HUNTING THE ELEPHANT 



Elephant Charges ex-President — His Narrow Escape from Death — Dangers and Excite- 

 ment of the Elephant Hunt — The Story of the Elephant. 



The most glorious hour in Mr. Roosevelt's experience as an African 

 sportsman was that in which he bagged his first elephant. When the hunter 

 succeeds in bringing the animal down at close range, in a thicket, his heart 

 beats with delight — it is just a chance what his fate may be. However, widely 

 experienced travelers differ in their views in regard tO' African sport in 



AN IVORY AND PALM OIL CARAVAN. 



general. They are all agreed that elephant hunting is the most dangerous 

 task to which a man can set himself. Sooner or later the luck goes against 

 the hunter. Of recent years a large number of good shots have lost their 

 lives in Africa. If one of these huge animals once gets at the hunter, he is 

 as good as dead. Mr. Roosevelt, too, narrowly escaped death when shooting 

 his first bull elephant. 



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