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A HIPPOPOTAMUS HU~T. 31
SP&.\ Rl XG THE HIPPOPOTA ltl:S.
6. N ow two hunters attacked him , one on each
side. The animal charged one of th e hunters, who
immedi ately fled; but th e other attacked him with
his spear as he passed. Charge after charge he made,
snapping th e spear-shafts like reeds, and biting one
of the ropes in two, until th e son of th e sheik,
taking a tri ed spear in his hand, went to meet him
single-handed. The hippopotamus rushed blindly at
him . Th e hunter jumped warily to one side to avoid
the rush ; th en, as th e rope caused the animal to
swerve round, th e young man ran up and pierced
him to th e heart,
7. As soon a th e excitement had subsided, th e
sh eik with a small party went to see if th e body of
Jali could be seen in the clear wat er, and recovered.
We saw nothing except th e loose shaft of the
spear floating near th e outle t of th e pool. I felt
thoroughly sorry for th e fine old hunter ; but nothing