Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-26

desperate an emergency. when the last cap
was placed on the cones, | felt relieved of an
impending fate. We then moved back short
distance from the jujube to avoid any surprise.
and walked slowly towards the place wherc the
lion had lain down, but he had left it, and there
was nothing to he seen of him.
Had the animal, not seeing or hearing us any
more, gone to seek us? / thought it prudent
not to wait to resolve the question. If he could
get up and move out of sight, in spite of our
three balls, it was certain that, in case we sud
denly came upon him in the obscurity, he would
make us pay dear for our fun. / resolved,
therefore to go into camp and wait until day
light should show us our game. After examine
ing the place where he had fallen. and noticing
the pool Of blood that marked the spot we re-
gained our camp, taking care TO keep always on
the open ground, and at wary distance from
every thickdt.
The next morning, with the early dawn, we
were in the field, fastening towards the scene
Q the evenings encounter, accompanied by the
Sheik Mustapha and a number Of Arabs For
more than halfhour we followed the track by
the blood the animal had left in his fight with
out ever losing the continuous trail 1t seemed
almost incredible that an animal could bleed so
much and still be able to move. Wherever the
bushes were thick, he had marked them on both
sides Of his path--a sure sign that he had been
sroro ,Lo ho;L3 ac ,iu - JuusI'S
tbo shots hal ,,lo, oe.o, d;.ao,i, IolJ ,I.I
sboulder 10y ''''O ''''
Presently, the trail led into thicket of wild
olive trees that appeared a suitable cover for
him to have taken refuge in; and the Arabs
inc, ,ro,ud ,Lo a,,,,io ,ia. H. - Ill c"
ther and that, dead or alive, the lion must be
grouns aronnJ ,bo ,Lcln, o,'d ,oo Ia l;
t;or thero ;,,dod h III Ii' ni Iosi
ou, rel,;ro, ~, III; LoI,;, - - -
;ndividiia, rfI,,,.r ,I,n ;, ,,,,'',t,r .',,
At n piycn signal tho Arabs oayra lnnd hur
rab and waving their bournous, threw stones
into the thickct. and hied ON their dogs that
Immediately disoppeared in the underbrusb.-
We stood in breaiblcss silence for some minutes.
awaiting the result. No movement was seen,
or noise heard in answer to our salute. and
supposinp the animal dead I was about to re-
,urn to tho troil to follow II I'm IN the hodv
when suddenly. with n howl ont came the mack
of dogs. with their tails between their Legs. and
thrir hair ON end !, ,,ropd route Tho Arohs
not waiting nny longer to 600 the cause Of ibis
discontinue. but wcl knowing What was com
ing. took Aight like the dogs
In n moment ofter saw tho l;on cout;ousl,.
coming out Of the tbicket and taxing tho vory
path whore Rostain was nosted | called IN
him. but before | could make him hear tbe an
;mol was wi,bin ton stems Of him and tbe snab;
losing his reason AT the fierce bearing Of his foe
dropned his o,,n and eed only instead of r,n,
ning nm the biIl nc the Arobs had done he con-
ceiyed the fatal idea of turning down the rr-
cl;vi,v IN hide in ,be scattored woods n, its
hasc
Tho r,or,er, tho l;or canrh, s;cb, of ,ho e.,
ci,;yc ba ,,oyo cbaso viii Lis ,,aoo r,,e,ed .nd
lis tail in The air and with every iumn he roor-
cd with The full blnst NJ his lnngs Facb s,en
he made he staggered bu, rego;p;ng his fect IN
an instant. he pnrsued his course with fsarfnl
earnestness,
A. thr FIRST olnncc at tbis chose Lrov ,b,,
il was MI owe, with Rostair thouob I ran with
all my sneed 10 his aid As the animal crossed
n little onening in Tho nooJs at fnr,v nocos
from mo. ! fred shot that struck him in the
side. and brought him TO a halt. Had Rostain
| ayailed himself of This pause hc would have
been saved hut he must needs ston 10 SOC the
effect of INV shot SEEING tbe lor recover
| himself and CHARGE anew he AGAIN ende ,vorod
TO flee. Ills foot CAUGHT a root and bn feil. he'
fore he could regain his feet. the lion was mon
him. and seir;ns him in b;s iows ,be man and
bras, rolled down tho b;il ,oy,c,b.r
In spite Of the close woods tbot eror at tho
loot Of the hin. was bv Rosto;n's Side in mo-
| mont alter be,bad heen,se;zed Ue WIS ly;ro
mo,;nnirss in nool Of Mood Tho lion 'ha5
disanneared. leoving him for de,d Neycrthe,
less. he still breathed and bnrr;edlv exom;ncd
the unper nart Of The bodv. which / found IN
Inc unburt. The four inc;sors Of The angry linn
had nieroed his tbiph ike sn many bnllet: and
siytecn decn opg ra shes from his claw f,rro,y-
ed his hack
I called IN the Arabs IN core to INV aid Int
thew were Mi afraid 70 descend the hill 60 I
nicked mn the wounded man and carried him
on nv shoulder TO the level nlain. The rest Of
| tho dav and tho follou;ro nioht 7 sno-. ~ ~
side irving TO assuage his na;ns' and AWAITING
the arrival of Dr." "GresIov who had been snn,.
moned 70 come from Gnelra m onr relief
The next morn;ng I returned 70 tbe chase
taking with me a large number of Arabs. to
| helm me beat up the bushes for the wounded
animal or to ind his body in case he was dead !.
! This was the third dav had been bunting this
one lion. After taking up the trail where il
had left the unfortunate spab;' we fellowed il
for abont fonr hundred Yards until II entered n
tb;cket on tbe hank of tbe Ron Hamdem On
the other side of This river extended n close
swamn. called bv the Arabs tbc woods Of III
| Rbor
| Whor 7 bo1 so.;.eo1 ,,,,.ole .L.. ,Lo L.