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AFRICAN HUNTING. 
He turned to see who had the audacity to ride so 
near, for the horse’s nose touched him, when I gave 
him a bullet behind the shoulder, and cleared out of 
his path. In reloading I lost him, and, cantering on 
his spoor, he very nearly caught me, as he had 
stopped and turned round just where the path 
turned suddenly and sharply to the right, and I was 
almost under his very trunk ere I saw him. He was 
lying in wait, and made a terrific charge, trumpeting 
furiously ; the horse was round like a top, and away 
I went, with both rowels deep in his flanks, as I 
threw myself on his neck. It was a very near 
shave ; his trunk was over the horse’s hind quarters. 
I went through bush that, in cool blood, I should 
have pronounced impenetrable, but did not come off 
scathless ; my poor hands are shockingly torn, and 
my trousers, from the knee, literally in shreds, though 
made of goatskin. After giving the elephant two 
more bullets I lost him. The dogs were frightened 
to death, and would not leave the horse’s heels. 
I shortly came across another troop of bulls, 
which took against the wind, leaving such a dust 
behind them, that I was half smothered. I rode, at 
last, a little wide of them, on the weather side, and 
was able to get a view of their teeth, and I rode out 
one with beautiful long teeth. He very soon lessened 
his speed, turned, and, before I was aware, charged 
me. I could not turn in time, and, therefore, fired 
right between his eyes. The shot struck him about 
an inch above the left eye, and brought him on one 
