CHAPTER IX 

 HUNTING THE ELEPHANT 



ELEPHANT- HUNTING is probably the most attractive 

 form of sport to the big-game hunter in search of 

 valuable trophies, as well as excitement. That he is 

 fairly certain to get plenty of the , latter is evident 

 from the thrilling experiences related by various 

 writers. 



Mr. Albert B. Lloyd, the famous missionary sports- 

 man, had several exciting tussles with elephants. 

 One of the most thrilling is reproduced from the 

 record of his travels in the Uganda l : " About mid- 

 day, while I was resting during the great heat, some 

 men came to say that there were elephants near by, 

 would I hunt them? Having one more due to me 

 on my licence, of course I said, * Yes,' and we started. 

 We walked for two hours through tangled jungle, across 

 swamps up to the waist hi mud and slush, through 

 rushing rivers, the swift current of one of these making 

 crossing a most risky business. Then the guide turned 

 round to me and said, * Alas, sir, they have gone ! ' 

 This was rather discouraging, after having waded 

 through the swamp and battled with the thorny 

 thicket ; but it was true the elephants had moved 

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