Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa; With Numerous Illustrations Representing Sporting ... Devices for Destroying Wild Animals, Etc - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1856. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXII. TIMBO'S RETURN FROM THE LAKE; HIS LOGIC; HE TAKES THE LAW IN HIS OWN HANDS CALF OF AUTHOR'S LEG GOES ASTRAY A TROOP OF ELEPHANTS AUTHOR IS CHARGED BY ONE OF THEM, AND NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH HE SHOOTS A WHITE RHINOCEROS HE DISABLES A BLACK RHINOCEROS HE IS CHARGED AND DESPERATELY BRUISED AND WOUNDED BY THE LATTER HE SAVES THE LIKE OF HIS ATTENDANT, KAMAPYU---AUTHOR AGAIN CHARGED BY THE RHINOCEROS, AND ESCAPES DESTRUCTION ONLY BY THE OPPORTUNE DEATH OF HIS ANTAGONIST REFLECTIONS HE STARTS FOR THE NGAMI. After about a week's absence, Timbo returned. I learned from him that, previously to his arrival at the Ngami, Lecholetebe, the chief, had not, contrary to my expectations, been made aware of my approach; and the sudden appearance of strangers, therefore, created no small degree of surprise and consternation both to him and his people, who (led precipitately with their flocks. Many years before, when my friends, the Damarae, extended their migrations to the neighborhood of the Luke in question, the Bechuanas were in the habit of robbing them of their cattle. "How does it happen"--said Lecholetebe to Timbo--" that the Damaras are your servants? They area mighty nation, rich in cattle, which I know well, because my father fought many a bloody battle with them. We invariably came off' victorious, though often at the cost of numbers of our warriors, who were slain by the broad assegai of the Damaras. All is not right! Is your master richer than they?" To this query Timbo logically replied, "No! my master no rich; master very poor; but master has something, and Damaras nothing; therefore, master more rich than Damaras." CALF AND SHIN-BONE CHANGE PLACES. 329 Timbo then explained the way in which that tribe had been impoverished and nearly exterminated, as ...