. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . lustily, and singled out thelargest bull. I rode close, and he cleared a path for me. He turned tosee who had the audacity to ride so near, for the horses nose touchedhim, when I gave him a bullet behind the shoulder, and cleared out ofhis path. In reloading I lost him, and, cantering on his traii, he verynearly caught me, as he had stopped and turned round just where thepath turned suddenly and sharply to the right, and I was almost underhis very trunk ere I saw him. He was lying in wait, and made a ter=rific charge, trumpeting furiously
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . lustily, and singled out thelargest bull. I rode close, and he cleared a path for me. He turned tosee who had the audacity to ride so near, for the horses nose touchedhim, when I gave him a bullet behind the shoulder, and cleared out ofhis path. In reloading I lost him, and, cantering on his traii, he verynearly caught me, as he had stopped and turned round just where thepath turned suddenly and sharply to the right, and I was almost underhis very trunk ere I saw him. He was lying in wait, and made a ter=rific charge, trumpeting furiously; the horse was round like a top, andaway I went, with both rowels deep in his flanks as I threw myself onhis neck. It was a very near shave; his trunk was over the horses hindquarters. I went through bush that, in cool blood, I should have pro-nounced impenetrable, but did not come off scathless; my poor handsare shockingly torn, and my trowsers, from the knee, literally in shreds,though made of goatskin. After giving the elephant two more bullets I. 220 A FAMOUS AFRICAN HUNTER. 221 iost him. The dogs were frightened to death, and would not leave thehorses heels. Boat Crews Drowned. The country all around appears to be a perfect flat, very unhealthy anduninteresting, with a lot of rubbishy reeds at this end, but it is woodedto the banks on the other side, and most of the way round. I gatherfrom the natives that it is a three days ride round the lake, but that thetsetse render it impossible for horses. The natives are afraid to cross intheir frail canoes, as when a wind rises the water is very rough. Threecanoes were swamped not long since, and their crews drowned. Notfar from the southern point, the road the wagons take to Walvish Bay,there is a high ridge of rocks, Lechulatebes strong-hold in case of anattack. These Kaffirs are always at war, cattle being the prime could only get a very bad view of one end of the lake, but I must con-fess that I was disappointed in i
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