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Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o measure strength with the onyx-antelope. (aptain Harris, one of the few hunters who has pur-sued this animal with any degree of success, relates thefollowing story of his chase after an onyx-antelope. and the anxious hunter could see that his game faltered,while the fast-darkening coat of the animal told of theperspiration forced out by the great effort it was making.But the Captains horse was in nearly as exhausted a con-dition as the gemsbok, and its rider could hope to forcehim ahead but a short time longer. We continued to leave the ground behind us, clear-ing stones, ravines, and bushes, without swerving one-inch from our arrow-like course. At length the tongueof the quarry was lolling out, and his tail drooping betweenhis tired legs; but although his black list stripe was al-most under my bows, he was far fresher than my blowinghorse, and I perceived, beyond a shadow of a doubt, thatanother hundred yards would see me planted. Taking a OCTOBER 2, 1883. HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. 761
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AN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN AN ONYX-ANTELOPE AND A LEOPARD. 762 IIAHPEITS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. st )•. >i ig pull upon the bridle, therefore, and cramming in therowels, I gained a few strides upon the quarry, and, throw-in g myself from the saddle, let tly 1>oth barrels of my rifle. The first ball went so wide of its mark that the onlydamage done was to knock up the dust several feet be-hind the gcmsbok: hut the second hit him in the himl-leg. thoroughly crippling him. Captain Harris immediately remounted his horse tocontinue the pursuit, but the gemsbok rendered such actionunnecessary. Uttering his shrill note of rage, raising hisbushy tail, and shaking his head furiously, he preparedfor an attack. Lowering his head between his fore-legsuntil his horns were pointed directly toward the huntershorse, he darted forward with even more swiftness thanlie had shown during the flight. It was a moment when, both calmness and steadynerves were necessary, or the hunters life would have jbee

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