Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-04

we were passing, apparently inelining to-
wards eeep jungle some two hundred
yards in advance Of US. Instantly dis
mounted to examine the fnotma.ks, and
was carefully tracing them. when IL sud-
den cry 1t terror made HE Ioak up.
did 50, and beheld immediately in front
Of me a ,na.n hcent lioness, which had
suddenly bounded out os the covert.
Not noment was TO he lost. | spranu
toward my horse my s,ce. however. al
armed by the appearance of the queen of
beasts. had quilted The rein, am, before
| could reach him the frightened animal
was ha'f across The open space. MY ser
wants had all fled. | was alone The
Iioness was flashing her sides with her
tail she was evidently mesli,atny an at
tack. | had but Que resource left. AZ
Ter sanly eating on my servants to re-
turn and support me. leselled my rifle,
and Iast as she rushed forward. fired.
For ii single instant was not qui:s sure
whether had hit her OF not. She sud
denly halted. threw up her head. and
gave a terrific roar. was new conylnc-
ed she was wounded but, alas seem
lngIy not i'll amy mortal part. She slar.
ed On nie. Human nature could stand
no more. | threw down my gun, and
fiuolisii!y overcome with fear, fed. In
another second was conscious of my e.
ror. heard her come painting along close
beside me. 1t was all over with me
knew my fate was sealed. threw N.Y.
self down; the lioness actually, in her
faste to oyerlake NE. sprang over me.
{ heard shot. and "a piercing cry from
the animal told me she was again hit !;
but | did not once dare to luvk up to see
how seriously.
After about half minute. could not
resist the temptation, tie desire felt to
read my doom. | slightly turned my
head, only the least in life, and beheld
the lloness licking her paw, through
which ball had c; ldents passed the
blood was also flowing copiously from
her jaw. where my discharge had in the
first instance taken effect. She was sit,
ting up on her launches, in evident agony.
NJ sooner, however, did she perceive the
very slight movement which had made
than she sprang up, and ia the next mo-
nent ! teit her teeth penerate my back
bone while one of her claws tore my left
shoulder bare CT flesh in the next, she
lifted my of the ground, and carried me
forward. This however was evidently an
effort TO her. Her wounded jaws refus-
ed 10 meet; hut still she held me,
screaming. struggling, praying for death.
with the same ease with which she woxd
have raised kitten. shouted to MY
servants to fire. 1t seems they feared
10 no 50, least By accident they might de-
stroy TIE instead Of the animal. Alas. lit
tie did they kno@ my feelings at that mo-
ment! Instant Geath, release from tie
excruc;atIng fortunes | was then suffer
ing, would have been the greatest favor
they could have conferred on me.
Titus was carried Tor about nun
drfd yards, when. overcome by pain, :he
lluness dropped me. and lying down, be-
gan to lick the blood which streamed
from my wounds. could feel her rough
tongue as it passed along the bitten part !,
ana tore open the tooth-marks. | could
ieel her warm breath as she placed her
mouth to my lacerated shou der. Oae
uripe more, one single wouna IN my
throat, in which she was close, and |
knew all would be over. even attemp
ted to turn aver to her to offer it to her
Jaws. She placed her paw on the bare
bone Of my shoulder. and rolled ms back,
ad,lin. another. and. if possible. a more
acute pans, to my suiferngs. Again sic
began to suck up my bieod as | lay gie'n-
ing beneath her.
My servants. supposed. rallied and
alarmed her; for She saddertly once
more started up. and making her teeth
meet in my left arm. began TO drag HE a.
way. Great Heavens feel even al
this moment the same agony then en-
dured. In recalling the toriures oil t'iat
instant, always fancy again expert
ence the pin she caused me, as SIZE drag
eed me song, evidenii, bearing ne To-
Wards her lair to fera her ahelp,. Sat
tering as was. knew ali this. seaJ
my doom, and shou;isler,d at it. Twice
did the flesh break asay from my arm.
aud tElss ID sbsi raalalyyw her savage 5oll
ed. But we verify believe. that III ii me
:. cotton We're to be baled in Europe, wac
; the strength Of the Kentucky soil anrn'n
energy and skill of the people (5lacb rec
whte) tasked for the purpose, ba! ess.
could be made there. and sent to .uprrI-
sell the Scotch, at Dundee; and she
without running the persons who hal Oh
land and negroes to engage in 1t. her
truth is, the rich farmers of the NE
could easily furnish bagging for all !
cotton in the world, at Scotch price i STIR
make money by it. And unless IL Il
can make more by other agricultural the
suits, they will unhesitatingly enealou
competition with the Scotch. withtpir
bounty of about 90 per cent. to adShc
their profits. With this, we hays t.
doubt they compete successfully wild |
Scotch, and gunny bags to boot. tt in
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