The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-11-19

Dixon should not prove sufficient, My
men as yet had been steady, but they were
in precious stew, their faces having assum-
ed a rhasly paleness, and had painful
feeling that ! could place 10 reliance on
them.
Now, then, fer it, neck or nothing She
is within SIXTY yards of us, and she keeps
advancing. We turned the horses tails to
her. knclt on one side, and, taking steady
aim at her breast, let ny, The ball crack
ed loudly on her iawny hide, and crippled
her in the shoulder, upon which she charged
with an appalling roar, and in the twinkling
of an eye she was in the midst of Us. At
this moment Stofolus's rife exploded in his
band, and Kleinboy, whom had ordered TO
stand ready by me, danced about like a
duck in gale of wind. The lioness sprang
upon Colesbcrg, and fe arfuliy laccrated his
ribs and launches with her horrid teeth and
claws; the worst wound was on his haunch,
which exhibited a sickenng. yawning cash,
more than twelve inches long, almost ayinG
bare the very bone. was very cool and
steady, and did not feel in the least degree
nervous, having fortunately great confidence
in my own shooting; but | must confess,
when the whole affair was over, ] felt that
it was very awful situation, and attended
with extreme peril, as had no friend with
ne, on whom / could rely.
When the lioness sprarg on Colesberg, ]
stood out from the horses, ready with my
second barrel for the first chance she should
give me, of clear shot. This she quickly
did for, seeming satisfied with the revenge
she had now taken, she quilted Colesberg,
and, Slowing her tail TO one side, trotied
sulkily past within few PAGES of me, TAX
ing one step to the left. l pitched my rifle
to my shoulder, and in another second the
ioness was stretched on the plain, feless
corpse In the struggles Of death she half
turned on her back, and stretched her neck
and fore arms convulsively, when she fell
back to her former position; her mighty
arms hung powerless by her side, her lower
jaw fell, blood streamed from her mouth and
she expired. At the moment l fred my
second shot, Stofolus, who hardly knew
whether he was alive or dead allowed the
three horses to escape. These gallopcd
iraniically across the plain; on which be and
Kleinboy instantly started after them, leav-
ing nc standing alone and unarmed, within
a few PAGES of the lioness which they, from
their anxiety 10 be out of the way, evdent>
ly considered quite capable of doing further
mischief.
Such is ever the case with these worthless,
and with nearly all the natives of South Af-
rica. No reliance can be placed on them.
They will, to a certainty, ,forsake their master
in the most dastardly manner in the hour of
peril, and leave him in the lurch. a siran-
ger, however, hearing these fellows recount
| lug their own gallant adventures, when sit
ting in Tie evening along with their COM
ralcs round blazing fire, or under the in
huence Of .heir adorcd " Cape smoke" or
native brandy, might fancy them to he the
bravest of the brave. Having skinned the
lioness and cut of her head, we placed her
trophies upon Beauty and held for camp
Before we had proceeded hundred yards
from the carcass, upward of sixty ,ultures,
whom the lioness had often fed, were feast.
ing on her remains.