Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-11-18

SAILANT.
lagos for months at a stretch. Such
was the state Of affairs ia Moru vii.
lage when. in the spring OF 1855. Herr
S. an enthusiastic German sportsman
and taxidermist. arrived in the district
in search OF specimens 10 send home TO
his private museum In Leipsic, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The people waited upon Herr s. In a
body, showed him and his servants
every courtesy aud begged him TO de-
liver them from the rogue rhinoceros
that was making their lives burden.
Herr s. readily promised 70 do so.
On the second day after his arrival
I'm the village the sportsman, taking
with him his Zanzibar gun bearer and
native guide, made an excursion into
the forest In search OF the rhinoceros
The arch destroyer, however. had myS.
teriously disappeared from the vicinity
the day before the Germans arrival
Other game was found in abundance.
and early I'm the afternoon n maguii.
cent specimen OF the hog deer fell to
the spOrtsman's rife
As both the skin and skeleton OF the
hog deer We're valuable acquisitions TO
Herr s, he set his men at work TO
preserve and carry them home
After seeing them fairly started and
DESTROYS or procuring a good specimen
OF a certain golden plumed bird which
had attracted his admiration he start.
ell or into the forest by himself As
he advanced cautiously toward where
the beautiful feathered specimen had
disappeared in thick grove IL fitted
on ahead 20 another tree The sports
man must have pursued the bird more
than two miles. suddenly IL dawued
upon him that without a guide he was
In fair way OF getting lost in the for.
est. He had followed the bird hoping
10 get near enough 80 make sure OF
bringing IL down without running It's
plumage. but now he blazed away at
long range.
At the crack OF the rifle the little
thing OF gold color came tumbling aud
over end to the ground The next
thing that Herr ). remembered with
any clearneSs was that he was sitting
astride a limb IN the nearest tree he
wailing the fact that in his wild scram.
BILE TO escape the horn of a villainous
looking rhinoceros he had dropped his
gun. just how he managed to keep
clear OF his aSsailant and reach the
limb OF the tree he could not explain.
He also knew enough about rhinOc-
crosses to understand that he was in a
very unenviable plight. The rhinoceros,
he felt certain. would haunt the foot
OF the tree FOR days. waiting for his
victim with the tireleSs persistence
that is his characteristic.
The gun had been dropped nj the foot
OF the tree. and the rhinoceroS had al
ready found IT, After nOsing II in.
quisitively he deliberately stamped il
TO earth and broke il.
Becoming tired Of charging about. he
finally lay down and kept sly watch
upon the man above. hoping by lying
still 10 tempt him 10 descend The
least movement on the part Of Herr
S. and the watchful brute would
scramble to his feet AS loudly as he
could Herr S. shouted until hoarse. but
echo was the only response.
Evening came apace. and darkness
followed daylight. During the night
the rhinoceros was at frst invisible.
but Herr s. did not hatter himself that
it's vigil was less keen. The impris-
oned sportsman again lifted up his
voice and shouted. This time, TO his