. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . hunting elephants, rhinoceros, giraffes, andother large game. He here found a German named Florian, a stone-mason by trade, whohad come out attached to the Austrian mission at Khartoum, but prefer-ring a freer life than that city afforded, had become a great hunter. MrBaker, thinking that he would prove useful, engaged him as a hunter,and he afterwards took into his service Florians black servant Richanijwho became his faithful attendant. A former companion of FlorianssJohann Schmidt, soon afterwards arrived, and was also engaged by MrBak
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . hunting elephants, rhinoceros, giraffes, andother large game. He here found a German named Florian, a stone-mason by trade, whohad come out attached to the Austrian mission at Khartoum, but prefer-ring a freer life than that city afforded, had become a great hunter. MrBaker, thinking that he would prove useful, engaged him as a hunter,and he afterwards took into his service Florians black servant Richanijwho became his faithful attendant. A former companion of FlorianssJohann Schmidt, soon afterwards arrived, and was also engaged by MrBaker to act as his lieutenant in his proposed White Nile Florian, however, was killed by a lion, and Schmidt and Richarnalone accompamsd him. Mr. Bakers skill as a sportsman was frequently called into play by the. 28 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. natives, to drive off the elephants and hippopotami which infested thelfplantations. One afternoon he was requested to shoot a savage old bullhippopotamus which had given chase to several people. He rode tothe spot, about two miles off, where the hippopotamus lived in sdeep and broad portion of the river. The old hippopotamus was athome. The river, about two hundred and fifty yards wide, had formed by anacute bend a deep hole. In the centre of this was a sandbank just belowthe surface. Upon this shallow bed the hippotamus was reposing. Orrperceiving the party he began to snort and behave himself in a mostabsurd manner, by shaking his head and leaping half way out of thewater. Mr. Baker had given Bacheet and other attendants rifles, and hadordered them to follow on the bank. He now directed one to fire severalshots at the hippopotamus, in order if possible, to dri. - the animaltowards him. The hippo, a wicked, solitary, old bull, returned the insultby chargin
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