Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . e to cut outthose of a bull; and when the sun went down, wehad managed by our combined efforts to cut outone of the tusks of my first elephant, with which wetriumphantly returned to camp, having left theguides in charge of the carcass, where they volun-teered to take ujD their quarters for the night. Onreaching my wagons I found Johannus and Carollusin a happy state of indifference to all passing events:they were both very drunk, having broken intomy wine-cask and spirit-case.
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . e to cut outthose of a bull; and when the sun went down, wehad managed by our combined efforts to cut outone of the tusks of my first elephant, with which wetriumphantly returned to camp, having left theguides in charge of the carcass, where they volun-teered to take ujD their quarters for the night. Onreaching my wagons I found Johannus and Carollusin a happy state of indifference to all passing events:they were both very drunk, having broken intomy wine-cask and spirit-case. On the 28th I arose at an early hour, and, burningwith anxiety to look forth once more from the sum-mit of the hillock which the day before brought mesuch luck, I made a hasty breakfast, and rode Elephant Hunting 401 thither with after-riders Jind my dogs. I5iit, ahis!1 had allowed the golden opportunity to slip. Thisday I sought in vain; and although I often againascended to the summit of my favorite hillock inthat and in the succeeding year, my eyes weredestined never again to hail from it a troop
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