
giraffe, ard away he went on his former
line, and by the time had picked up my
scattered self and belongings and got
once more into the saddle he was a good
way ahead and going like his confreres.
II was quite q while before 1 could come
up with him again, and when / did I gave
hIm a shot in the side, feeling this must
end it. / began to wish had given chase
when they were first sighted; l should