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 .. . the body of the canoe, one of them losinghis paddle. Nothing would induce them to attend to the boat, as I hadfired a second shot at the crocodile as a quietus, and the natives didnot know how often the alarming noise would be repeated. Accordinglywe were at the mercy of the powerful stream, and the canoe was whisked 486 VvONDERS OF THE TROPICS. rbund by the eddy; hardly had we realized our
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 .. . the body of the canoe, one of them losinghis paddle. Nothing would induce them to attend to the boat, as I hadfired a second shot at the crocodile as a quietus, and the natives didnot know how often the alarming noise would be repeated. Accordinglywe were at the mercy of the powerful stream, and the canoe was whisked 486 VvONDERS OF THE TROPICS. rbund by the eddy; hardly had we realized our peril when a tremendouscommotion took place, and in an instant a great bull hippopotamuscharged the canoe, and with a severe shock striking the bottom he liftedus half out of the water. The natives in the party positively yelled withterror, not knowing whether the shock was in any way connected withthe dreaded report of the rifle; the black women screamed; and webcQan to make use of our rifles. The hippopotamus, proud of having disturbed us, but doubtless think-ing us rather hard of texture, raised his head to take a last view of hisenemy, and then sank rapidly. Hippopotamus heads of enormous size. FEROCIOUS ATTACK BY A HIPPOPOTAMUS. were on all sides, appearing and vanishing rapidly as they rose to surveyus; at one time we counted eighteen upon the surface. Having recoveredthe lost paddle, I prevailed upon the boatmen to keep the canoe steadywhile I made a sketch of the Murchison Falls, which being completed,we drifted rapidly down to the landing-place at the deserted fishing-village,and bade adieu to the navigation of the lake and river of Central Africa. The kw huts that existed in this spot were mere ruins. Clouds hadportended rain, jind down it came, as it usually did once in every twenty-f-ur hours. However, that passed away by the next morning, and theday broke, discovering us about as wet and wretched as we were accus- THE NIAGARA OF AFRICA. 487 tomed to be. I now star
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