Five years' hunting adventures in South Africa- being an account of sport with the lion, elephant (1892) (14781619184)

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Title: Five years' hunting adventures in South Africa: being an account of sport with the lion, elephant ...

Year: 1892 (1890s)

Authors: Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming, 1820-1866.

Subjects: Hunting -- South Africa Museum Collection South Africa -- History South Africa -- Description and travel Special Collections

Publisher: London, Simpkin, Marshall.

Contributing Library: Broward College Archives and Special Collections

Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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nded one ofthem. Soon after we had lain down a thundering clattering of hoofs washeard coming up the vley, and on came an immense herd of blue wilde-beest. They were very thirsty, and the leading cow very soon cameboldly up and drank before me. I sent a ball through her ; she ransixty yards up the slope behind me, and fell dead. Her comrades thenthundered across the vley, and took up a position on the opposite risingground. In two minutes the hysenas and jackals had attacked the car-case of this wildebeest. Soon after this a lion gave a most appallingroar on the bushy height close opposite to us, which was succeeded bya deathlike stillness which lasted for nearly a minute. I had then onlyone shot in my four barrels, and I hastily loaded the other barrel of myWestley E-ichards, and with breathless attention I kept the strictest watchin front, expecting every moment to see the mighty and terrible king of i I * III ■ •„% Witt ,1,1 -V. t1*- ■,■/■!,ill* it .1 *.»!y .<■ .,

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CDO cPN ce ■OD P & Pm o CO XX < 5 A MAGNIFICENT LION. 233 beasts approaching; but he was too cunning. He saw all the othergame fight shy of the water, so he made a circuit to leeward to get thewind off the fountain. Soon after he roared I heard a number of jackalsbothering him, as if telling him to come across the vley to the wilde-beest : he growled from side to side, as if playing with them, and afterthis all was still. I had listened with intense anxiety for about fifteen minutes longer,when I heard the hyaenas and jackals give way on either side behindme from the carcase of the wildebeest, and, turning my head slowlyround, I beheld a huge and majestic lion, with a black mane which nearlyswept the ground, standing over the carcase. He seemed aware of myproximity, and lowering his head he at once laid hold of the wildebeestand dragged it some distance up the hill. He then halted to takebreath, but did not expose a broadside, and in a quarter of a minute heagain laid hold of

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