The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-11-09

rn'd E.cm tllt a. flry d.i ulr taud full nTi
atHp fu'rf. iAr .uu would hIft another Of ua
that 'oCy hEely fhcr was q tupp of them
] ordered rhe dp1s. which were nearly 40
a-r 90 l- ma.l .o1ar. and the hr 90 IT, tu-
creased Hr CO. D. .HGld hr-
lnH shouted llrudrir.s name, hut 40 uas
Hur
f1'Img non ihat llrudrio 49, d,ai aud
'.,@t 20 rsg.uu..i li al.lels rou'l uui now help
- l-a ala. --tt.F uit G'--- it,fraftl. iiuti
rruIAiug brought Within tue cattle kual,
a1.u SEQ irhHi hre aud r'osud thr eu-
rrn-r re- v.I, a. -t clpld.
n.y. Co.. Goa people ran round fhr Gre with
Hh lu tlr.r lHnl- uIl fl. dly Invoke. silil
.tErIlf ttlt ittsiis.iit tl.li lllu huild
r.fHgu Hul -YrilN again INTO the midst of us.
NhrnT hr dog were first let lnozr, the Htu-
pd hruir' as dogs oilon prove wirn most ro-
0ulryi instead of going 40 chs lion, rushed
hrrrclf IA 1ur another, and fought desperate
J. f0r some minuics. Aiirr this they got bis
Hinl lDi. going a. him disclosed ca az his
r1'iunnThry kent M q continual hsrliup un-
n tbr dsy dapbbd. the lion occasionally
rpnnaug sNrs lhom anl driving ihcm in up
onl'ir fu7i.
The horrible monster Do, 40 night within
forty yards of us, consuming thu wuithef
Eln whom be- had chosen inr his Vry, Tie
hld dfagu'i him into = little hollow ~ the
hi.k ofthc dirk bush beside which thc fire
sos tiuHled, and there ho remained until
trr day OWNED, carclcss ufour Close pr"slu-
ny,
b ur,arrd that when the unfortunate
i-yuiur russo 10 drive iu the oS, the lion had
watched him 90 BE irr,idr,and bee had, scnrac-
B, hil town when the brute sprung upon
hon aud Ruytcr(ior both u, under one h.an-
kct) with HE appalling muricrous roar, aud,
rosnng o. De- Las; pnpplci him with bis fear
ml rlivs and kept hitine him in biz breast
80 rfi-r----i-----..ll- Willie feeling for III
rr.lG having pot bold ri W6iTii, ~ ~ r1rr-r-
dMEfr4 hig. .,say backward round tLo Lusi
INTO fHc drHsc shade.
a. the Ion lay hold upon he unfortunate
man h@ family ,ricd, "llrlp me-, help ne g.
bh Gol men hcln me- " Alter which the
fearful hclT got hold OF Do ursk aud then
30 s.a ii..l, except that l.s comrades heard
'ac hours ui bic NICK cracking between The
hun, vFJt0fthe lion
S'oiolu- bad lain with his back IN lhe Gre
nn the opposite side, aud on hearing the Jon
o. spr7nr mp, aud, sriling large flaming
II and, lH struck him upon the head with the
burning woul, hui tht brute did not take any
not q OF him. The huslman bad narrow
t----f.- l'-.-sgas Hai- aliageihe1 aeAihlcss. the
lon having inflicted two deep g,hcs on his
b' 3 VITA lif clawf.
Tho nest morning iust o. .day lEgnu IN
d1wu VIZ hr1rd the iinn 'frraias -'u~tliUe
m the river side, under ,.,,,,'r ,,i the bank
We drove the cattle pui Of thc krnal and then
pro coded 10 iurTF-t the s-ruc ui ili--i'elt-
awful tr7rcdys
ln the hollow where the lion had lain con
-suning his urcy, We found one leg 81 the un-
fortunate Hendric hittcn on b0I0w The turr-
the shoe slill on his foot the grass and bush
rs were III stained with blood aud fragment,
of his r'a.cont lay scattered around Poor
Ilcndrio ! knew the fragments OF that old
Noat, and had often marked them hanging ir
the d'usc covers where the elephant had
charged alcr my unfortunate a0or-ridvr.-
IIeudric w1s hy far the best man Ind about
my wagons of n moot cheerful disposition, .
first rate wagon-drircr fearless, ia the field
aud active, willing aud olliginG biz loss &,
us all WINS very butiuus. felt cunipuudro
and utterly sick a. hcav,; | could not rotr1ir
10 'l0 wagons so ! resolved 20 90. after Gle
pira's io divert my mnl, I Ind heard then
thai morning breaking thu trees ON IL, uppu
s'" side orthc river ! accordingly told III,
"-i's"- eel tha siilag0 ui -iniruuuns. aut
having ordered my people lu dc,"t5 tho Ia,
o. iorNhlug the ktall. -1l.tgd. S,lul- llrl. ap'
up Tie fresh siupr of o truppof belf-irptants
These hu'is unfortunately Joined troop of
attacked the COWS. aud the bulls were of ia
G1uouL before we could even see them.
'. ''-s----ta-Elll.s fgo old COW charged ia,
dpTt. ! hGiiicd thi. COW, aud finished BE-
with two shots from the saddle. Being anN
ious Ia rriuru tn nay people before night,
did NOT attempt io follow the troop. Nv FOL
lasor- Wsro not little gratiGud To- see IN,
pituruinr for terror had taken hold of thcil
MINDS AMI they expected that the lion woul,
rrturn, aud cmholdcncd los the sucrc., Of ia,
prr rdilg nigit would prove sJit, m0lGt iaT
ing iu hts attack. The lion would most Ger
tAihly saae returned, but fate had oihcrWis,
oradbad. Ny health had been better in IA,
last three days nv foyer WINS leaving me lon
was, OF course, siill very weak. II wuul,
su'l be two hours before the sun would set
aud. feeling refreshed by a bttlc rest. and a
Die for further work. ordered the s,c,si. 1,
be saddlod, aud wont in search of In, lion
and We soon captured him.
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