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Show LUCKY SHOT SAVED HUNTER At Mercy of Infuriated Buffalo When Gun Was Fired. A hunter In South Afrln tolls the following story of an adventure with a buffalo: "I was In tho act of descending de-scending tho bank when Prlnsloo, n Dutch hunter, who was lower down tho slope, saw tho dark outllno of tho buffalo standing nt boy behind tho screen of reeds. Next Instnnt, seeing It about to chnrge, ho shouted, 'Daar kom hlj' ('There ho comes'), nnd fired, rather nt random, I am afraid. Then, rushing down tho path b) which ho had advanced, ho threw himself headlong Into tho reeds on tho left. This all happened In a few moments, hut 1 hnd sulllclent tlmo to raise my rlllo to my shoulder nnd flro ns tho enraged bull rushed straight at mo through the reeds with nose thrown forwnrd and horns back. As I fired I endeavored to Jump aside to escapo the charge, but my fee got entangled In tho matted grass and I fell on my back, luckily, however, re talnlng my hold on tho stock of my rifle. My first shot seemed to check him for n moment, but tho next he was rushing up tho slopo nt mo. I shall novor forget tho look In his fierce eyes. It wns but a moment's work to draw back tho bolt of ray Mauser and to close It ngaln, thus pushing another cnrtrldgo Into the breech. I had no time to rnlse the rifle to my shoulder. There was bare ly time, Just before ho wns within striking distance, to pull tho trigger, with tho stock under my nrmplt, while I lay on my back on tho top of tho sloping ground. Without so much as a groan he fell in his trncks and rolled over Into tho muddy water two yards below with a great splash, shot through tho brain." Montreal Herald. |