Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-09-08
BIZ HENRY r.. ADDISON.


and most generous youths that ever sought the
he sailed from the shores of England, leaving be-
hind him many true and sterling friends, that his
many virtues and amiable disposition had won # r
him. He was of a most sangiine temperament
and one of the handsomest lads | ever behed.-
From infancy had been brought up together
Some ten years had elapsed, when an apparent
stranger rushed into my room and grasping me
by the hand began to pour out thousand kind
speeches of recognition. For a few moments
thought the gentleman had made mistake, and
was about TO tell him so, when peculiar smile
for single instant lighted up his countenance.
and Immediately recognised it as that of my old
excellent friend Perceval Carlyle Yes! the ema-
ciated, care-worn and haggard being who now
shook me cordially by the hand was no less than
the dear companion OF my boyhood. Occasion
ally, indeed, ! could trace the speaking eye, the
fine countenance of my early friend But, alas !
all signs of health and youth had fled. Ten short
years had robbed Carlyle of all his bloom, ana
much of his wonted high spirits. The fire of his
eye, and the joyous tone of happier days, were
gone. His good heart, his generous soul alone
renamed alone were saved from the general
wreck of his once buoyant mind and athletic body.
At first thought i'll health, the warmth of eastern
chimes, or probably dissipation had caused the
havoc beheld. Perceval, however, soon unde-
ceived me. He saw my distress. He marked my
horror, as | tried to recall his once handsome fea-
lures and reading my thoughts, he at once ex-
claimed:
Il see you are startled by my altered looks.
expect no less; but | thought, as had sent you
an account of nay accident, you would have been
better prepared to anticipate the change in my
personal appearance
Accident never heard of any | received
no letter from you these three years"
Then my epistles have gone astray, that's all
But they have done so, | will tell you how the
affair took place that is to say, if you wish TO
hear it,
l expressed my desire to do SO, and he repeated
to the following circumstances, which give
nearly in his own language as possible
a was quartered high up the country, com
handing detachment, at least fifty miles from
any other European. My recreation was lion
hunting, which l occasionally in3ulgcd in, and
succeeded in destroying several of these superb
animals, which were here so numerous and bold,
often to approach tents and carry off our
provisions. was thus amusing myself one morn
ing, well mounted on fleet Arab, followed by a
dozen men on foot; and armed with an unerring
rifle, when one of my people suddenly discovered
the prints of a lions paw in the sandy plain over
which we were passing, apparently inclinirg to-
wards deep jungle some two hundred yards in
advance of us. | instantly dismounted to exam
inc the footmarks and was carefully tracing them
when sudden cry of terror made me look up.
! did so, and beheld Immediately in front of me a
magnificent ioness which had suddenly bounded
out of the covert. Not moment was to be lost.
I sprang towards my horse my syce, however,
alarmed by the appearance of the queen of beasts.
had quilted the rein, and before | could reach him
the frightened animal was half across the open
space. My servants had all fled. l was alone.
The honess was flashing her sides with her tail
she was evidently meditating an attack. | had
but one resource left After vainly calling on my
servants to return and support me, levelled my
rifle, and just as she rushed forward fired For a
single instant | was not quite sure whether I had
hit her or not. She suddenly halteds threw up
her head and gave terrible roar. | was now
convinced she was wounded but alas! seemingly
not in any mortal part She glared on me- HUI
man nature could no more. | threw down my
gun, and toolishly overcome with fear, fed. In
another second | was conscious of my error
heard her come painting along close by me- Il
was all over with me; ! knew my fate was sealed
/
haste to overtake me, sprang over me- / heard a
shot, and piercing cry from the animal sold me
she was again hit; but did not once dare to look
up to see how seriously
4" After about half minute, I could not risist
the temptation, the desire l felt to read nv doom
| slightly turned my head, only the least in life
and beheld the honess licking her paw, through
which ball had evidently passed; the blood was
also flowing copiously from her Jaw, where my
discharge had in the first instance taken effect She
was sitting upon her launches, in eviden1 agony.
No sooner, however, did she perceive the very
slight movement which l had made, than she
sprang up. and in the next moment | felt her
teeth penetrate my backbone while one of her
claws tore my left shoulder bare of flesh; il. the
next, she lifted nae off the ground and carried me
forward This however, was evidently an effort
for her Her wounded jaw refused to meet; but
she held me, screaming, struggling pra ing for
death tightly in her teeth, she bore me on with
/ the same ease with which | would have raised a
kitten. l shouted TO my servants 10 fire. Ii
seemed they feared to do So lest by accident they
ght destroy me instead of the animal Alas
little did they know my feelings at that raomentl
Instant death, a release from the excruciating tor
lures was then suffering, would haze been the
greatest favor they could have conferred on me
Thus was carried for about hundred yards
when, overcome by pain, the loness dropped me
and laying down, began to lick the blood which