Show atte ELEPHANTS 1 death of a wounded bull saved the hunting party I 1 was kneeling while my men lay flat on their faces writes 0 G lings in his and rifle of an elephant hunting inci dent I 1 sent two more bullets into the male elephant the whole herd then gathered around an old demale elephant and broke away in a quick shuffle since they turned to the right I 1 enjoyed the grand sight of twenty tour elephants passing at a distance of about feet the wounded male a little nearer to me and I 1 could not refrain from firing at him once more the whole herd stopped took the young ones into their midst looked around and sniffed the air they discovered us and led by two females they came to attack us the situation became very critical for in the long run the animals were bound to overtake us I 1 fled as fast as my feet would carry me in the wake of roy men who were running away from the animal at a right angle they knew as I 1 did that the ele s sense of sight is weak and that our only chance of escape lay in changing from time to time the direction of our flight we did not dare look around but hurried on in breathless haste the thundering dull noise of the pursuing elephants came nearer and nearer then suddenly a piercing trumpet like sound was heard above the dull noise turning around I 1 saw the wounded animal falling into a sitting posture and the rest of the herd in wild flight away from us |