If He Had Found Me He
Would Certainly Have Pounded Me To Atoms, As He
Was An Old Bull And In A Most Furious And Vicious
Mood.
One day when Dr. Brock and I were out
shooting, shortly after this incident and not far
from where
It occurred, we caught sight of two
rhinos in a hollow some little distance from us,
and commenced to stalk them, taking advantage
of every fold of the ground in doing so and
keeping about fifty yards apart in case of a charge.
In that event one or other of us would be able to
get in a broadside shot, which would probably
roll the beast over. Proceeding carefully in this
manner, we managed to get within about sixty
yards of them, and as it was my turn for a shot, I
took aim at the larger of the two, just as it was
moving its great head from one side to the other,
wondering which of us it ought to attack. When
at last it decided upon Brock, it gave me the
chance I had been waiting for. I fired instantly
at the hollow between neck and shoulder; the
brute dropped at once, and save for one or two
convulsive kicks of its stumpy legs as it lay half
on its back, it never moved again. The second
rhino proved to be a well-grown youngster which
showed considerable fight as we attempted to
approach its fallen comrade. We did not want
to kill it, and accordingly spent about two hours
in shouting and throwing stones at it before at
last we succeeded in driving it away.
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