The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-03-04
An AAventure with . LioI.

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When 10 the act Of ranming down the bul.
Iets, beard shou.., Starting and lsokine
half M Maround, saw lion Just in the act Of
spr'ng'ng upon me. was upon Z little heiski,
He caught my shoulder as be sprane and We
both came to the ground below together
Growing horribly close TO my ear, he .heoh
me as terrier, dog does rat. The .host
produced stupor similar to that which seem.
to De felt BY . mouse after, the FIRST shake Of
the eat. 1t caused q sort of dream;oe.., !.
which there was no sense Of pain nor feeling
OF terror, though quite conscious Of al thsi
was happening. I: was like what patients.
partially under the influences Of rchIoroform.
describe, who see all the operation, but feel
not the knife. The singular condition. was
not the result Of any mental .pro.ess. The
shake annihilated fear. and allowed No sens.
Of horror in lvoking round st the beast. This
peculiar state is probably produced in all ani-
mais killed BY the earnivo.a; and, Il 70. 4, =
merciful provision by our benevolent CreStes
Tor lesseGing the pain OF DEATH, Iru, min,
round to relieve myself Of the weight. =. ~
had one paw on the back Of my head, I saw
MS eyes directed to Mebalwe, who wa. trvins
TO shoot hIti At distace Of ten Or fifteen yards.
his gun, q flint one missed FIRE ia both barrels.
The lion immediately left me, and attaek;nS
Mebalwe, bit his thigh. Another man. who.s
life bad saved before, after be had been ,o...d
by buffalo, attempted to spear tha lion whil,
10 was biting Mebalwe., He left Mebalve
ana caught this man by the shoulder, bat n
that moment the bullets he had sceived toek
enect' and he fell down dead.--ftivinetoat
missionary Travels in Africa. sol 80; -rr5os
MAH's InEvrrASLE poarior.ASo h.v. /
seen rose newly springing from the eieft. u
OF its hood, and, At first, it was fair !. tbe
morning. and full with the dew Of heaven. a !
lambs fleece; but when rudsr breath hai
forced open ito virgin modesty, and dismantled
its too youthful and unripe retirement. II bs.
gan toput on darkness, and 10 decline to soft.
ness and the symptoms Of sickly age; It bow.
ed the head and broke its stalk; and at night.
having lost some Of It's leaves. and ali its beau.
ty, It fell into the PORTION OF weeds std out.
worn faces. The same is the portion OF every
nsn and every womsn3 the heritage Of worms
and serPents, Sottenness and cold distonof.
and our beauty 20 changed thst our acqosin.
tance quickly knows Us not; and that ehanrS
mingled with 20 much horror, or else meets s6
With our fears and weak discoursing, tkas they
who. sir hours ago, tended upon us either Win
charitable or ambitious services, cannot, witb.
out some regret, stay In the room alone, where
the body lies stripped Of its life and honer.ls
fJersmy Taylor.
FIJI Youa MlsD.-Lay it do Sn % 1 scuud
maxim. nothing can be accomplished withouf
hxed purrose--a concentration Of mind and
energy. Whatever you attempt to do, whsth.
Or it be the writing Of IN essay, or whittline n
stick, let it Be done as we'll a you can do Il.
It was this habit that made Frssklin and No.
ton, ard hundreds whose labors have bssn Il
'nealeuiabls service to mankind. Fig yeur
mind closely and intentiv on what You usdsr.
take-in no other way can you have reasons
able hope Of success. An snesgy that dice IA
day 10 good Tor nothing-zan hours fixed at.
tention will neter avail. The heavens were
not measured 10 day. The inventions that
bless mankind were not the result Of q few
momentA' thought and investigation. A life.
time has often been given to single object.
II you. then, have desire to bless your sps.
cies, or to get to yourself q glorious name, fx
your mind upon ss.nsthing, and let u remain
liked.
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FaASxLrE AskIxe foI Woax.--wASn
quite youth, Franklin went to London. On.
tered printing o6ee, and inquired IL hs ee.h
get employment - printer. aEhsrs sas
you fron2" inquired the forsnan. ssAmssiea.s
wasthe reply. "Ah," said the forsnaa, ssfssn
America! A lad from America seeking eo-
pleyment asa printeri Well. do yoa ssaliy
understand the art u printing! Can ysa,ssst
type2" Franklin stepped to eus of the easss.
and, 10 very brisf space, sst up the 9AlIs-inG
passage from the FIRST chapter oe TIE gospsl 4
John: "Nathaniel saith unto him, can any esod
thing come out Of Nazarsthi Philip seiAh
unto him, Come and sssis It wac doot %
quickly, 20 scearatsly. and contained . deli.
cate reproof % appropriate and powerful, tAat
Y at once gave him character and standing
with all in the 01kcs. amslrsn Ens
IThe huge gun on the Uoited states
corvette Plymouth weishs 1900 pounds av-
oirdupois. II is covered With eoatior q
,t-rmillion and besswax, and therefore has :
red instead ofths usual black appearances q !
ships gun. The heavy Dahlgr-u guns have
two vents. which facilitate their rapid saA
safe firing. The weight Of each she'll they
discharge Is i36 pounds, and that Of each col.
ID shot, 174 younds. The sound Of the shell
and shot, traversing distance Of three ullest
is los. in the enormous space which il trsvsrs.
e. One peculiarly Of the Dahieren gun 10
its enormous strength and thickness where The
greatest fcrcs ftAs Powass b expended. Hn
TIE sxpsrimsnts made to test the strength Of
thsp guns, one of them had 6ssn fred sGssar.
y two thousand times, with slargs portion q
shsll shot, without bassthae- s.i
e. A practical joke wes once attempted 10
be played oc Mr.. ErsksAs, u BE- vent one dsy
to west@iastsr Hall, with Eis ample ~ efas.
med fnll 81 briefs. Some waekish barristsr
hired Jew's boy to 60 and ask hin ,if Hs k,d'
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