Archive image from page 198 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 VAGARIES OF BEDUE 175 from it. We were under very good cover, but I could not see the animal well enough to fire, so I had to step out in the open. The rhinoceros, which had probably already scented his danger, no sooner saw me than he charged full upon me. I fired from the shoulder with my 577 Express ; there was a loud report, but no apparent resu
Archive image from page 198 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 VAGARIES OF BEDUE 175 from it. We were under very good cover, but I could not see the animal well enough to fire, so I had to step out in the open. The rhinoceros, which had probably already scented his danger, no sooner saw me than he charged full upon me. I fired from the shoulder with my 577 Express ; there was a loud report, but no apparent result, the animal dashing on without a pause. I was now for a moment the hunted instead of the hunter, the rhinoceros following my zigzag course only, fortunately, to rush beyond me. A second shot was now possible. I fired, but too low; however, after running another two hundred paces the animal stood still. Bedue, who had been very much in my way when I shot the second time, now, in excited delight, rushed at my victim ; why, I cannot imagine. Anyhow he drove the animal away, for it dashed off, and though we followed its track for some time we lost it, chiefly because, coming upon quite fresh elephant-spoors, we turned aside for them ; also in vain, for we saw nothing more. Our rest at night was constantly dis- turbed by the grunting and splashing of the hippopotami in the lake. 6 May 30.—I made a very successful double shot, bringing down two Mpala antelopes at once. I left two men in charge of them and went on. Very soon these men rushed breathlessly after me to tell me they had seen three lions. Traces of these animals could be clearly made out, but they led into a thorn thicket, into which it was impossible to follow them. On the way home I shot a wild hog and a couple of guinea-fowls, 'May 31.—I had the tents struck, and went hunting with my whole caravan back to the camp on the upper lake. The results were small and not worth the trouble taken. I had HORNS OF MPALA A
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