Show Routed If the various animals hunted by man I could over stop to laugh during these ed I couritcrs there would no doubt be ample esciiGO for such pastime for seldom aa the fact appears in books of sport man does not always occupy the dignified corner of a position Parker Gillmore wa3 one day searching for a steinbocic in the African forest aided by Churning his companion and three natives They had seen traces of a wart hog but resolved re-solved to postpone his slaughter until after that of the stcinbock had been accomplished ac-complished The old native led the way and we followed expecting momentarily an indication indi-cation that our services were required in front when suddenly that aged warrior sprang at least four feet into the air I saw something big and grizzly between his legs and understood that instead of being the assailants we were attacked and by a vlacko varlr Shoot I could not and so sprang on ono side into a perfect tangle otwaitabit thorns where I was effectually entangled Convinced that the danger was over I turned slowlyround to see how it had fared with Churning T was scarcely in a laughing humor but I could not suppress sup-press a gigglo on seeing my friend banging bang-ing by his hands to a bough his knees close to his chin and his face wearing an expression of extreme disgust at being forced into such violent exercise and such an undignified position Beyond lum was one of tho darkiea perched on the top of u big bush and further on the other one fleeing in search of a similar refuge Tableau Five good men and true routed by a wart hog Why didnt you shoot him exclaimed ex-claimed Churning as ho straightened himself and dropped to the ground Because I thought I might hit the aid man Why didnt you Because I thought I might hit you So vo laughed over the absurdity of the whole affair and then like considerate consider-ate white men jeered at the natives for their want of pluck Youths Companion Compan-ion |