The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-31
A. Army Revieweo by q Lion.

An Army Reviewed by Lion.
The author of recent work on Algeria
relates the following incident valch soc-
cared s&hils .nsaEehing vish body of
French troops &c their way 20 attack tbe
Kabyles: s. 81
we had ridden caresssly forpafd ID
hiring theview. or speculatiIg on the game
to be found IN those mountain passes, when
the suddea halt and the unslinging of car
bines startled as. Rushing past the rear
files, we galloped to the front just in time
T TO preyent the sergeant who led the advance
| from firing at a noble lion. who advanced
| toward the same path which I'VE were pur-
suing, and halted abruptly at our view
He had evidently come from a different Oh.
rection to the one we were pursuing, and
was making to the very pile OF the noun
tains whose sombre color hid excited our
curiosity. Five minutes later and weshouid
not have seen him; but as It happened,
there he stood, evidently very much aston
ished at thus Pumping suddenly on SO large
party. Were We to FIRE, we should doubt
less either kill or morially wound the AMI
ma. In the first case all would be we'll.
and we should be the richer by ilon, s
skin; in the second place, we should be
sure 70 lose one OF more men, and 1t was q
responsibility the young officer IN command
would not assume. Hastily giving the or
der to unsling carSS::nes, he closed up the
men with some difficulty, for the horses
were very FESTIVE. In case the lion showed
disposition to attack, all were to face to-
ward him. and it was TO be hoped that the
general discharge would prove mortal. 1t
disposed to let US do SO, we were to pass
him quickly. 50
1 have often beard that the lion by day
! in no wav resembles the same animal by
night. During the darkness. seeking his
prey where he can find it. he will attack
ANYTHING with the greatest ferocity; but du-
ling the daytime. it being his proper period
for sleep. and being. besides, generally
gorged with food. I've seldom attacks man.
In the present instance, had little conf
dence in the effect of our fire. for our hors-
es. as their riders approached their dreaded
enemy, became more and more alarmed and
restive The lion was, doubtless, the one
had heard roar in the distance the previous
night. and he had been to the other side,
seeking for food among the donors of the
native tribes near Tenient. from which he
was now returning to his den.
Our files well closed up. we neared the
lion, who showed no symptoms of fear /;
gazing at us, not savagely, but apparently
with great curiosity. Then he moved his
tail to and fro, like large cat and as we
neared him he deliberately sat down on his
hind quarters, looking then. for all the
world, like queer colored Newfoundland
dog. Just as we ranged up with him, pass
ing by in single file-the horses heads and
tails were together-he opened his huge
mouth with mighty yawn, uttering. as he
did so, sound between heavy sigh and
growl. This he did without rising, and
in most sleepy manner, as thong h he were
suprenely Indifferent to our presence.
All this time our horses were terribly ex-
cited. and my own, jet black Syrian baro,
which mad carried me many mile over the
plains of Wa!Iachina and Reumelio. and
who. from his intense love of mischief and
fighting. / had long since christened '.Ba
shi Bazcusci.' was now completely cowed.
and though walking at a very slow pace.
his black coat was all white with foam.
was not fifteen PAGES from the lion. and
could not resist the fancy that seized me to
rein in and look at him. Trembling in ev
cry limb. my horse obeyed me. and as the
rear files of our escort moved past, con-
tenn plated the noble brute. He was a splen-
did male, of the color called by the natives
| the black lion,' - and which, they say. Is
| the most fierce and terrible of all. He
seemed sleepy and quiet enough just then.
and did not even look at me. The jangling
of the mems arms appeared TO catch his at
| tention and it was indeed but moments
| space that was allowed me for contempla-
ton, for slight move on his part caused
nv horse TO bound asi'le so as almost to-
unhorse me, and when recovered nv seat
and my power over my frightened steed,
the sleepy fellow had deliberately lain down,
and resting his noble head on two mighty
paws. he followed Us with is eyes as we
moved slowly away.