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 .. . neighborhood of one of thenear villages, and we all prepared for an exciting day. I had my riflescleaned and my ammunition and knives inspected, and resolved to givea good account of myself We found that the tiger carried off daily abull from the fields-, and escaped with it into a densely grown marsh a fewmiles away. At least such, was the story, if we chose to believe Events A
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 .. . neighborhood of one of thenear villages, and we all prepared for an exciting day. I had my riflescleaned and my ammunition and knives inspected, and resolved to givea good account of myself We found that the tiger carried off daily abull from the fields-, and escaped with it into a densely grown marsh a fewmiles away. At least such, was the story, if we chose to believe Events Ahead. Hardly had we reached the locality before the guepards gave unequi-vocal signs that they detected the presence of our game. Armed withspears, the men began to beat the bushes, much as if they were simplyafter hares. Still, as they did not seem to mind the danger, I could not A FAMOUS AFRICAN HUNTER. 633; see why I should worry about them, though I sat ready with gun in reston my elephants back. The plan was successful; for two enormous tigers bounded out of thehigh underbrush like young cats. Our mens cries and the general hub-bub confused them and made them lose their heads, and they ran back. A PERILOUS POSITION. and forth without any plan or method. Suddenly one of them sprang at:my elephant, with wild fury, as is their favorite method of attack. Icame to the rescue with my rifle, and hurled the brute upon the ground,and the elephant placed his ponderous feet, one on its flanksand one onits head! I felt a violent jerk and shock, and heard the cracking of bones 634 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. like the sound of a tree broken by the force of the tempest; and I saw the beast flattened under the weight of the massive pachyderm. The latter, proud of his deed, never lost his dignity or temper for an instant, and I showered caresses and sugar upon him in reward for his prompt courage. Meanwhile the other tiger had not remained inactive. He had succeeded in .bringing down a young e
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