 I had only a single -barrelled rifle in my hand, and paused a moment ; when she altered her intention, turned aside, and followed the direction taken by her cub. I then caught a glimpse of her as she ran to the left, and fired through the bushes, but...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 27edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
 | 1853 - 524 pages
...caught a glimpse of her as she ran to the left, and fired through the bushes, but onlv hit her far hack in the flank ; on which she immediately checked her...load again. My ball was hardly down when a shout from Bcucharville warned me that the fight was only commencing. ' Gardez •vous — gardez vous, monsieur,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1853 - 520 pages
...followed the direction taken by her cub. I then caught a glimpse of her as she ran to the left, and fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the...and round, snapped at her side, tearing at the wound witlj her teeth and claws, and, fortunately for me, afforded me sufficient time to enable me to load... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1866 - 698 pages
...flinched I had been lost — she rose on her hind legs, then turned aside, and followed her cubs. I fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the flank, on which she stopped, wheeled round and round, tore at her side with her teeth and claws, and allowed me, fortunately,... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1866 - 710 pages
...flinched I had been lost — she rose on her hind legs, then turned aside, and followed her cubs. I fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the flank, on which she stopped, wheeled round and round, tore at her side with her teeth and claws, and allowed me, fortunately,... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1868 - 822 pages
...flinched I had been lost — she rose 0;a her hind legs, then turned aside, and followed her cubs. I fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the flank, on which she stopped, wheeled round and round, tore at her side with her teeth and claws, and allowed me, fortunately,... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1870 - 806 pages
...flinched I had been lost — she rose M her hind legs, then turned aside, and followed her cnbs. I fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the flank, on which she stopped, wheeled round and round, tore at her side with her teeth and claws, and allowed me, fortunately,... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1871 - 432 pages
...followed the direction taken by her cub. I then caught a glimpse of her as she ran to the left, and fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the...Boucharville warned me that the fight was only commencing, — " Gardez-vous, gardez-vous, Monsieur, elle fonce encore:" and on she furiously rushed at me. I... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1905 - 426 pages
...bushes, but only hit her far back on the flank ; on which she immediately checked her onward career, and wheeling round and round, snapped at her side,...from Boucharville warned me that the fight was only beginning: — '"SHE ROLLED FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE'" (p. 298). " ' Gardez-vous, gardez-vous,... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1870 - 794 pages
...flinched I had been lost — she rose o>a her hind legs, then turned aside, and followed her cubs. I fired through the bushes, but only hit her far back in the flank, on which she stopped, wheeled round and round, tore at her side with her teeth and claws, and allowed me, fortunately,... | |
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