Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa: With Notices of the Native Tribes, and Anecdotes of the Chase of the Lion, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Rhinoceros, &cHarper & brothers, 1851 |
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antelope appearance approached ball bank Bechuanas beside bring brought buck buffalo bull elephants camp Carey carried cattle charged chase chief close coming continued course cover crossed dead dense direction distance dogs elephants extremely feet fell fine fired followed forest forward fountain four fresh gave going ground half halted head heard held herd holding horses hour hundred yards hunting inspanned killed leave length Limpopo lion looking lost lying miles minutes morning Muslin natives nearly night observed obtained old bull once opposite oxen party passed position presently proceeded rain reached reeds remained resolved returned rifle river rock rode saddle seek seemed seen sent short shot shoulder side slowly soon spoor standing started steeds stood took trees troop turned tusks twenty wagons walked watched wind wounded yards
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Página 100 - ... was coming slowly round the corner of the little vley to cultivate further my acquaintance! This unfortunate coincidence put a stop at once to all further contemplation. I thought, in my haste, that it was perhaps most prudent to shoot this lioness, espe'cially as none of the others had noticed me. I accordingly moved my arm and covered her: she saw me move and halted, exposing a full broadside. I fired ; the ball entered one shoulder and passed out behind the other.
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