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THE ROARING LYoN-A FEARFUL Sro

THE ROARING LyoN-A FEARFUL STORY.
The lions Of Africa, as they roam at large
and roar for their prey among their native
forests, or crouch in the deep ulens at noon
day, are fearful to encounter. "Thou haunt.
es, me as "A fierce lon," said Job, ages gone
by; but this passage finds IA striking Iustra-
ton in the following fearful story which is
related in "Mof1t,'s Scenes in Southern AZ
RIGA :"
A man belonging to Mr. Schmelen's con-
gregatiOn, at Bethany, returning home ward
from visi, 10 his friends, took a circui,ous
course, jim order to pass a pool, where he had
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 shelving
rock, the back part of which was covered
with species Of dwarf thorn bushes. lie
went to the water, took hearty drink, and
returned to the rock, and being IA little tired,
fell asleep. In short time the heat reflect.
ed from the rock awoke him, and opening
his eyes, he saw large lion crouching before
him, with its eyes garing him in his face, and
within lillle more than yard of his feet
He sat molonlcss for some minutes, until he
had recovered his presence of mind; then
cycling his gun, moved his hand slowly to-
ward il; the hon seeing him, raised its head
and gave ii tremendous roar he made an.
other attempt, but the gun being far beyond
his reach, he gave il up as the lion seemed
well aware of his object, and was enraged
whenever he attempted TO move his hand
His station now became painful in The cx.
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hot tina, he could scarcely bear his naked
feet to touch it, and kept moving them alter.
nately placing one above the other.
The day passed and the night also. hut the
lion never moved from the spot. The sun
rose again, and its intense heat soon render.
ed his feet past feeling. AT noon, the lior
rose and walked to the water, only few
yards distant, looking behind him as he went
lest The man should move, and seeing hin
stretch out his hand to take his gun, turned
IN rage, and was on the point of springins
upon him. The animal wen, to the water
drank and returning, lay down again at til,
edge of the rock. Another night passed
the man in describing it, said he knew no
whetheher slept, but If he did, it must hav,
been with his eyes open, for he always saw
the lion at his feet. Next day, in the fore
noon, the animal again went to the wafer, AM
while there he listened to some noise appar
enilyfrom an opposite quarter, and disappear
ed IN the bushes. The man now made an
her cifort,and seized his gun, but on attempt
ing to rise he fell, his ankles being wthou
power. With his gun in his hand, he crep
towards The water, and drank. but looking a
. his feet. he saw, as he expressed it, his "ioe
roasted" and the skin torn off with the gras.
: There he sat few moments, expectin
the lions return, when he was resolved T,
send the contents Of the gun through his head
, but as he did not appear, tying his gun I
5 his back, the poor man made the best of hi
way, on his hands and knees, to the neare.
, path, hoping some solitary individual mgi
, pass. He could 60 no farther, when provi
5 dentially person came up, who took hiI
, TO place of safety, from whence he obtain
ed help, though he lost his toes and was
/. cripple for life"