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hardihood. I will only mention one instance out of 

 many which might be brought forward. Thus, on 

 a certain day, and in a few hours, he killed single- 

 handed no fewer than four elephants, besides wound- 

 ing a fifth ! Mr. Oswcll, unquestionably the best 

 elephant-hunter that ever rode on African soil, 

 once performed a somewhat similar feat (he killed 

 five bulls out of the same troop in a forenoon), but 

 then it must be remembered he was exceedingly 

 well mounted; the Swede accomplished his on foot ! 

 The natives, who greatly respect courage and 

 boldness, almost worshipped M. Wahlberg. In 

 their expressive language they have been heard to 

 say of him that the Great Spirit Moreino, must have 

 given him a great heart. Or that though " he 

 was a little man (he was of rather low stature), his 

 heart was larger than that of the bluest man." 



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Again, " Carel Kricger," says Mr. Burchell, " was 

 an indefatigable and fearless hunter, and being also 

 an excellent marksman, often ventured into the 

 most dangerous situations. One day, having with 

 his party pursued a wounded elephant, the irritated 

 animal suddenly turned round, and singling him out 

 from the rest as the person by whom he had been 

 wounded, seized him with his trunk, and lifting 

 his wretched victim high in the air, dashed him 

 with fearful force to the ground. His companions, 

 struck with horror, fled precipitately from the fatal 

 scene, unable to turn their eyes to behold the rest of 

 the tragedy. But on the following day they repaired 

 to the spot, where they collected the few bones 



