Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-11-05

Gubue horseman. whom be- ne, on tie
reetdng evening tad come acfo., ,h- OK
q, and sprung on ne ncatrst w u1ck.
= his spoot all along The road 20 The sc,uc
d tsughicf and on The c,fca. alter 1t Tie
fnd not eaten a mos,i which va, rome
8'isiac,lou 10 our feeling, The 6rtttul
- bad evidently been ,oi,n, 'ur'hc ground
much hdenltd by u This having
~ The OUTSIDE or. aud the " nd blowing
the rect, they had no, smel, their
sded zoe, and had only run n iuic Nnv
else they would not have slopp,d for
$oy miles EHcctalion, md cries of re
Snge were universal SO forming large
CRY, Ne started Ia pursuit of the lion at.
tended by some good dogs Wnh the
greatest difficulty we followed hls track
sser sand and stones, BY the assistance Of
ooien,ot eyes bu, even these would IN one
q two eases have failed, II a sagsc,ous dog
lEserving our object had not run on the
i<es,. s,oppinR cefistsn,ly 10 see II We nd
ynucrd, ms II conscious or the fierce ctcn.
iurr ws were pursuing
/ The search become ut intervals very eI-
emng, when the spoor led into n glen OF
long DIV grass, or PUSHES but whether
purposrl, OF not, the lot always LEFT us to
The wlndwurd, so that his nose would IN.
form him Of our nppto1ch, and after n "a
iigueing, unsuccessful chase. the sun grow.
ing very hot and our somnchs craving FOR
breakfast, we resought our wagons
The hobns Of the king Of beasts orc moi,
of that noble order wiich nnturnIlsts for.
mcrly nscribcd 10 hun In the daytime he
will almost invariably Is from man unless
attacked, when his coungc IS that Of min.
ccd rage and despair have seen the
lion, suddenly reused from his lair run Of
MS umldy as a buck It is SAID that even
nj night they do not liz, to seize man from
party, especially if he persons exercise
their voices, md that tic carcass Of an an
tclcpc, or other game may be preserved
untouched by hanging some stlrrups on o
branch near, so tina. the irons may clash
toguhcr thor blown by the wind n white
handkerchief on the end Of a ramtod is an
other recep, or ,f,cllng the same object
The lion IS sieallhy, cunning brur n'v'
or attacking unless he has the advantage,
ond, relying On bis vast strength, feels sure
Of his victory The natives tell incredible
stories Of his sagncity, which would almost
make reasonable animal There arc
well authenticated cases on record OF lions
carrying away men Mt night from the fire
side: bot those arc qure ih" cNc"o'lon -
, They a,c srcgarlous as many as 20 hn'In5
been seen 10 troop
Baked Of our revenge We started for The
next wafer but tho first of we carefully
, Gu, I'd apd slowed away oil the flesh OF th'
dead oy leaving only the cntrnlIs, whlcH
the vuJurcs and crows would speedily de
/. your, and dragging the hide behind The las
wagon. that the assassin might follow an
! be cntrappcd We cameto pool calIc
( PephuiIis fountain, surrounded by j.,
' cllmps Of brush nnd long grnss wei iuu
e to be tho head quarters Of fclis leo Tw
J. Guns loaded with sIugs were secured
s srkes near the water, their muzzlcs pre-
i ',rldng through some brush Gu, and place
j. 20 asto conceal them n string was then n
J. t,chcd to the Triggers. md fastened 10
= larce pirce Of meat, IN such manner ihf
any clealu'e '"S"E ""'' VI >,
> charge The gun ~ n's ,'ee my Wa' ),
:, ken that theTe shou'' oe no paw" 1o' .
" font OF the battery ana '"''3n' mao o'Ru
TO fade when AT our preparations wei
IL completcd Much trouble wa. expo fIcnct
y n tying up the oxen ana ho'S'S' one you"
% oy broke away, ana wns o. necessity 'n''
:, doncd TO his late GOOD hf's were 'n"u''
. slight hedge OF lHorn oouehS was i'I"''
'e round our camp ut the leas' secure po'"''oo
J supper over we oil re'l''d 20 oed'
70 At about . a. NJ. Hcuduck, ever wax
e iful, shouted out, There stands the ION
~ shoot and before we could jump TO
}" our bed. the discharge Of a gun was hear
The horse. and cattle had bern uncn'
&c some time prcvlou,y, snoring md "fp
: Cling to get free, one hor.e actually broI
!" his halter and run away. but was broug
back by Frolic Il i' miraculous ho
u" both escape from the lion, which ih'
- -, -, hc,p nrnVhuC round uS