Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ely to succumb withoutour further interference. There was indeed little chance of its attemptingto defend itself against them. One of the men sprang forward until hegot close up to the animals, and firing he sent a bullet right through theelephants heart. The huge creature fell over, pressing the rhinoceros^ STANLEY HASTENING TO THE RESCUE. 291 to the ground. As the great beast was now pinn
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ely to succumb withoutour further interference. There was indeed little chance of its attemptingto defend itself against them. One of the men sprang forward until hegot close up to the animals, and firing he sent a bullet right through theelephants heart. The huge creature fell over, pressing the rhinoceros^ STANLEY HASTENING TO THE RESCUE. 291 to the ground. As the great beast was now pinned fast and unable toescape, it was not difficult to dispatch him, and this was quickly done. We must return from these conflicts with African wild animals tofollow the thrilling adventures of Mr. Stanley. The Kinganni river was reached by a bridge rapidly formed withAmerican axes, the donkeys refusing to pass through the water. Thecountry due west of Bagamoyo was found to be covered with towns andvillages which were previously unknown. Soon after starting, Omar,the watch-dog, was missing, when Mabruki, hastening back, found himat the previous halting-place. One of the caravans at the same place was. THE RHINOCEROS DROVE ITS HORNS INTO ITS BODY detained by the sickness of three of the carriers, whose place it was neces-sary to supply. Stanley soon had to experience the invariable troubles of Africantravellers. His two horses died within a few hours of each other, both,however, from disease of long standing, and not from the climate. Fewmen were better able to deal with the rogueries of the petty chiefs hemet with than Mr. Stanley. He had always a ready answer, and invari-ably managed to catch them in their own traps, while the great master,as he was called, managed to keep his subordinates in pretty goodorder. 292 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. One of his carriers, Khamisi, under Shaws command, having ab-sconded, Uledi and Ferajji found him, having fallen into the hands ofsome plunder
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