The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-20
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mrp, Of Rsi,o:.. Al The East ladies'
-. c,.t. Weaihanse. and his two
,,:snS. Lis. Dslaa,ain sni Lang. Nsre
I,,t'onfi. An e.sshana Vas despatched
a lie plscs in the evening on which The
;af,,ms,;as arrived: sad 81 lie E,oEr0w.
:, he g,ssk If dsr. the three gentlemen
q, an q, harse5ssk. full Hf glee. and
s,,.rd win ti.r hnPe Of . speedy engage
me,,. Dc srri..rg ~ the edge OF The
;.,.l. h,apis Nsre ordered 10 ascend
.he rsislf.lrins trees. that they might he
a.. t,'tra.s i'm route AZ he lions IN case
,h,y m. The snger. After beai'ng about
IN n. iungle for some time. H. hunters
s,,r.el. ihs tao lors'ly Strangers. The
nffsefs cred immediately. and one 81 the
lions itIlta rise no more. Ills cnmPan-
i'm br.ke saver. aud iank oil across TIE
roun,ry. The nffIeers noE pursued him
IN horseback ss fact as he nature OF The
g,ounA would allow, until they learned
from The men who were slsil0ned in the
trees. aud y no held up flags by way Of
signal. Ghsrths linn had gone back intn
the .hiekeL Upon this the three officers
returned 10 The edge IL The jungle::' and
hasinr di.mounied from their horses.
,hey got upon The elephant; Capt. Wood
house placing himself in the hindermost
seat. They now proceeded towards the
heart Of the Jungle. in the expectation Of
rousing the loyal fugitive secaad lime.
Thew isund him standing under large
bush. with his face direrlly towards them.
'fhe lion allowed them To approach with
in range OF lns spring. and then he made
a sudden darts al the elephant. chung on
his ,runk with a tremendous roar. and
wounded him just above the eye. While
he vas in the scl Ct doing this, the .wn
lieu,sEants bred at him. but without sue
cess. The elephan. now shook him Oif:
bu,lhe fierce and sndden attack on lhr
bsrl Of The lion seemed 10 have thrown
him into tie creates, CONSERVATION. This
vas the fsi time he had ever come in
contact with so formidable an animal;
and mach exerion' was used before his
riders succeeded 10 urging him on again
in cues. Of the lion. Al last he became
somewhat more lFsciable: but IS he was
advancing through The Jungle. oil OF -
sudden lie lion. " HIGH had lain conceal
ed in the high grass. made al him with
redOubled fury. Tie officers how lust
all hopes Of keeping their elephant in'or-
der. He turned round abruptly. sad.wss
going away quite unsnvernable, when the
bon again sptang Al Inn. seized his hind
or paris with his teeth. and hung on them
I'LL the alT,igh,ed animal managed TO
shake him OF BY incessant kicking.
The lion reWeslsl farther into the
thickei; Capt. Woodhouse in the mean
time firing a random shot al him, which
proved Of no avail. as the iol,!ng Of the
siepaaE! and the uCroar oil the moment
ptesen.ed him from taking steady aim.
No sKeriORs on the par: 81 the officers
could now force The terrified elephsa. 10
face his ferce ice. and they found them
selves reGuced 10 the necessity Of dis
mounting. Determined, however. 10
come TO still eIOsef quarters with the for
nldstlc king o; quadrupe.s, Capt. Wood
house took the desperate resolution to
proceed on loO. in quest Of him. and az
ser searching about for some time, he
s5ss'vcd tie lion indisImchy through the
bushes, and discharged his rifle al him,
su. be was pretty we'll convinced hath
had net III; him. for he saw the lion re-
tire with The almost eomposure into the
thicker PARIS OF Ihe brake. The two
heuIenanss, who remained al the outside
OF the Jungle, Joined their companion on
bearing the FenoE: Of his gun.
The weather was iaIolersbly suliry.
Alter vsln!y spending considerable time
n creeping through The grass and .bushes
~i'h 'he hope If discovering tie place o.
The hoas retreat, Ihey concluded he had
passed cutie through the Jungle. and gon,
OF IN az Opposite direction. Resolved
not 70 le. their game escape, the lieHien
ants returned to The elephant, and imme
d'a'sly proceeded round the JUNGLE ex
Peeiing 10 discover The route which the,
1onlecIured the lion had taken. Captain
WoodhOu;s, however, remained in Ih,
lhIcheli and - he could d,scern The priu
oil Ire aalmaf's feet on lire ground. HI
boldly received to follow up the track a
oil hazards. The Indian game-inder
sho continued with his commander. q
!ssi espIed the hon in the cover, an,
pointed him out to The captain, who fir
AL but unfortunately MISSED his mark
There was now no alternative iefl but q
retreat and load his rife. Having reiire'
10 q distance. he was joined by l.ieuten
sns Deiamsin. who had disnounted Iron
y" elephant on hearing the repor. Of tia
gun. This unexpected. meeting incress
81 Vie captains hopes Of ultimate sue
cess. lie los. no time 10 pointing gu
10 The lieutenant the place where h,
would probably fad the hon, and said b,
would be up vl,h him ina moment o