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 .. . od, spouting it in torrents from his mouth and throughhis nostrils, although he crunched the lance shafts like so many straws,yet the blades remained deep in his throat and vitals, whilst many adeadly thrust had been given behind his shoulder-blades. So the fight went on for nearly two hours, the huge animals attacksbeing always frustrated by the sand-throwing, while every appearance hemade
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 .. . od, spouting it in torrents from his mouth and throughhis nostrils, although he crunched the lance shafts like so many straws,yet the blades remained deep in his throat and vitals, whilst many adeadly thrust had been given behind his shoulder-blades. So the fight went on for nearly two hours, the huge animals attacksbeing always frustrated by the sand-throwing, while every appearance hemade above the water was the signal to receive numerous fresh length, fairly exhausted, his fierce energy and mighty strength alikesubdued, he was dragged and held as far out of the water as it was pos-sible to pull so great a weight; what was gained was retained by takinga round-turn with the end of the rope about a neighboring piece of rock,and then the animal was secured. The natives value the hippopotamusfor his hide, his flesh, and his ivory. One day Captain Grant saw two harte-beestes engaged in a desperatecombat, halting calmly between each round to breathe. He could hear, \, ff-^ff>. (567) 568 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. even at a considerable distance, the force of every butt as their headarmet, and, as they fell on their knees, the impetus of the attack, sendingtheir bushy tails over their backs, till one, becoming the victor, chasedthe other out of the herd. Several varieties of antelope and the mountain gazelle were seen bound-ing over the hills. Pigs abounded in the low grounds, and hippopotamiin the lake. Captain Spcke went out in search of rhinoceros, accompanied by theprince, with a party of beaters. In a short time he dicovered a fine male,when, stealing between the bushes, he gave him a shot which made himtrot off, till, exhausted by loss of blood, he lay down to die. The youngprinces were delighted with the effect of the Englishmans gun, and, seiz-ing bo
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