. On safari : big game hunting in British East Africa, with studies in bird-life . Mr. Caldwellsdrawing opposite. My first sing-sing gave me a lesson of caution iuhandling these heavy horned beasts. Elmi, findinghimself unable alone to administer the coup de grace,asked me to stand on the horn. This I did, grasj^ingthe upper horn Avith both hands, while Elmi stood onthe tip, outside me. Such, how^ever, was the tremendouspower develojDcd by the big bull in a final struggle thatboth of us were throw^n yards through the air. I alsoreceived a blow in the ribs from the other horn, and, asElmi then
. On safari : big game hunting in British East Africa, with studies in bird-life . Mr. Caldwellsdrawing opposite. My first sing-sing gave me a lesson of caution iuhandling these heavy horned beasts. Elmi, findinghimself unable alone to administer the coup de grace,asked me to stand on the horn. This I did, grasj^ingthe upper horn Avith both hands, while Elmi stood onthe tip, outside me. Such, how^ever, was the tremendouspower develojDcd by the big bull in a final struggle thatboth of us were throw^n yards through the air. I alsoreceived a blow in the ribs from the other horn, and, asElmi then fell on top of me, I got a shaking that I didnot forget for a day or two. The incident, however, ap-parently caused merriment to my brother and the boys,who came up at that moment. Leaving the latter tobring in the meat, we two walked campwards, and onthe way ran into a prowling tiger-cat, w^hich managed tobounce through bush without oflering a shot. Duringthe subsequent hunt we lost our bearings, and, as itw^as now dark, passed a bad half-hour ere we descried 1 1 1 J > 1 t.
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