Identifier: explorationsadve00wils (find matches)
Title: Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa;
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Wilson, James Russell
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Publisher: (Philadelphia?)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rbeyond them; while the long black tail, tufted at the end like abuffalos, is curled above the back, and moves pendulum fashion exactlvas the neck moves, giving the creature the appearance of a curious andnicely-adjlisted piece of machinery. Elegant Roan Antelope. Soon after my adventure with the giraffes I fell in with a single roanantelope, and cannot deny myself the pleasure of giving a full account oithe chase from first to last, as it will long live in my remembrance. Isaw him first coming along at a swinging gallop, evidently startled bysomething, and endeavored to cut him off, galloping hard and keeping atree between us. I got within ioo yards, jumped off, and missed himlike a man going broadside past me; swallowed my disgust as well as Icould, reloaded, and gave chase. A stern chase is always a long one, and at the end of about threemiles I could not perceive I had gained a yard on him. The bush get-ting thicker, I rode ioo yards wide of him, hoping I might gain ground m wf: M
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GIRAFFES FLEEING FROM A HUNTER. 237 238 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS on him unperceived, and as he burst once more into the clearing I hai bettered my position fully ioo yards, which he perceived, and put on thesteam once more, and I was just pulling up in despair, when I saw hismouth open, and heard his breath coming thick and fast on the windHe was evidently much blown, but my good nag had likewise nearly allthe puif taken out of him. The ground being frightfully stony, he had3D change his legs, alter his stride, and hop about like peas on a platter;Still I had faint hopes, if I was favored by the ground, I might get a longf hot at him. I nursed my nag to the best of my judgment, rowelinghim well, but holding him fast by the head, and endeavoring still to keepa spurt in him whenever the ground favored, and in this manner I main-tained my distance, about 200 yards behind the antelope, which I nowperceived to be shortening his stroke as he was nearing the steep banfeof a dry river. Crisis o

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