The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-01-17


short startled growl, ths beast sw,.nir hauseIf
round, nnd IN = second. wks stirring nc me
wi:ha look which said, Ilallool who ore
yca rs Plainly as loos; could speak. In
s.tinst!yely l threw my rife forward, cooking
u at the SAME moment, and some seconds Of
Perfect imnovabIeness on each side ensuci.
during which I was trying 70 make out
whether he would change or not. The study
OF Physiognomy isdoabtiess pleasant enough.
on the whole; but when your subject Il 4
male lion, and Che squextion depesdins ON
the study svhether iyou shall De sum,nar;ly
smashed' or lee alone, Why, Ieonfess il be-
comes las Mr.. Weller says) too exciting TO
be pleasant.
How Istpiied every feature, trying to de-
tect q change Of some sort which gave me n
clue !" II carnc at iast he gradually lower
ed his head, and BY the 'wiggiine' motion of
his hind quarters, which I could lust spy
over his shoulders, I saw he was gathering
his hind legs under hin-Aa sure Indication.
What odd things come into ieople's minds
in moments Of. peril! That movenent
brought 10 ,InylIeecllection most .vividly n
bitterly parallel scene in my aunt's garden at
Harrow, where ! watched her cat gathering
herself up in an exactly similar. way to
poqnce on ,wfetched sparrow, ~ - &
The ncxt moment he dashed at me. With
a hoaise. snarl. which sounded as though
gihnt had drawn the bow suddenly across
the strings ofa stapcndous violin cello. L
Hired rs i,e ruslied 10, aiming as well ~ l
c',uldkat. the middle4d his forehead. As
did SO, Twas swept down with the force of
an express train, aud fJr alfew seconds lost
all cons,icuSness. 3tfr5 ~ ssfyga 5.
The first thing was sensible OF, rs soon
as ! Logan 70 get my ,ssH1esl Together, was
the clear, strong voice Of N. calling 20
me upI N the NEST placid, though earnest man
lie pe:fse,ly still, Waller, lis, Il. your q only
chance. - 10y ltfA ,ii.'l'
~ How my heart leape,l at .licy voice. Help
wax at ifand, but the very words that AM
'nounced it at the saille time pointed on, INV
lextreme danger: il needed only th. mot
moderate exvrcise Of myl'retuniag f,cslics
10 understand why.zD5 Hs rUf 1iasuiu
gi was lying on my face among the long
gfass.atthc ,o, Of the. httle steep 1 have
iinentioncsi. lserll see nothing, bur 1 could
feel the lion close 10 me. I could hear his
deep, short, angry breath, like staceafo purrs
of AN enormous cat--could detect a smack
ing noise, which afterwards found arose
from his licking at a stream of blood (which
flowed down the side of his nose, fium a
deep sore on bis forelies.d given him 10y my
sbaII--nay. lcould feel lis huge tail, as he
rolled tansrily ACROSS fronr si,lc 10 side, rest
Tor moment ON nay back now aud then.
The bitter anguish Of those few years of
moments--well, you can gliess all that
Presently heard the crack of a rifle on my
left, . shMp whistle close To my head, and n
third on nay right, as tho shot told among
the fur, succeeded by smother short, SHARP
snarl louder than the first-another crack, n
sensation like red bot wire across, INV
neck, (being attlie bottom Of the slope, they
could bat. jast sight the lion over my head,
and N-T-- had fired quarter of an inch
too low another furious SNAIL, and then a
roar--and such q nosr--7wiihin q yard Of
my tympannm. i never hsard such a sound
out VI anything, living or dead then three
or more shots close together, and q hustle Mt
my aide, which sounded like my neighbor
settling down among the grass and bushes.
~ Now roll, roll for your lifer shouted
Ms clear voice again. was saved the
Misunderstanding brute, in his convulsions
giving me q kick with his hind legs which
sent ine flying down tho steep out Of reach
Of further dauger. 20 Ee 21