The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-07-19

Hs Esid no nad TuEt returaeu frnm the Congo
where he had been shooting elephants for some
months at the back OF Mahagi and that he had
boon very successful up to a certain point. but
then had lost all his hard-gotten ivory and all his
effects owing to an attack from the natives KIs-
subsequent narrative an enthraIng OFFS and
| wish that 1t we're possible for me 10 H6produce
4 exactly as he told i to me on thai sim African
night
q got on very well VIII the natives and had
got some very fine .bSsks" he continued "one
day ] was out aftSr some elephants which had
been located by the natives for me, and came
across foYF huge tuskers. ! fired at the biggest
but only Aucceeded In mortally woundIng It. He
charged through the tail elephant grass toward
I@ with his huge ears outspread and his trunk
raised high above his head Ho screamed fear.
fully with rage and pain and the sight was in
deed terrifying one. fred at polnt-blank range
and again hit him mortally The elephant contin.
ued his charge and one OF my native servants
failed to get out of his way, The elephant pushed
the native to one side with his tpsk in passing
and the boy fell 20 the ground without sound
The elephant fell down dead short distance
away
THE three remaining elephants we're wild with
rage and rushed hither and thther, tearing down
the trees IN all directions as II they had been
made OF paper, screaming shrty all the time II
was an anxious moment for me, for | was within
nifty feet Of them at the time Of my first shot
At last they made on across country toward the
lake, and followed them up and succeeded in
hagglng all three OF them In three shots ut close
range
II returned TO look for my native servant
thinking that he would be watching over my hrst
tusker To my aston @lment | found the boy
lying dead whore he had fallen when the elephant
BOWED him over. examined him carefully and
found that no bones had been fractured nor was
there a mark on his body. He must have died
from shock Mt the terrifying experience,
ION or about December 10th moved OH farther
e.I,. .NEA. 49,
main camp two days behind me, Within a radius
OF twenty miles OF nue. there were four other white
poachers, namely, Pearson, Dickinson Boyes and
Knowles. The natives appeared perfectly friendly
to me, On my first night In camp they visited
me, dancing and singing round my campfire |
suspected no treachery from them: on the con.
trary they appeared willing to keep me informed
Of the movements of the elephants and OF the
Belgian military patrol which was operating In
the district, endeavoring to capture us poachers.
Next day the same thing happened and was
asked to attend to the leg Of one OF the tribesmen
who had been injured badly In a native brawl
l bathed the wound and was winding a bandage
round the wounded leg when / suddenly felt my
wrists seized, A rope was quickly cast round my
neck other ropes were fastened round my legs
and arms, and jerked roughly on the camp
stool on which I sitting. Then the natives
seized my guns, and all my camp equipment was
deliberately destroyed before my eyes native
seized my helmet and insolently paraded before
me with 1t on his own head. | was then beaten
savagely across the back of the hands and on the
body with sticks Ny hands burst open. hurting
fearfully, and the sun beat down upon my head
with terrific force
i was made to march, with my captors ieering
at me and subiecting me 20 awful indignities, for
Tour whole days through the brong sun until
their powerful chiefs village was reached Here
the chief came forward and shook me by my
wounded and manacled hands, bidding his follow.
ers release me. He was hnelooking old savage
with very intelligent face standing over six
feet high.