Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-01
NEW YORK. july 26.
Lion adventure in Algeria.

| was reused by something, and felt pain
in my head, and directly afterward received
a blow on the head through the side of the
tent, which made me think for a moment
had been struck by an iron bar with claws at
the end which carried with me in my wagon;
but in an instant the idea flashed across me
that it was lion that was shifting at me
through the back of the tent. II | remained
there without moving. there was the proba-
bility of the beast tearing up the tent and
dragging me through. On the other hand an
attempt to move closer to the fire would pro-
badly be detected, as the lion has the same
characteristics as the cat, and would have
carried me off. While hesitating what to do
the animal, most likely from not being able
any longer to feel me through the wall of the
tent, must turned away, for after what was in
fact but few moments but which seemed a
very long time, there was terrific Shrek; fol-
lowed by low, deep growing, and then
shot and louder growl.
felt about for my revolver, which l had
placed beside my head before going to sleep,
and creeping round the tent, saw the horrid
beast standing perfectly still. with glaring
eyes, and continuing the same low, deep
growing, and holding in his mouth the body
of man, which he occasionally lowered to the
ground as if with tibet intention of taking ii
firmer hold, bat never entirely letting go of
it. l. saw by the direction of his look that
he caught sight of me, and so terrible were
the associations connected with the beast in
my mind that L dared not move or breathe
for some seconds, when the thought suddenly
occurred 10 me that il must be the body oil
Hamed that he had in his mouth. My liking
for this man had become so strong that the
desire to rescue or avenge him drove every
feeling Of fear out OF my mind, and, with
steady aim, fired at his body just behind
the shoulder. Singularly enough, although |
knew had hit him, he merely gave loud
growl aud remained stationary, without re-
Taxing his hold of the Arabs body.
How long he would have remained in this
state of immObility / can't say, but was
just about to try the effect of a second shot
when regular voley OF guns was fired from
out of the darkness; the beast sprang forward
toward me, almost at the same instant that L
felt sharp, singing sensation in the upper
part of my arm, and he fell TO the ground, so
close to me that stepped back TO avoid "a
blow FROM his paw in his death struggles.
They did not last long, and as soon as they
were over fetched a lighted brand from the
fire, and first holding it TO the face OF the
dead man to see who it was, and feeling much
relieved at findingit was not Hamed.l waved
it about as a signal for the others that they
might come with safety. They soon came
and clustered round the body of the dead
lion, some kicking it, and Others splitting on
and FeVilIng it, and all of them claiming the
honor of having killed him-a claim that
they seemed more interested in defending
than in com niserating the tate of their dead
companion.
Ali the efforts we made to release the latter
unfoI tunate from the jaws OF the lion were
unavailing without having recourse to our
knives, and as there was not the least doubt "a
bou this being de al, for the teeth OF the power
full brute were buried in his chest and back, we
determined to leave both bodies where they
were till daylight. The first thing L did
when woke was to look for the bodies of
the Arab and the lion. They were lying
where the beast had fallen in the night. and
his stilened jaws still held the body of the
man as in powerful vice. The desire OF
preserving record of the event for my
friends in England TO look at was too strong
to be resisted; so we set 10 work, cut three
pieces of timber to point and having rails
ed the lion TO an upright position, kept him
up by means of the pieces of wood. 10 con-
ccal these, planted shrub here aud there,
which had the desired effect, and the result
obtained was negative, the Ike OF which
believe was never seen. The attitude is a.
natural as possible, and makes one shuddeI
to look at photographic Meas