After A Ride Of About Four
Miles Through Beautiful Country, We Saw A Man In The Distance, Who Was
Beckoning To Us.
This was one of the watchers, who pointed to a jungle
into which the elephant had that moment entered.
From the extreme
caution of the trackers, I could see that this rogue was worthy of his
name.
The jungle into which he had entered was a long but narrow belt, about a
hundred yards in width; it was tolerably good, but still it was so close
that we could not see more than six paces in advance. I fully expected
that he was lying in wait for us, and would charge when least expected.
We therefore cautiously entered the jungle, and, sending Banda on in
advance, with instructions to retreat upon the guns if charged, we
followed him at about twenty paces distance.
Banda immediately untied his long hair, which fell to his hips, and
divesting himself of all clothing except a cloth round his loins, he
crept on in advance as stealthily as a cat. So noiselessly did he move
that we presently saw him gliding back to us without a sound. He
whispered that he had found the elephant, who was standing on the
patina, a few yards beyond the jungle. We immediately advanced, and upon
emerging from the jungle we saw him within thirty paces on our right,
standing with his broadside exposed. Crack went the four-ounce through
his shoulder, and the three-ounce and No.
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