William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . he rear, his hand being on her as hepassed. She immediately gave chase. He was a very fastrunner, but in thirty yards she was at his heels. A quickturn saved him for the moment ; the race was over in thenext. As the horned snout came lapping round his thighhe rested the gun on the long head, and, still running,fired both barrels ; but with the smoke he was sailingthrough the air, and it was not until three hours later
William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . he rear, his hand being on her as hepassed. She immediately gave chase. He was a very fastrunner, but in thirty yards she was at his heels. A quickturn saved him for the moment ; the race was over in thenext. As the horned snout came lapping round his thighhe rested the gun on the long head, and, still running,fired both barrels ; but with the smoke he was sailingthrough the air, and it was not until three hours laterthat he recovered consciousness, to find a deep gash inhis thigh, eight inches long, down to the bone in all itslength. The limb stiffened, and, unable to get into thewagon, he made his bed for nearly four weeks under abush, the rip healing rapidly, covered with a rag kept con-stantly wet. As soon as he was sufficiently recovered he hurrieddown to the Cape, where an official announcement awaitedhim that in the event of his failing to return to India bya certain date, then two months past, his appointmentwould be cancelled. He accordingly secured a passagein the next HORN OF SPECIES OF RHINOCEROS THAT TOSSED OSWELL. Length, 233 inches. VOL. I. 10 CHAPTER VI. INDIA AND ENGLAND. 1847-1848. AGE 29-30. Oswells plans for the future — Livingstone writes fromKuruman ; the course of the Limpopo; twenty yearsold, twenty children—Oswell appointed superintendentof Government catch of elephants; the coopmn; tamingand training ; a servant over one hundred years old, withsixty years good character ; a sound whipping ; a knock-down blow ; a dash for liberty ; the elephant in war andpageants ; as a nurse ; as a wood-cutters assistant; modeof capture in pitfalls—Adventure with black bears—Peterand his little ways—England re-visited—Death of —Decision to return to Africa. W. Cotton Oswell to his Brother. • Madras, * April 12, 1847. . I am going up to the Neilgherr
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