Notes on South African Htmting. 91 
Selous and his hunting. 
come out. Selous went in after him—always 
a fearfully dangerous thing to do—and presently 
he heard a move, and saw the lion in the act of 
springing on him. He brought his rifle up, and 
shot the lion in his spring. The lion fell so 
close that he could touch him with the muzzle 
of his rifle. 
Another day he was hunting elephant. He 
was riding a horse, and having had a long 
hunt, his horse was getting beat. As he was 
riding on, he heard an elephant scream just 
behind him. He looked round and saw the 
animal just on him. In vain he tried to get his 
horse on faster. The next thing that he 
remembers was a shock, and when he came to 
himself, he found his head pressed down on 
his chest. Then he realized that he was actually 
under the elephant's body. He managed to roll 
out, and so got away. 
The elephant when charging had struck his 
tusk right into the flank of the horse, and had, 
of course, turned him over. The only manner 
of explaining Selous’ ultimate position is that, 
the elephant seeing him lying on the ground, 
ran at him to kneel on him and crush him, or 
