The Spear and the Rifle; Or Recollections of Sport in India, by an Old Shekarree [H.A. . (Paperback)
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This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 66 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: . . . was necessary; she had deviated too far from the proper line of passage. Well was it for all concerned that this was promptly afforded, or we should have lost the animal. As soon as she found herself in danger, she roared an alarm, and in a few minutes, some dwarf babools that grew on the edge of the swamp, were taken to her, as also bundles of long grass as fast as they could be cut; and on removing her pad, she was free to act and exert herself. She seized the branches, and bushes, and bundles of grass, as also her own pad which was handed to her, and anything else she could get, and she worked them underneath herself in a very curious manner, until after about an hours exertion, she had prepared sufficiently safe standing ground. During all this time, as much more grass, and branches of trees, and such like, had been brought to the spot as was possible, and laid along in a kind of pathway, and the elephant proceeded to finally extricate himself. This was not easily done, and her labors were at times very unpleasant to behold. It was not the first time I had seen an elephant in a difficulty; and on one occasion, where the poor beast got into the quicksand of a river, all our exertions, and all the branches of trees, and even the pads of three other elephants, wore of no avail, and he sank down and gradually disappeared for ever. It was one of the most painful sights I ever beheld, and like an execution, few men ever desire to see a second. I will here add the only other instance of loss in a quicksand which I remember. A friend and myself were travelling by dawk, i. e. in palanquins, with relays of bearers; and borrowed two ponies of a native chief, to ride a few miles to see a curious cavern. On our return, we somehow unintentionally irritated some hill . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: .was necessary; she had deviated too far from the proper line of passage. Well was it for all concerned that this was promptly afforded, or we should have lost the animal. As soon as she found herself in danger, she roared an alarm, and in a few minutes, some dwarf babools that grew on the edge of the swamp, were taken to her, as also bundles of long grass as fast as they could be cut; and on removing her pad, she was free to act and exert herself. She seized the branches, and bushes, and bundles of grass, as also her own pad which was handed to her, and anything else she could get, and she worked them underneath herself in a very curious manner, until after about an hour s exertion, she had prepared sufficiently safe standing ground. During all this time, as much more grass, and branches of trees, and such like, had been brought to the spot as was possible, and laid along in a kind of pathway, and the elephant proceeded to finally extricate himself. This was not easily done, and her labors were at times very unpleasant to behold. It was not the first time I had seen an elephant in a difficulty; and on one occasion, where the poor beast got into the quicksand of a river, all our exertions, and all the branches of trees, and even the pads of three other elephants, wore of no avail, and he sank down and gradually disappeared for ever. It was one of the most painful sights I ever beheld, and like an execution, few men ever desire to see a second. I will here add the only other instance of loss in a quicksand which I remember. A friend and myself were travelling by dawk, i.e. in palanquins, with relays of bearers; and borrowed two ponies of a native chief, to ride a few miles to see a curious cavern. On our return, we somehow unintentionally irritated some hill .

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Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: .was necessary; she had deviated too far from the proper line of passage. Well was it for all concerned that this was promptly afforded, or we should have lost the animal. As soon as she found herself in danger, she roared an alarm, and in a few minutes, some dwarf babools that grew on the edge of the swamp, were taken to her, as also bundles of long grass as fast as they could be cut; and on removing her pad, she was free to act and exert herself. She seized the branches, and bushes, and bundles of grass, as also her own pad which was handed to her, and anything else she could get, and she worked them underneath herself in a very curious manner, until after about an hour s exertion, she had prepared sufficiently safe standing ground. During all this time, as much more grass, and branches of trees, and such like, had been brought to the spot as was possible, and laid along in a kind of pathway, and the elephant proceeded to finally extricate himself. This was not easily done, and her labors were at times very unpleasant to behold. It was not the first time I had seen an elephant in a difficulty; and on one occasion, where the poor beast got into the quicksand of a river, all our exertions, and all the branches of trees, and even the pads of three other elephants, wore of no avail, and he sank down and gradually disappeared for ever. It was one of the most painful sights I ever beheld, and like an execution, few men ever desire to see a second. I will here add the only other instance of loss in a quicksand which I remember. A friend and myself were travelling by dawk, i.e. in palanquins, with relays of bearers; and borrowed two ponies of a native chief, to ride a few miles to see a curious cavern. On our return, we somehow unintentionally irritated some hill .

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...was necessary; she had deviated too far from the proper line of passage. Well was it for all concerned that this was promptly afforded, or we should have lost the animal. As soon as she found herself in danger, she roared an alarm, and in a few minutes, some dwarf babools that grew on the edge of the swamp, were taken to her, as also bundles of long grass as fast as they could be cut; and on removing her pad, she was free to act and exert herself. She seized the branches, and bushes, and bundles of grass, as also her own pad which was handed to her, and anything else she could get, and she worked them underneath herself in a very curious manner, until after about an hour's exertion, she had prepared sufficiently safe standing ground. During all this time, as much more grass, and branches of trees, and such like, had been brought to the spot as was possible, and laid along in a kind of pathway, and the elephant proceeded to finally extricate himself. This was not easily done, and her labors were at times very unpleasant to behold. It was not the first time I had seen an elephant in a difficulty; and on one occasion, where the poor beast got into the quicksand of a river, all our exertions, and all the branches of trees, and even the pads of three other elephants, wore of no avail, and he sank down and gradually disappeared for ever. It was one of the most painful sights I ever beheld, and like an execution, few men ever desire to see a second. I will here add the only other instance of loss in a quicksand which I remember. A friend and myself were travelling by dawk, i.e. in palanquins, with relays of bearers; and borrowed two ponies of a native chief, to ride a few miles to see a curious cavern. On our return, we somehow unintentionally irritated some hill ... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-05-17, Studio: RareBooksClub.com.