The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

and the man gets oil With v lnefv tesh wound
from the terrible talons. But after tho hou has
been woandcd he tosrs his victim, naagks HIN
in his jaws. till he scs other men upon whom
TO spring and when mortaly wounded, his
rage ID something awful. lie crusles the vic.
tim under him, and crouehes over him, as II
rejoicing in his agooy. While his tslons slow
| " tear the flesh Of the unhappy wretch. HIS
flaming eyes ars fixed GA the eyes Of his victim
Who. fascinated by them, is unable to cry Tor
help, OF even 10 groan. From TIME Ia time
the lion passes his large rough tongue over tho
face u his enuMy, curls his lip. aUl shows all
his teeth. Meanwhile the rcla,ve~ u the uu.
happy man appeal 10 lhe Nest courageous Of
tho troop. asd uey advance, gus cooked. To-
wards tho Ion. who sss them canning. but
never moves Fearing hal their balls should
hit the man aud miss the lien. they AN tho
to approach. se.f'm ne lion, This Is cri,i-
cal ulomcnt II tl,e lion has any iorce lett him.
he kills tbs man lying beneath him. aud bounds
on the on who has come to the rescue, and ~
be- lies motiouless on the body Of his victim. il
is impossible to know whether he will bound
or not. In case his strength Is ioo much vast
cd the lion crashes the head Of tie man beneath
him the moment h. SOS the muskct approach
his ear, AMI then closing his eyes, awaits
death,
Such is the lion Of \ 81 thcrn Africa. and the
terror he inspires in the brave Arabs who know
his power is terrible.
? 'iisaaTc 7r,.ass-'s,-, ,ir-.7,fs--- s.sS.a~. ~
mus, call upon Gcrarl for an adsoun, OF the H.
ions roar MS l,c first heard j, while awaiting IN
a hiding place thu approach III The king Of
beasts After waiting for an hour the first
grumblings reached his car. AZ il the lion were
talking 10 himself. aud ,hes grow louder and
louder till the very root Of the hiding place
trembles at the sound The roarings are not
very frequent sometimes quarter al an hour
clapses between each. They begin with II sort
Of sigh deep and cultural yet so prolonged
that il must have cost no effort; this sigh is
succeeded by silence Of Ew seconds, and
then comes y growi from the chest, which seems
to issue through closed lips aud swollen cheeks,
This growl, beginning in u very bass note grad
ually rises higher and louder, til the roar bursts
forth IN oil its grandeur and finishes as il com.
menced Amer five or six roars, he finishes
with the same number Of low. hoarse cries,
which seem as Il be was trying TO expel some
thing sticking in his throat, that last being
very prolonged. ,
! Nothing in Gcrarls remembrance presented
Ia fitting point Of comparison with this terrible
roar OF the lion. The following Of furious
bull is no more like it than pistol shot IL like
the sound Of ihirtytwo FOUNDER. Imagine
what terror such roar would inspire. heard in
the lonely mountain passes finder the silent
stars.
On this occasion the lion roared lor two
hours without quitting his place, and then dc
Seconded into the valley to drink u long silence
followed, and then he began again more v'eor-
ously than ever. Soon after, Gerard saw the
fires blazing in the distance, and heard the men,
women, and dogs yelling rs il possssssd with
devils for one instant roar covered all this
tumult like thunder clap; aud then the lion
seemed 10 continue his rQutc nulte .ir7sr 'K6is.e,
which ooly seemed likc triumphant masic ac.
companyiDg the powerful monarch on his
march. He probably knew the terror his pre-
sencc inspired Mt any rate BE- knew no terror
Of the presence VI Arabs
We have no space 10 tell Gerard own story
here. The lions are our subject and to them
must bo given oil our attention.
Gerard describes al great length the death
Of his first lion bat although be learned se,e.
ral useful details by which be afterwards prof
lifted, the campaign was not one which ean be
abridged here with interest. His second lion
WAS nearly the victor Ile had tie'l up the
dogs in the tents in order 10 preserve silence
Saa.ji bon. Mar. his eompsp,on. slept behind
him ON the ground. wl,be h., rifle in hand,
awaited III. appearance Of his eucmy. sudden.
lly the sky, which had been, brilliant WIS over.
clouJed the moon disappeared the thunder
began 10 p,u,,ct in the di-,snc,. like distant
lion large DROPS 81 rain falling on the Arab
awakened him, and made him urge Gerard to
Al. .hnnteJ n. an, con, ynard ,bo L,u
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an, ionsly iu,o sp,oe anI in on. Of tbe sudden
Hashe,. there stood ,sp lion. mo, .onl.ss. oniy
few PAGES from ,ls enclosure 81 the d,,wn Ac
Gust toned to God fire. lighted, ,l"gs i.owlmg IN
T terror. women frantic. sbd Han throw ing igh,t,
brands -, his lsesd, the lion wss perhsp, ms,ii
tstiny on thr messnine ID this sisrnce and calm
Turning carefully. 10 a. TO take deliberate am
without the lion 4 Isrc,iving him. Gerard hil
his heart heat A. the last cloud passed over H.,
moon. lie vas stated with the Icii ,liov az
his kis~, the rife at bis sbonl,ler hooking alter
nately al the lion. which p,susii,si only q cOs
fused mass to his eye and,he cloud which tray
eiell slowly over the moon. At las, his hst,r'