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Drawing the water up into his trunk, he raised it on high, and pointing it backwards, he discharged large volumes over his body, and upon the spot where he had received the thrust of the kobaoba's horn. He then ran out of the lake, and charged about in search of the rhinoceros; but long-horn was nowhere to be found!
He wanted a new loading-rod for his rifle; and he had gazed covetously at the kobaoba's long horn. But it was easier to desire the death of the rhinoceros than to accomplish it. They had no horses at least none that could be mounted and to attack the animal on foot would be a game as dangerous as idle.
For several minutes he kept the same position, but they noticed that his tail no longer switched about, and that his attitude was loose and drooping. Now and then he turned his proboscis to the spot where he had received the thrust of the kobaoba's horn.
For several minutes he kept the same position; but they noticed that his tail no longer switched about, and that his attitude was loose and drooping. Now and then he turned his proboscis to the spot where he had received the thrust of the kobaoba's horn.
Perhaps, ere now, he had had a touch of that long spit-like excrescence that stood out from the kobaoba's snout. At all events, he did not rush upon his adversary at once as he would have done on some poor antelope that might have crossed him in the same way. His patience, however, became exhausted.
Drawing the water up into his trunk, he raised it on high, and pointing it backwards, he discharged large volumes over his body, and upon the spot where he had received the thrust of the kobaoba's horn. He then ran out of the lake, and charged about in search of the rhinoceros; but long-horn was no longer to be found!
He wanted a new loading-rod for his rifle; and he had gazed covetously at the kobaoba's long horn. But it was easier to desire the death of the rhinoceros than to accomplish it. They had no horses at least, none that could be mounted and to attack the animal on foot, would be a game as dangerous as idle.
Perhaps, ere now, he had had a touch of that long spit-like excrescence that stood out from the kobaoba's snout. At all events, he did not rush upon his adversary at once as he would have done on some poor antelope that might have crossed him in the same way. His patience, however, became exhausted.
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