. Big game shooting [microform]. Big game hunting; Hunting; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse. I02 BIG GAME SHOOTING I was myself, and did not immediately answer the rein, and the moment's hesitation cost him his life and me the very best horse I ever had or knew ; for when I got his head round, a thick bush was against his chest, and before I could free him, the rhinoceros, still at the walk, drove his hoin in under his flank, and fairly threw both him and his rider into the air. As he turned over I rolled off and fell in some way under the stirrup-iron, which scalped my head for four inches in l
. Big game shooting [microform]. Big game hunting; Hunting; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse. I02 BIG GAME SHOOTING I was myself, and did not immediately answer the rein, and the moment's hesitation cost him his life and me the very best horse I ever had or knew ; for when I got his head round, a thick bush was against his chest, and before I could free him, the rhinoceros, still at the walk, drove his hoin in under his flank, and fairly threw both him and his rider into the air. As he turned over I rolled off and fell in some way under the stirrup-iron, which scalped my head for four inches in length and breadth. I scrambled to my knees, and saw the. Death of Stael horn of the rhinoceros actually within the bend of my leg; but the animal wavered, and, with the energy of self-preser- vation, I sprang to my feet intending to run, for my gun was unloaded and had fallen from my hand. Had I been allowed to do so this story might never have been t'^M, for, dizzy as I was from the fall, 1 should have been easily caught. Tot- tering a step or two, I tripped and came to the ground a little to the right of the creature's track. He passed within a foot without touching me. As I rose for the second time. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillipps-Wolley, Clive, 1854-1918; Baker, Samuel White, 1821-1893. London : Longmans, Green
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