The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-11-30
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al ,bs sins yon brought dtva sis ID
most pslsisblef
A, fret thkt sesms 80 easy qneshon
sps.er. replied the btorzsi aud scare
old b1uier, bat when ! consiaef u folly
liss little more diissult io1 see, "a
uaiter Ct th.t kind there's e soo1 deal 4
pending 90 circnmstspces Huuge's 20
besi ssuce. sbd pse seen the time when
piece Of boiled mule would tssts bette
thsn fric.ssetd turkey would this mieult
Oa the vbole, however, In Inclined I
believe tLst the most .ssory meal eve
made YES from the African Gland. on ID
borders Of the kslshsfl desert
Whist is The elsndS
They are the Isrses, Of the snielop
species. The male IL tiI feat high st th
shoulder. aud Twice as long, and they ir
quenily weigh 500 ponds.
Did you ever shoot any. cspisin'
Never; sud yet they are among the ess
est spimsls TO bring down,
BoS is l., theo, that you profess t
kpow so much shout The shimsl5
II You'll keep qaiet lony enough to
me TO explain, replied our friend, With I
sink. perhaps yon'Il you'll &c, an ide'
or two into your head.
A patty OF us. some yesrs ago, pen,
irs,ed pretty well toto the kihirlsnd
when We went into camp Tor severa
weeks, while We did the country ss vel
as We could 10 the way Of hunting.
Ms1vlle and | generally went 10 com
psny. lie Wa from Virsinis, and one oil
the best fellows | ever met. He was .
graduate i Wet Point, where lie ttood
smong the highest 10 bis class; and 10 I'd
dition to the accomplishments that are
given 10 that institution, be wss one oi
the swiltest runners | ever saw, and could
beat any mau 10 towipgs stone. I've
seen him banter fellow to toss bis bat 10
the air for him to throw tt, snd be would
invariably throw stone clear through 1t
lie caught me that way and compelled
me to give sll my hesdgear the freest veo
tistion for some time after Ii was moth
ing ior hin to stand and pick out bird
after bird from the limbs OF tree; and
time and aRsi0. when they were ssiliug
over our besds, and some OF US had miss
ed them on the wing, I've seen him lrinR
them down with q piece Of rock as large
as your hand
However, without stopping to go ioto
his merits 10 that line, I'll tell you wbst
happened one sultry day when he and |
we're out on hurt not particularly for
elandf, bat for anything else that might
come 10 onr way.
We hadn't seen any OF the party, and
didn't care to. for we filtered ourselves
that we could get eloug without their
help. We we're on foot without cry
dogs. aud, according to what | learned
sfterwsrd, were about ten miles from
camp. TLe county was nndusting,
crossed here aud there by sluggish
streems. while over ell hung On stmos
phere like the breath Of an oven. But we
were pretty we'll Injured to the climate,
and we plodded along. sticking to the
shade wherever we could, and in no hur
ry to scare any lions, elephants, rhinocer
oses or big game that is peculiar TO Airi
GA.
Do you know feel hunaryP he sudden
" asked, stopping and looking around at
me.
As be was subject TO a chronic hunger,
told him that the wonder would be
greater If he we're not Hc then called
attention to the fact that he bad not est
20 q moutbful since morning. 1t happen
ID that morning, before our party OF g
itzan had broken up, the conversation
bad been runpipg upon the eland. Sever
Il of the boys had eaten them aud they
III agreed that il was the most delicious
ood they had ever known; and as we
we're uow in the elsnd country we we're
anxious TO test the mst,er. All that wss
acking was the eland itself.
Wei, We Enlightened up little. and
,tsmped ahead for sn hour more, when.
,nre enough, iast ss we reached the top OF
|. slight elevation, We caught sight CT q
,roup OF animals sbous half a mile away
hat, after careful scrttiny We we're
ell Satisfied were the very creatures fer
y hich we we're bunting
Tue ground was not very favorable for
10 advance, but We managed to steal
,loug until We we're almost within gun
shot, and were quite confident we we're
going TO be given our pick ou, Of the
group
Ms,yille was slightly 10 advance, aud
we KEEP, our relative positions, both sd
' .ncing upon our hsnds snd knees, while
he Glands continued nibbIing at the rank
,tsss, until it seemed 10 me ae we're near
enough 10 risk shot.
As Max didu't stop, warned him 10 q
' bisper that he would iiishten the esue.
He turued his bead unl pointed TO .
,treak Of low. dense bush. sysrd or two
o advance, which be signiaed he wished
o reach before hrins.
Ibsdut noticed t1e cover. which lay
title to the left. aud i, struck me as tnch
GOOD plan that ] nodded for him TO 90
10.
He timed bis progress 90 thst when be
essbed il, minute or two aitsrsnd, ]
vas directly beside him.
Nov. said he, we've got them iuss
where se ssnl then. add We eau take onr
.k,kna from the lot I'll take that big