Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-03

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kraal around our aitSing} plaed or the 80
n;ne.
The Hatentots. N l,out 6nx sreasol,
made theh Are about fly yar(s from d. iiles
they, according 70 theh .isus custom, be
ing satisfied. witli fll$ shelte3 ofsa lurgt
dense bush. The c3cnng 1asscd away
.cheerfully. Soon alter it Vas; dark VT
heard elephants brc{hine the trees in the
forest across the riivtr, and once OF t.sire !
strobe away INTO ne darktcss some dis
tance from tie fireside to sSlnd and listen
10 them. / little, 1t that mSlnenLdruaned
Of the imminent peril to which / was cx-
posing my life, nor, though thar blood
thirsty man-eafina lion was trouching near,
and only watcling his oppottunityto spring
into the kraal. md consiph one Of us Il, 4
most horrible death. Abeut three hours
after tbe s,,n Went downI called 10 nv
men to come and take the1 coffee and sup
por. which was ready forahe,n at nv FIRE;
and after supper three of hem returned be,
fore their comrades to tltir own fireside.
and Law down. these wetc John S,ofolus.
Hcndric and Ruvter. IA a few minu,es
an OK came out by the bate fthc kraal
and walked round the back of it, Hend-
ric GOT M and drove Elm in again. and
then Went back to his freside and iav
down. Hena,ic and Ihlyter Law. on one ne
side of the fire under one blanket, and John
Stofoluslay on the other. Atthis moment
| was sitting taking some barley-broth !;
our FIRE was very small, and the night was
pitch dark and windy. Owing 10 our prox-
unity TO the native village the wood was
very scarce, the Bakalahari having burned
sitall,in their 6Se<~.
Stadcsiiy the appalli7- ..sdd rssudesoas
voice Of an angry, bloodthirsty lion burst
upon my ear within few yards Of us, fol
lowed by the slirieking Of the Hotentots
Again and again the n,lirderous roar of at
tack was repeated. We heard John and
Ruyter shrek The lon! the hon!' still
for few moments, we thought he was but
chasing one Of the dogs round the kraali
but the. next instant ) Stoiolus rushed into
the midst OF US aiinostspeechicss wlth fear
and terror, his eyes bursting from then
sockets, and shrickedIout, The lion! the
hon ! lie has got fiendrlc he dragged
hm away from the firebeside me. lstruck
HIM with the burning brands upon hls
head, but he would rot let go his hold.-
Hendi1c IS dead IN! God Hendrc is
dead! Let US take hrc and seek him.
Ihcrest ofmy peoplsrushcd about, shrek.
mg and Yelling as il they We're mad.
was at once angry vhth them for their fol
ly, and told them thatif they did not stand
still and keep quiet the hon would have
another ef us; and that very likely there
was a troop of them. ordered the dogs
which Were nearly all fast, to be made
loose, and the fire 70 be increased as far al
could be. Then shouted Hendricks name
but all was still. Told my men that Hen
dric was dead, and that a regiment Of sol
dicrs could not now help him, and, hunting
my dogs forward, hadeyerything brought
within the cattle-lsraal, when we lighted
our FIRE and closd the entrance as well al
we could.
My terrified people SAT round the FRI
with guns in theirlh hands till the day broke
still fancying that every moment the lion
would return and spring again in the midsl
ofus. When thqdogs were first let go, the
stupid brules, as dogs often prove sehcr
most required, iuttead Of going at the lion
rushed fcrcely Oh one another, ard fought
desperately for. sDmc minutes. After thu
they got his wind, and, going at him, dis
closed to us his position: they kept up
continual barking until the day dawned
the lion occasiotally springing after then
and driving them in upon the kraal.--
The horrible munster lay all night within
forty yards Of u, consuming the wrctchcc
man whom he had chosen tor his prev.-