. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . the saddle, where I was safe. AsI turned my back to mount, the elephants were so very near that Ireally expected to feel one of their trunks lay hold of me. I rode upto Kleinboy for my double-barreled two-grooved rifle: he and Isaacwere pale and almost speechless with fright. Returning to the charge,T was soon once more alongside and, firing from t
. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . the saddle, where I was safe. AsI turned my back to mount, the elephants were so very near that Ireally expected to feel one of their trunks lay hold of me. I rode upto Kleinboy for my double-barreled two-grooved rifle: he and Isaacwere pale and almost speechless with fright. Returning to the charge,T was soon once more alongside and, firing from the saddle, T sentanother brace of bullets into the wounded elephant. Colesberg wasextremely unsteady, and destroved the correctness of my aim. 164 THE GREAT THICK-SKINNED ANIMALS The friend now seemed resolved to do some mischief, and chargedme furiously, pursuing me to a distance of several hundred yards. 1therefore deemed it proper to give her a gentle hint to act less offi-ciously, and, accordingly, having loaded, I approached within thirtyyards, and gave it her sharp, right and left, behind the shoulder, uponwhich she at once made off with drooping trunk, evidently with amortal wound. I never recur to this days elephant shooting without. AM ELEPHAXT ROOTING UP A TREli regretting my folly in contenting myself with securing only one ele-phant. The first was now dying, and could not leave the ground, andthe second was also mortally wounded, and I had only to follow andfinish her; but I foolishly allowed her to escape, while I amused myselfwith the first, which kept walking backward, and standing by everytree she passed. Two more shots finished her: on receiving them, she
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