The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-20
HELD BY BAB00NS
u Fash Adventure Wherein the
:, Munter Was Hunted.
clMAx OF A CURIOUS BATTLE

-Eau e,ss,sHict, Which Was Forced Upon
Ctr Gathering Brutes, Resolved Itself
: naaR II Living Avalanche That Swept
Il .Es~~ws>&sse tsilI-A Lucky Escape.
s HlsescaI was in South Africa. CORE
zxsp0s&s&t writes. left Mangwe one
sBfJtrNoson in company with couple Of
n.sr ac7se were travelling up country.
xk~ ,~s5s at q slow canter through the
irn,<r--s-sss, for grass grows long in At
zzxz. ssger your head very often. None
suuE Nsr. czTzded n gun or even Il revolver.
Ifa we &ad were sjamboks. whips
zssssse>s- q single strip of hippopOtamus
HkGe=np6 steut enough to main man
srv0seGs,sw We're well directed.
Nyevweea about mile below the only
yuvnr IN e'ae south of the Matoppo hills
HasNt s.s4s through to BulawayO. Sud
s5Snlsy we saw that the grass on our
ShsR 1sas dseing disturbed over pretty
Wsseanss. and out of curiosity we rode
sssssr We 6suud out that the grass
~xz, ssixgely alive with hundreds Of ba-
1ums4m searching toward the hill.
rrascse Spaie brown balloons and gray
fxzst.e0rs and balloons almost black. lit
TT assdessaDs, big balloons. mamma ba-
sksssxs, 5niesianinny balloons and old
g,ysnslx1sstzs almost white with age. We
swsssss4 1,i our horses and watched
Xysrsy allowed no fear and no desire to
avst szsgzs,inted with us. They looked
M 1x-= @sxs.- their shoulders, the NAM
sssxs7 snG,c;sed their babies tighter, and
s-S~s< ss,Scsened their pace.
ygfs aal:ht to have let them pass, but
'ass~s 81 fSae fellows suggested in spirit
cur sss~scAief that we should help them
.1ss4sr qSefsre you could say knife"
cfks eAGass of us were in among them
=tsss ss:ssan TO slash with our sjamboks
sp ..saa seirenGiOns. The balloons jab-
lSsscsSs sgG showed their teeth. but new
Ssf- :gxttezaNted to attack us. We were
=zzsss 80 A0ng as we were mounted.
Ssssat1T sSson they came to clump of
rxnnsr, 'S'Gich they tried to climb. But
Ess~ Noses were thorny and they had
po 'ssy'se f,t Gp. Then they started for
ufsr aaalis again.
vaye ,cssge them right to the foot of
tlzss As,ss. dsnt there We had to stop. for
Wsrs~,oa.6 not take our horses over the
a~~6kz- The balloons swarmed up like
:usn~1s6sscs- A didn't stop to think. but
'vsxs'ar Oily horse and after them. My
fsssnsGe. called to me to stay where
sssss dsut 4 was np that hill almost
sssi .syzss.1sy. as the balloons We're.
~ Asfsas old man babOon was near
e=F.- sanf 4 made rush for him. He
SsSkSz.X ryyu, cut at him with the
~xfAAe kke only barred his teeth and
sSzxasxx. looked round. On every
e=Hsst ,asere big men balloons. and each
Eeassr &ass &eetk as caught his eye.
2r&sy G1d n0 iatention to run away
tfzsse Ese or TO let the get away from
csSoz
II tSaat enly nerve and couldn't even
SlaiSss 81 way out. All | could dol
Vase 81 "a Ok up 80 a rock. keep the
Nssisss1a az bay with my sjambok
szaSS HfAit there until my companions
'-'eaEAs o. ulc 20 any rescue. Before I'd
-.yGErs s>yaJ steps stones began to fly
ss6sE-sg 90 p0.smal, size. either Luck
Ss,7 a 'sazvAon Is not good nnrksman
gjss,scSsAes a jump ~ be throws. TlOs,
stgmsSssss dh 0ne another ~ often as
rilFg ,aii me-
, 'oss~ vssNiy backed for the rock:
'gssys stTwiy the balloons followed
E'Fner Vpre waiting for something.
.EI2sI ,c4vt. me hope. II they didn't
1sszIi g. y1ri, me, Why nnt back down
vfN@ iDl aLtil my companions could
J1sssg IS-:
cEA.fl'-ssau-ed my direction anu. amid
tix,r GtHGiiiilde Of stones. approached the
tssazs- - %" ,decliyity 1 reached il az
iasrt.sgz's lz.ss,iA carefully 40 back down
St-Ies A0gcs feli thicker than ever Ia
IJfFc.-iso, aad To- hold my arms
Ss<ss m, head. All thr tune there was
IA sssls.s.n' iubH"riug and screaming
NJ Aseugy ANS virtually underneath
ssns~-.l.r irhrsi. Thc OH black fellow
wstx sac +i'ot faced me- picked mp a
mas. o. sis. 49, iinisrif ami dropped IT,
Nsassf~y.sd. s'0e,SkI ever rock behind
srs. s,.t e
'f7.sa Z saN@ whai they were wait
Azxsc, .fxc s.t.e oi ilfcln We're on NE
fH1 :. 'sssMrs, they tore aud biz me
invsx'.si,' ~ there bad not been So
ass& sh~2 .eah have got tue al once.
M aicv ssl n each others way and