The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-07-09

0oupilui Dali Dail INTO tne Jaws OF tne animal,
or into the uncertain regions of the heart,
resolved 10 awak en- the lioness. and only
shoot when she should raise herself up. In
order, therefore, that her awakening might
be calm and natural, proceeded with the
greatest caution. While my left hand held
my gun 10 my shoulder, with the right broke
little twig at my side. -...- q,
The lioness slept OH. broke another a
Little louder. Hardly h ad my hand reached
the trigger before the lioness was on her bel
ly. Her eyes laZily opened, her ears were
lain back on her head, her lips moved up
and down, and her glance, fearful with its
fixed intensity, wandered around her cham
ber TO seek the cause of the underlined sound
that had caught her senses.
Before she saw me sighted her right ear,
and fred
The smoke of my gun lay so heavy in the
air that ! could not see before me, but heard
a short sfangled roar, that sounded like IA
good omen. Soon | could see the lioness
stretched out where she was lying when
fired.
Her sides heaved, and her ieet moved
back and forward with a quick, convulsive
motion.
| saw in an instant that she was only stun.
more.
| hastily wound my turban around my arm
and s2raug into the cover Without losing a
moment, placed The muzzle of my gun lc
her head and fired. The bold spirit that rul
ed the woods was quenched with The repor
of my gun, and her graceful form lay at my
feet corpse.
found my first ball had entered at the
corner OF her eye, aud gone out at the top o.
The head, fracturng the skull without pierc'
ing it.
In all hour alter my shots had beel heard
this part ol the foreet, heretofore so silen, and
sacred, was invaded by a crowd of A[abs
who, with thousand wild cries and songs
placed The body Of the lioness upon rough
lil;ei, and bore in in state 10 the douar.-
There il was lain upon a mat IN the centre
of The village, a black bull was killed in hon
q OF The patron of Saint, Sidi.Amar, and the
entire hight devcled 10 festivities.
Il was a spectacle worthy Of an artists
pencil, and fantastic and memorable 9 ven
to an eye that was used TO the daily life o
the nomads
The fires of cork and oak-wood flashed
bright, while moving groups aud spreading
trees casl dark shadows on The background
of snow. In the red light the women of the
douar went 10 and fro as they distributed tn,
flesh Of the beast and the lIoness. BY tn,
caldron that would have boied an OK, Ad
dallah, The minstrel, chanted rude songs o
valorous deeds, and the softened note of
flute came ilom the woman's tent.
Here the girls babbing away some 70
nance of their fancy, there were grouped tn
men holding high converse on warke deed
and talking powder and ball. The birds j
the park lowered at the unwonted light, th
dogs came in and out from the shadow I
seize a stray morsel, ant pet gazels shoe
their heads, and rung their bells doublfully
The bonfres.
Then, swelling and dying, the war-son
rose on the air to the clapping o! hand
! and the CLEANS of waving steel, and all th
people-wild phantoms draped in their whit
burnous, arose 10 their feet as will arise on
day The dead that lie in the valley Of Jehose
phat. The women sound the shrill BATH
cry, the men reply with the firing of gun
which roll away on the hills and come bac
in repeated echoes, ard then the spectre
sink again TO the ground, and only the sigt
ing flute breaks the sudden stiffness.
The scene excited my fancy with lis bea,
) ty, and my pride was lis triumph; and ca
never forge, lis kindly memories or the gralt
ful hearts OF these mounaineers
. When the stars gave place in the sky
the reddening dawn, the women retired
their tents. The men gathered around III
, tomb OF Sldi di-Amar, and with their faces
: Mecca, devoutly listened 10 their holy Sc,
as he rected the morning prayers. The
one by ole, the whole tribe came to me
bid me ia. ewel!, and leaped in my sadd
: and pricked over lbe plain towards Guelm
. with heart al ease with myself and fu
of emotion at the curious life had wines
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f LION THAT DEvoURED THE WHOLE FAcULl
!, OF A COLLEGE.
8 There was once mosque on The old roa
/. from Constantine 10 Balna, that went by III
y name OF Jemael-Bechiva, and its ruined mil
!, areis exists 10 this day.
1t The holy men who inhabited this retire
! had raised young lion tha. was brought
by The Arabs, but after il had nearly attain,
!, lis growth, The ungrateful scholar finding Il
II path oi religion q ihorny road suddenly di
!. appeared. -. g.,
Q la little while aller, the douars that we
b located in the neighborhood of the mosqu
4 became the prey Of its hereical appetite.