Identifier: huntinginchamois00bonerich (find matches)
Title: Chamois hunting in the mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Boner, Charles, 1815-1870
Subjects: Chamois Hunting -- Germany Bavaria
Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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and the report of my rifle thunders throughthe mountains. He stops, turns, and goes to the veryspot where I first expected he would come. It is ter-ribly steep just there; he stands somewhat bent to-gether, ready to descend the rocks precipitous side.But he is hesitating. He must be hit! The rifle isstill at my shoulder, and the ball from the left barrel. . . By Jove, it has hit him I Down he comes; hecant stop himself, he rolls headlong over the crag! Iwatched him till he was out of sight, and then drew along deep breath. I looked up to Neuner, and takingoff my hat waved it in the air, that he might know allwas right. He swung his gaily in return, and dashingalong through the latschen was soon at my side. Did you see him fall, Neuner ? Yes, but before you fired I saw nothing. Whenyou levelled your rifle I thought it was only a joke, tillthe shot came, and afterwards the other. To be doubly sure, I looked across with my glass, tosee if any blood was upon the rock, but I could discover
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Qsmp.^.Th.Horschelt Gedr.b Jul. Ada.™ in Muncher. After the wounded chamois Litli.T.r Hohe UP THE MOUNTAIN. 259 none. Then came the doubts and anxiety; yet at thesame time I felt sure he was hit, and well hit too. Withsome difficulty we clambered down to the foot of therock; I looked into the gulf, but could see no trace ofthe animal. He must be in there, Neuner,—I am sure he must.No chamois that was not badly wounded ever camedown a rock as he did. Ill go down and look afterhim. No, you will not be able to get out again; it is im-possible. Let us go lower down yonder, and look upthe gully. We did so, and I stopped to load my rifle. Neunermeanwhile ran forwards to a projecting crag, and by hismanner and the expression of his whole body I knew hesaw the chamois. At the same moment he fired. There he is \ he cried j hes limping. Stop, Neuner, I am sure he cant go far; we shallovertake him, and then well let Bursch follow, andhell bring him to bay. And down we ran, where atany other

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