ElcpJiant Hunting in Abyssinia 1 1 1 



with the sword had utterly disabled it ; the second was ear, but Taher Sherif begged me not to" fire, as the 



its death blow ; the arteries of the leg were divided, elephant would quickly bleed to death without 



and the blood spouted in jets from the wounds. I pain, and an unnecessary shot might attract the Base 



wished to terminate its misery by a bullet behind the who would steal the flesh and ivory during our absence." 



And so they left the poor beast ! It appears before their return, the whereabouts of the 

 that the Base did steal the flesh and ivory quarr)^ having been betrayed by the vultures. 



