The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-10
VOLUME X. NO. %.
AIinn Adventure in Algeria.

"a, reused BY something, ami :elt a
main in my head. and directly afterwards
cd a blow on tho head through the
aid. of the tent. which mado me think Tor u
moment that | had been struck bv an non
bnr with claws pn the end. which carried
With mo In my wagon but IN ah lns'an'
the idea flashed across my mind that u was
a lion which vas shifting at ma through Tue
back Of the tent. II remained whero
was without moving there was tho lf"o"o'',
i,y Of the brnst tearing up the tent anu
dragging me through. On tho other hann
ns ntt.,npt to moyo closer to the Are would
nrSbably be detected, and the lion has the
same characteristic as the cat. aud would
doubtless have sprung upon ns in that case
and have carried mo of. While hcstnting
what to do. the animal most likely from
not heinz ablc TO feel anything through the,
wall nf tho tent, must have turned away
for after whnt was. .in fact ,bur few moments.
but seemed a vcrv long time, there was a
terrific shrirk. followed by u low. deep grn~l-
ing. thun shot and lou'lvr grpwl.
l felt about for Inv revolver. WHICH mad
ulaced beside NV head before going tn sleep.
and creeping round the tent saw w."
hnrrid beast standing perfectly stn'' WI"
glarinR eyes, and continuing 'hn sam" WV
dean grow,ing. aud holding in his mouth
Iow ar,.i On the grnund as it with the int"n'
tion of taking n firmer hold. hut never en-
tirely letting 90 of IL. l saw bv the d'rcc
tion of his iook that no had caught slght o'
ms and az terrible were tho associations
couuoctrd With the beast in my mind lhat
dared NOT move or breathe for some seconds
when the Thought suddenly occurred to n'
that il mus, bo the body OF lInned he hel'
in his mouth. My liking for this mnn ha'
bpcUns 60 strong that the desire to rcscn'
or ,y,uy, him drove every i1niing at toai
out of NV mind. anh with steady aim. !
fred ut his body jus, bahnd tho shoulder.
Sins suiarly enough. although | kno"
had b,t him, ho merely gave II loud ero"'
aud rom lined stationary. without r"'axlnI
his hold of the Arabs body. How long h'
would have remained ia this state "t immo
bliitv, I cant say. hut VAS just about Il
try the effect OF n second sh"t when regn
lar yol,sy uf puus was fred from ont ot III
darkness tho b,mst spraug forward 'n"nrd
me, almost ut the same Instant that t"it
sharp, singing sensation in the upper pa
ofmy arm. and tell TO tho grounI So ci"'
20 ms that stcuped back ~ avoid ii bln
from his paws IN his death struggle, The
did NOT last long. and as soon rs they weI
oyor. I fetched u lighted brand from u
fire. aud frst holding it TO tho faco "f u
dead man 10 see whu il was. and i"rir
much r,,eved at finding it was not li"the
waved IL about us n signni for tho oIhe
that tnsy might onmo with snfs,y. TIL,
soon ca,l,o aud clustered round the body
the dead lion. some kicking IL, ana 9th"
splitting on aud rcviliiug IL. and all "i the
claiming the honor of having knlod hIm'
claim that they seemed far nprp in'ereSI'
in defending than in COMMUNICATING inc la
of their dead can, ,panion.
All the ctf,rs W. nndo to release me IN
ter unfortunate from tho tws "f tho ll'
were unavai'Ing, without having rrc""r
to our kniyes. and us there WAS mot 4
least doubt Of hIs being dead, for tho tee
of the poscLful brute were hurlod III
breast and back. we Determined on leavl
both bodies where they were until ahyiigi
Tho first thing die! whom a~oke was
lonk for tho tples ~ the Arab aud the ii'
Tney were lying ~hero tho beast hal tall
in the Light. and his stlifoneh Avs st'i' III
tho body of tho man rs in u powerful
the dusire of preserving IL record ol
event for my friends in England to look
was too strong 10 bu resisted. so we Sal
work. cut three piei0s "f timber to pn
and. having raised the hon 10 an upr'
position, Kept him up by mcans OF
siecos of wood To cou coal these, plt
ed shrub here and ,hero. which had
desired efoct aud tho result l obtai
was negative. the Ike OF which bel
nevor was seen. The attitude is ns nat
MS possible, and makes ono shuddur to
at it.-- Photographic .Nrtps.