Archive image from page 240 of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring discoveryoflakes01hhne1 Year: 1894 ENCOUNTER WITH EHINOCEROSES 215 making for a solitary little tree some distance oft. I saw it was hopeless to think of reaching it, and there was not so much as a blade of straw for cover anywhere. And behind the dead zebra, which would have been better than nothing, three of my men were already crouching. There was nothing for it but to brave the situation out, so I knelt on one knee, the better to take aim, a
Archive image from page 240 of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring discoveryoflakes01hhne1 Year: 1894 ENCOUNTER WITH EHINOCEROSES 215 making for a solitary little tree some distance oft. I saw it was hopeless to think of reaching it, and there was not so much as a blade of straw for cover anywhere. And behind the dead zebra, which would have been better than nothing, three of my men were already crouching. There was nothing for it but to brave the situation out, so I knelt on one knee, the better to take aim, and, my elephant gun in my hand, waited to fire till I could hope to kill. But it seemed a long time ATTACKED BY EHINOCESOSES. before I could get a chance of covering the shoulder of either of the huge beasts, and I knew a shot would be useless any- where else. So I did not pull the trigger till one of the animals was only some eight or ten paces oflf. The force of the heavy bullet, propelled by half an ounce of powder, would at least, check its charge. I saw it stagger and fall, but the next moment it was on its feet again. It was not killed, but its ardour was cooled, for it turned away, followed by its
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