Lucky Escape From Elephant

Lucky Escape From Elephant

An elephant hunt on the Muar river is described in the Straits Times of Singapore. The beast turned hunter, and the man, fleeing, caught his foot in a rattan creeper and fell. He discharged his rifle, however, and that fortunately frightened the animal away. The Times continues: "It is not every man who has the good luck when pursued by an elephant to be crossing a swamp, so that when animal has carefully kneaded his prostrate foe and passed along thinking him completely pulverized the said man should come up smiling behind the elephant none the worse for his massage treatment."