Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-26
AN EXCITING STORY

The following fact will show the fearful
dangers to which solitary travellers are.
sometimes exposed. A man belonging to
Mr.. Schmelen's congregation, at Bethany,
returned homeward from visit to his friends.
took circuitous route in order TO pass
small fountain, or rather pool, where he.
hoped to kill an antelope to carry home to.
his family. The sun had risen to some
! height by the time he reached the spot, and
seeing no game, he laid his gun down ON a
shelving low rock, the back of which was
covered over with species of dwarf thorn
bushes. lie went to the water, took
hearty drink, and returned TO the rock.
smoked his pipe, and being little tired,
Tell asleep. In a short time the heat rehec-
ting from the rock awoke him, and OPEN
ing his eyes he saw large lion crouching
before him, with his eye glaring in his
face, and within a little more than yard of
his feet. He sat motionless for some min
utes, till he had recovered his presence of
mind, then eyeing his gun, moved his hand
slowly towards it; the lion seeing him.
raised his head, and gave tremendous
roar; he made another and another attempt.
but the gun being far beyond his reach, he
gave It up, as the lion seemed well aware Of
his object, and was enraged whenever he.
attempted to move his hand. His situa-
ton now became painful in the extreme /;
the rock on which he sat became so hot that
he could scarcely bear his naked feet to-
touch 1t, and kept moving them, alternately
placing one above the other. The day pass
ed, and the night also, but the lion never
moved from the spot; the sun rose again.
and It's intense heat soon rendered his feet
past feeling. AT noon the lion rose and
walked TO the water only few yards dis
tant, looking behind as it went, lest the
man should move, and seeing him stretch
out his hand to take his gun, turned in a
rage and was on the point of springing up
on him. The animal went to the water.
drank, and returning, lay down at the edge
of the rock Another night passed; the
man IN describing it, said he knew not
whether he slept, but if he did, it must
have been with his eyes open, for he al
ways saw the lion at his feet Next day.
IN the forenoon, the animal went again to
the water, and while there, he listened to
some noise, apparently from an opposite
quarter, and disappeared in the bushes
The man now made another effort, and sell
80 81" Hu' Oh attempting 10 rise, lie
fell, his ANGLES being without power With
his gun in his hand, he crept towards the
water, and drank but looking at his feet he
saw, as he expressed it, his 'toes roasted"
and the skin torn off with the grass. There
he sat few moments, expecting the lions
return, when he was resolved to send the
contents of his gun through his head but
rs II did not appear, tying his gun to his
back, the poor man made the best of his
way on his hands and knees to the nearest
bath, hoping some solitary individual might
BASS. He could go no further, when PROV
dentlally, person came up who took him
o place of safety, from whence he obtain
I'd help, though he lost his toes, and was
ripple for life.-Mcfats Missionary La !
jOrs.
Six AT BIRTH.-We notice in the Al
on Telegraph an account of three children.
Weighing 10 lbs. being born at one birth in
Madison county, which the writer seems to
hink is not to be beat. But they do BUSH
less on larger scale in this part of the
State. Near lie Roy, Mclean county, a.
out 90 miles east of us, a woman had sir
inc children at birth, weighing 10 lbs. 3
r. The fact is obtained from the most
espectable authoTity.-Pekin (IH) Palla-
lam. -.-.sa