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 .. . me beads to find myhat. I dispatched all the Kaffirs and dogs for meat early in the morning, asit was late when we got back the previous night. The meat is reallytender and good. I followed my giraffe about twenty yards in the rear A FAMOUS AFRICAN HUNTER. 639- for a mile at least, the stones rattling past my head occasionally. When-ever the ground favored, and I made a spurt, he did the sa
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 .. . me beads to find myhat. I dispatched all the Kaffirs and dogs for meat early in the morning, asit was late when we got back the previous night. The meat is reallytender and good. I followed my giraffe about twenty yards in the rear A FAMOUS AFRICAN HUNTER. 639- for a mile at least, the stones rattling past my head occasionally. When-ever the ground favored, and I made a spurt, he did the same, appearing-to have no end of bottom ; and Bryan could not come up with him,though he strained every nerve, and he has a long, swinging gallop, andleaves the ground fast behind him. Till within the last century, the very existence of this magnificentanimal was doubted by civilized peoples—at least, it was no more believedin than the unicorn. Who can wonder at the incredulity of the people ?I have seen an animal, said a traveller, with the skin of a leopard, thehead of a deer, a neck graceful as the swans; so tall, that if three tallmen should stand on each others shoulders, the topmost one could. A RACE FOR LIFE. scarcely reach its forehead; and so timid and gentle that the merestpuppy by its bark could compel the enormous creature to its utmostspeed, which excels that of the hare or greyhound! This was all the traveller knew of the giraffe, and he told it, and whenfolks heard or read, they winked, wagged their heads, as do knowingpeople while exercising their leading faculty, and flatly refused to be gulled by any such travellers tale. Suppose, however, the travellerhad known as much about the giraffe as we know, and related it?Suppose, in addition to the particulars respecting the animals shape andsize, the traveller had told our great grandfathers that the tongue of thegiraffe was such a wonderful instrument that, protruded a foot from the 640 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. imo
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