New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-04

eminent The discovery OF elephant spoor was
sufficient motive to adjourn the hearing oil any
case. "ro my mind" he remarks. the elephant
is an exceedingly easy animal TO KILL II you Only
go close enough 70 him. and are no' a''"'n ~
him However. If you do make a mess of II ana
are charged by an elephant in trolhcal Ju"s''
IL may be very awkward. for you stand IN CANCER
of being tripped up or caught fast 10y the creep
ers The elephant run straight thio"s"
Jungle which is infcnetrable To a man. IL II
therefore dangerous work. on the other manu-,
there are generally large trees about aroui'
which q man can dodge an elephant If he is
able TO reach a tree in time or all the ah'ilaiS
which he hunted. he evidently considered
wounded African buffalo the most troublesome
one Of these animals came near being the dea'h
Of him After telling how he was charged sew
eral times by the Infatuated beast. he adds:
had no time to fire. and made dash 10 the
right along small path made by game. on TINS
occasion he was too cunning TO rush past nv
and swerved round % follow me. ne was tIoSr
to me and in another second must nave oeeIi
gored when fortune favored me. There was d
small tree with branches growing AT an dnE'c
outward from the very root nder TINS ree
dived and Law fat keeping my body as close To
the roots as | could He could not eet at nv
for the width of his horns was too great 10 dIiow
him to get his head we'll under the stout branches
which sprang from the root. nor couih ne e..
near enough TO trampe me with ms hooiS; pu'
he did the next best thing he Dallerel NY p"'
and shoulders with his nose trieu 10 t Se,~
him by the tongue and in doing so cut my manu-
against his teeth. Every time l tried 10 ara"
breath he gave me another thump between 'h
shoulders. knocking the wind all out Us au' t.
heard a sort Of roaring sound in my ears as IL l
were taking a long dive. and mist seehleu -
cloud my vision. | remember dlstlhcuy 1h"L
f,.lt no pain and only thought 10 mESeiI'
WEN bore's Al end of me-" I then became IN
sensible. When / came to again ldhsh anu anu
Paudela 1.-TWO natives) were proppins I'e Wy anu
haa
mo from nv lips. 1t appears that when ! lay
perfectly still. the buffalo walked away rev
Yards and halted. He then returned as lnuu ,n
meditating further mischief. and began pdNinF
the ground and arching his back prcpard'oI! ~
living down. | suppose his idea was TO i'e uo oo,
in order that he might turn MS head on vi"
side insert one horn under the tree. ana eN'rdcl
mo like a periwinkle. ] was. however. SaNeu pS
the courage and readiness OF Paudela' VINO, Srv
ing that If the buffalo succeeded IN carrying Hu1
his intention Il would be all up with me- IuSicu
nm hurled his assegai at the buffalo ana thcil
fled The buffalo left me and wen, III pun Sut ,t D
Paudela There was saphng WIN Il PloJeu,, ,
bouph Paudela, being an active iello"' |Nu"S
himself ND by the bOugh. The bu1alo daSH'.
against the trunk. knocking Off great p pie -,
bark and went on at fu speeu w , Do,,aaio
bneh For this afterward presented fauu'I'
ith a cotton blanket SO no one can say | place
Too high a valuation upon myself put lie Wa
highly gratified at this mark OF esteem
Mr. Iucas's third volume. to which ailusion
ho, boon made is a full and yet very compact
aCp
cunation of the West Coast Of Africa History
began TO be made by Englishmen in that quarter
If the world before the close of the siN'ee"'n
ccnturv Until within the memory OF the pres
ont generation the Dutch remained as rN"lS ~
the English But the trade was conducted pF
.,, at \ loss and their holdings were at las'
turned over to the English The French ana
p,rtupuese the Observation-Disclosures and now the
Germans have all shared the profits ana me 'oS9o9
If q trade which has been unique in Us pr'uuc'S
os we'll as in the methods by which II was car
Rod on The story has been varied by Inc riSe
and fall of piracy. the beginning the mucous
nrorress and the end Of the slave trade. N'''
three centuries the region at last gives PROMISE
Of rising out Of savagery. me raIlu
going on in the interior must sooner or Ia'er
oUoo, tho Coast The numerous maps in the
volume tell their own story Of political move
roents in a continent which used to have no
features except the Cape Of Good Hope the
Nile the Sahara and the Mountains Oh 'ne