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The bull came Into the clearing at a point about two hundred 

 yards from Col. Roosevelt, and immediately charged upon the 

 party. Realizing the danger that beset "Bwana Tumbo," others in 

 the party were on the point of firing, but Col. Roosevelt held them 

 in check while he stepped immediately in the path of the oncoming 

 infuriated beast. With wonderful coolness, such as no American 

 hunter ever exceeded, Col. Roosevelt took deliberate aim and fired. 

 A second shot would have been impossible, but a second shot was 

 not necessary, as the first had pierced the animal's brain. 



When the rhinoceros tumbled over Col. Roosevelt enjoyed the 

 keenest moment of pleasure that he has had in Africa. The fact 

 that he had saved his life did not seem to appeal to him half as much 

 as the fact that he had added a rhinoceros to his collection and imder 

 conditions that any hunter in the world might well have envied. 



ROOSEVELT CONGRATULATED FOR HIS SKILL. 



Col. Roosevelt was warmly congratulated for his coolness and 

 skill, and when the natives returned and saw the huge beast dead 

 they were more certain than ever that their title of Bwana Tumbo 

 had not been misapplied. 



The rhinoceros made the forty-fifth animal that has been killed 

 by Col. Roosevelt and his son Kermit. The kill represents fifteen 

 varieties, an unsurpassed record for the time that the party has 



been in the field. 



The rhinoceros which was of unusual size, will undoubtedly 

 make one of the most prized items in Col. Roosevelt's collection. 



AU the species of rhinoceros are very quick in their temper, 

 and liable to flash out into anger without any provocation whatever. 

 During these fits of rage they are dangerous neighbors, and are apt 

 to attack any moving object that may be within their reach. In 

 one well-known instance, where a rhinoceros made a sudden dash 

 upon a number of picketed horses, and killed many of them by the 

 strokes of his horn, the animal had probably been irritated by some 

 unknown cause, and wreaked his vengence on the nearest victims. 



The rhinoceros is always vicious, and, like the elephant, the 

 buffalo, and many other animals, will conceal himself in some 



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