The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-10-28

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felt. to read my doom. IL slightly turn,
ed my head, only the least IN life, and
bsifeld the liohess licking her paw,
ihrough whirh "a bali had evidently y
passed; !, the bloed was also flowing CO.
| piously from her jaws where my dis
charge had 10 the first instance taken
effect She was sitting dp on her
haunches, id evident agony. N soon.
Ter, however did she perceive the very
slight movement which I had made than
she sprang ZIP, snd III ths iaSxt moment
felt herstes,h penetrate my backbone,
while one Of her claws tore my left
shoulder bare so( flesh; Tin shs next, she
lifted merofn the gfoundand carried me
forward. This, however, was evident.
ilyisH efforfftO 'heEa9 Her Monndsdljax.
refused 10 meeiiIAbpt) she held me,
screaming. struggling praying for death
tightly in her teeth, as she bore me on
with the same ease with which, would
have raised a Kitten. ! shouted TO my
servants to fire, il seemed, they feared
10 do 90, lest by accident they might
destroy mo instead Of the animal. Alas!
little did they know my feelings that
moment! Instant death, a release from,
the excruciating ,tortures | was then,
suffering, would have been the greatest
favor they could have conferred, on
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.Thus was carried for about hum,
dred yards, when, overcome by pain,
the lioness dropped ne, and lying down,
began to lick the blood which streamed,
from my wounds. could feel her rough
tongue as il passed along the bitten
parts, and tore open the tooth marks.
/ could feel her warm breath as she
placed her mouth TO my lacerated shoul.
der. One gripe more, one single wound
in my throath, to which she was close,
and ] knew all was over. even. at
tempted to turn over TO her to offer il,
to her jaws. She placed her paw on
the bare bone Of my shoulders cahd roll
ed me back, adding another, and if pos
sible, a more acute pang, TO my suffer-
ings. Again she began TO suck up nv
blood as Hay groaning beneath her.
"My. servants, supposed, rallied and
alarmed her; for she suddenly once
more started uP,, and making her teeth
meet in my left arm, began 10 drag me
away. Great Heavens! Heel al this
The same agonyaI fien cndu.
red. In recalling The torture Of that in.
slant, lalways fancy again expert.
snce the painAshe caused me, as she
( NE along, evidently bea aring
ne ,loward, herlalr to Iced 'hsfiiwlelps.
Suffering usIl was kne w allIthis, Iread
ny doom,. and shuddered at il. Twice
lid the flesh break away from my arm,
md ctwice did she renew her savage
loId on me, and that SO powerfully, that
be succeeded in getting me inside the
UNCLE. Here she pauseds unable from
'ain 10 proceed further. Two or, three
hots wele fred al her without sue
ess.t - NAlJalH kga s4SJ steAi ~
"At length, finding her situation per-
ous, dndiherprey'l likelyto escape, she
etired few PAGES, and determined on
ne effort, raised herself, and, opening
or huge jaws, suddenly, bounded aon
,e. i felt her teeth, but they closed
OF: | felt her whole weight on me, but
he stirred not. In the next moment i
card human voice. Il was released
ON the ponderous load and lifted up,
LAY dead at my feet. She
ad expired in the very act Of deslroy-i
lg me. She had died. tainted. | was
.kensing palanquin, in a state Of in
.nsibility, nearly three hundred miles, h
nd was ireatedaforq two years as an
Ivalid. AT Last 1 was recommended, to
'y.ths air ofrmy native country III rei ,
lrned toxE Europe, and here am,eal i,
.Poonfellowl he Is now, no more. lEsr ,
,ped from the, gperils efathe, east, he
ls foundsa grave in his native land. sfE
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