 | 1849 - 440 páginas
...he dropped the candles and endeavoured to run upon the shaft of the spear to arrive at me ; so that I was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle and...him, and nearly at the same time my servant cleft his skull with a battle-axe. In a word, the hyaenas were the plague of our Jives, the terror of our midnight... | |
 | 1854 - 392 páginas
...him as near the heart as I could judge. It was not till then he showed any sign of fierceness ; but upon feeling his wound, he let drop the candles and...him, and nearly at the same time my servant cleft his skull with a battle-axe. In a word, the Hyaena was the plague of our lives, the terror of our night-walks,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1853 - 332 páginas
...showed any sign of fierceness ; but, iipon feeling his wound, he let drop the candles, and endeavored to run up the shaft of the spear, to arrive at me ; so that I was obliged to draw my pistol from my girdle, and shoot him ; and, nearly at the same time, my servant... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 492 páginas
...until I had done this that he showed any signs of fierceness ; but, upon feeling his wound, he dropped the candles, and endeavoured to run up the shaft of the spear to arrive at me, so that I was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle and shoot him, and nearly at the same time my servant... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1858 - 272 páginas
...him as near the heart as I could judge. It was not till then he showed any signs of fierceness ; but upon feeling his wound, he let drop the candles, and...time my servant cleft his scull with a battle-axe." IFIEMAILIE EliANID. SEP M]EMINJPIA TMIR J Lc Kcul drl et ft THE TOMMON AMTIEI.OKE. WE have thus taken... | |
 | 1858 - 140 páginas
...he dropped the candles, and endeavoured to run upon the shaft of the spear to arrive at me; so that I was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle, and...him; and nearly at the same time my servant cleft his skull with a battle-axe." The hyœna and dog are mortal enemies. We find the author of the book of... | |
 | 1860 - 654 páginas
...him as near the heart as I could judge. It was not till then he showed any sign of fierceness ; but upon feeling his wound, he let drop the candles and...the spear to arrive at me, so that, in self-defence, 1 was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle and shoot him, and nearly at the same time my servant... | |
 | John George Wood - 1861 - 300 páginas
...he dropped the candles and endeavored to run on the shaft of the spear to arrive. "at* me, so that I was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle and shoot him," Though the Hyena is so fierce, it is sometimes tamed ; and Bishop Heber says that he saw in India a... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 páginas
...he dropped the candles, and endeavoured to run upon the shaft of the spear to arrive at me ; so that I was obliged to draw a pistol from my girdle and...; and nearly at the same time my servant cleft his skuL1 with a battle-axe. In a word, the hyaenas were the plague of our lives, the terror of our night-wafc... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1869 - 346 páginas
...him as near the heart as 1 could judge. It was not till then he showed any sign of fierceness ; but, upon feeling his wound, he let drop the candles, and...; so that, in self-defence, I was obliged to draw out a pistol from my girdle and shoot him, and nearly at the same time my servant cleft his skull with... | |
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... for no other prey at that time. As his mouth was full, and he had no claws to tear with, I was not afraid of him, but with a pike struck him as near the heart as I could judge. It was not till then... 
