Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . , and then briefly sum up the resultsattained by this journey. The scene is a point on the Atbara,nearly due southwest of the whirlpool just described: I had been observing the country for some time from myhigh station, when I suddenly perceived,two rhinoceros emergefrom a ravine; they walked slowly through a patch of highgrass, and skirted the base of the hill on which we were stand-ing; presently they winded something and they trotted backand stood concea
Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . , and then briefly sum up the resultsattained by this journey. The scene is a point on the Atbara,nearly due southwest of the whirlpool just described: I had been observing the country for some time from myhigh station, when I suddenly perceived,two rhinoceros emergefrom a ravine; they walked slowly through a patch of highgrass, and skirted the base of the hill on which we were stand-ing; presently they winded something and they trotted backand stood concealed in the patch of grass. Although I had a goodview of them from my present position, I knew that I should notbe able to see them on their covert, if on the same level; Itherefore determined to send to the tent for my other horses,and to ride them down, if I could not shoot them on foot; ac-cordingly, I sent a man off, directing him to lead Tetel fromthe peak, and to secure him to a tree at the foot of the hill, asI was afraid the rhinoceros might observe the horse upon thesky line. This he iiid, and we saw the man tie the horse by. SIR SAMUEL W. BAKER AND HIS HEROIC LADY. 215 the bridle to the branch of a tree below us, while he ranquickly towards the camp. In the mean time I watched therhinoceros; both animals lay down in the yellow grass, resemb-ling masses of stone. They had not been long in this position,before we noticed two pigs wandering through the grassdirectly to windward, towards the sleeping rhinoceros; in aninstant these animals winded the intruders, and, starting up,they looked in all directions, but could not see them, as theywere concealed by the high grass. Having been thus disturbed,the rhinoceros moved their quarters, and walked slowly for-ward, occasionally halting, and listening; one was about ahundred yards in advance of the other. They were taking adirection at the base of the hill that would lead them directlyupon the spot where Tetel was tied to the t
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