The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-11-25
OF ss.s disssvetsd q have touched ,bu


e,ound. The Bsehusno Chisf, old Pey y.bow,
(uov 10 Caps Tow0,) convsfsing with me
fev days sgo, said that the lion very seldom
Attacks mso, IL upprovoked bu, he will ire.
quensIy spp'osch within few PAGES, aud sur
vsy hin s,esdiIy sod sometimes attempts 10
get behind him, ~ u he could not s,bnd his
took, but wa, yet desIrous Of sp'ingibg upon
him unswsres. ifs person. in such cifeum.
stsnces, attempts either 10 flight o, NJ, he in
ours tho most imminent peril but If no has
sufficient presence ofNnind cody to confront
him, without the sppesfsoce either Of terror
o, aggression, the animal will, In almost eve
fy instance, after q little spscs, se,i'e. rne
over-mssleriog effect Of the human eye upon
tho lion, has been frequently mentioned,
my own inquiries among lion hun,ep, am
perfectly satisfied Of the fact and On snecdoie
related 10 lew dsys ago, by Major Melntosh,
proves that this fascinating effect 10 not re
snieied the lion :--An officer, in India, well
known 10 my informsnt, having chance to
rsmbie into Jungle, suddenly epcountefed Q
Royal Tigef. The recoa,ro appeared equally
unexpected on both sides, and both parties
msde q dead halt, earnestly gszng on each
other. The gentleman had no firearms, and
was aware that . sword would be no effective
defence, 10 o sruggle for life wiihsuch so 90.
:sgonist. Bu, no had heard that svens Ben.
gel Tiger nigh, be sometimes checked, by
looking him firmly in the face. He did SO.
In few minutes, the tige', which sppea'ed
prepared to mako his Goal spring, grswmueh
disturbed, slunk aside, end attempted to creep
round upon him behind. The officer TUNED
constantly upon tho igor, which sliil eon,inu.
cd TO shInk from his glance but dsrtiDg in.
TO tho thickei, and again issuing forth in
different quarter, IL persevered, for about half
on hour, in this attempt to catch him by su'-
prise ,ill ct last, IL fairly yielded to The con.
nst, and iei, the gentlemen to pursue his
pleasure oaik. The direction he now took,
ss may be easily believed, was s.rsight to tho
tents. a, double quick ,ime."
Afsr relating several terrific s,ories Of en-.
counters with lions, the " itcr concludes his
article with one not quito so fearful, related by
Lucss Van Vuub, TO Wee Booi, bis nsighboi,
at the BaviaD's river:
"Lucas was Iidiag across the open plaino,
sboui dsy.5r.sk, and observing a lion ct dis
lance, epdesvored 10 avoid him by making
circuit. Lucas soon per ceived ina, he was not
disposed TO let hifo pas, wiihont iuriber par.
lance, and that no was rspidy spproschinS TO
the encounter, and bsing wihoo, his roev,(i
.)'nd othe' wise l,,le inclined TO any closer
,cquaintsncc, he turned off at right sngls,-
aid the samboeR lIceiy TO his horses lsnk
aud csl'opra e., lie. Ihe hotse was iaggeu,
md oo,e q heavy a,sn OF his back the hpn
was irssh and furious ruh huDeof, and cam,
down upon hlm like ,huHherboit ) In few
seconds. he overlook Lucss, and 81 "ngng up
behind, b. ought hoisc and man in an iDsIsn,
,o.,hs ground Luckily, the bnor was unhu,l.
and lhs lion was too esgcf 10 worrying the
horse 10 psy any immediate at,enlion to the
rider.
IIsrdy knowing himself how he escaped,
he cootrived 10 scramble out oi the fray. and
made clean pair OF heels Of il till be reach
ed the next house. Lucas, who gave zoe tho
dc,sils Of this adventure, himself, made no OBJ
SCI vaiiono on u, ss being any way remarkable,
except in the circumsteBcc Of The lions su.
dsei,y IN pursuing s"a Chris,isn men,' with.
out .oSovacatiop, In open Goy! But what
chiefly vexed him, In the Affair, was tho loss
of the saddle lie returned next day, with
party Of friends, 10 take vengeance on his ie-
line Toe but both the lion end saddle had dis
sppeered, and nothing could be found bu, The
horse's clean, picked bones. Lucas said he
could have excused the seh:ia, for killing tho
horse, ss he had allowed hmsei if to &c, swsy,
hut the fslooIous abstraction OF tho saddle, for
which (as Lucas gtayeiy observed) Ae could
have no possible use, raised his spleen might
i!y, and called down Q ,howes OF curses, when
ever he told the story Of this hair bres5Ih es.
cape"
E'heiwooj.. Bishop of WineheMsr, in the
time OF King Edgar, sold tho sacred gold and
silver vessels belonging 10 the church, to 10.
lievs tho poor people du'ipg famine, saying
that there was no reason that tho senseles
temples Of God should abound in riches, while
his living temples were psrishing with hun.
GER.