William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . HORN OF THE RHINOCEROS THATKILLED , 32 perfectly motionless within a few feet of the brute whilstits master fired. Returning to camp one evening on Stael,he fired both barrels at a white rhinoceros. Instead ofdropping or bolting, it began to walk towards the turned his horse only to find a thick bush was againstits chest. Before he could free it the rhinoceros droveits horn in under the f
William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . HORN OF THE RHINOCEROS THATKILLED , 32 perfectly motionless within a few feet of the brute whilstits master fired. Returning to camp one evening on Stael,he fired both barrels at a white rhinoceros. Instead ofdropping or bolting, it began to walk towards the turned his horse only to find a thick bush was againstits chest. Before he could free it the rhinoceros droveits horn in under the flank, throwing horse and rider intothe air with such terrific force that the point of the hornpierced the saddle. As they fell the stirrup iron scalped hishead for four inches in length and breadth. He scrambledto his knees, and saw the horn actually within the bend ofhis leg. With the energy of self-preservation he sprang tohis feet, but tottering a step or two he tripped and came tothe ground. The rhinoceros passed within a foot without * He reverted, however, latterly to his original view. 142 WILLIAM COTTON OSWELL hurting him. As he rose for the second time his after-rider came up with another gun. Half pulHng him fromhis hors
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