Evening star., 1909-05-09

icuddie who engaged him in his flal
encounter. was accompanied by "A Dr.
Kenyon from whom the following ao-
count has been obtained.
For two seasons blacks had been
charged from covert by gigantic old
one-eyed tusker who seemed TO delight
in breaking their bodies against the
rocks or trees or in trampling them into
the ground He ranged the entire va,-
ley. and whereas elephants are always
more less wantonly destructive IN
feeding. this solitary beast was given to
doing more damage than an entire herd
of twenty. The villagers We're in terror
of him and on two occasions he had
destroyed an entire village and killed
more than half dozen men. Patrick
Farrell. a professional ivory hunter
rived in the valley the third season and
hearing of the bull and his tactics waited
for some time until he could be located
and then took up his spoor. According
to his gun bearer they We're advancing
through rather thin covert and had little
reason to think that the spoor was
fresher than two hours that their
quarry was nearer than a mile or more.
that being the nearest heavy covert. But
the old fellow must have been aware Of
trumpet of rage he came careering
through a thicket within twenty yards
of them, where he had been quietly md
ing. no doubt Farrell, carrying four
bore. dropped on one knee and fired. but
either missed his mark. as even the best
man will sooner or later, al least the
rogue was upon him before he could even
rise and literally pounded him into the
earth. The gun bearer ran for his lie
and escaped. though the unlikely story
has it that the rogue followeu him for
A long distance Capt. McGillicuddie
came later that same season and round
the mankiller in the upper district. He
was reported one evening at dusk and at
daylight the officer and DIR. Kenyon. with
three trackers and two Zulu gun bearers.
set out on his spoor. About mid-forenoon
they saw certain signs that told them
they were close upon him. IN few
moments the movement in the young tree
tops showed his location and they could
hear him rending branches and tearing.
up saplings. Creeping closer and closer,
they We're able to get within sixty yards.
The natives refused TO advance farther
save the one Zulu. When within forty
yards Capt. McGilicudde signed that
he had the quarry in view and DIR. Ken
Won got up with him just as the officer
sent the ball from his four-bore crashing
into the shoulder region. The shot Was
too high. Instantly he old rogue wheeled
and holding his head SO that his one eye
was to the fore charged with incredible
speed and quickness DIR. Kenyon now
fired for the base of the trunk, but even
this did not turn the desperate animal
Capt McGillicuddie caught his second
gun from the Zulu and emptied both
barrels up into the bulls chest and then
darted to one side, choosing the blind
side of his enemy. but he was not quick
enough for the great trunk caught hun
ard hurled him in the air He fell with
neck and back broken, ard then as Dr.
KENYON empted his second gun into the
animals side just behind the right shout
der it came crashing down. missing capt.
McGillicuddies body by a hands breadth.
This DR. Kenyon. though an ardent
SPORTSMAN. left Africa at once and never
could be persuaded To take gun in nand
again.
Nv permjssion of Longmans Green & Co, New
York.
Copyright. 1909. by Benjamin II. HamrtonJ