The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-17

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We heard . lady play few airs on Il during our
stay, and hare no hesitation in pronouncing il
one Of the richest toned and most powerful pi
amos that has come under our notice for years
Al; ARNY Rkr1EwrD BIZ 4 Llox.-The author
Of recent work on Algeri4Eelates the following
incident which occurred while marching with I
body Of French troops ON their way 70 attack
the Kabyles.
Wehsd tldden carelcssly forward, admiring the
view, or speculating on the game to be fop4d IN
those mountain passes, when the sudden halt and
the unslinging Of carbines startled "a Rushing
past the rear files, We gallopcd to the front just
in time to prevent the sergeant who led the ad-
vance firing at noble lion, who advanced to-
ward the same path which we were pursuing,
and halted abruptly at our view. He had evil
IDENTIFY come from = different direction to the one
we were pursuing, and was making to the very
pile Of the mountains whose somber color had
excited our curiosity. Five minutes later and
We should not have seen him; but as it happt n
ed, there he stood, evidently very much aston
ished at thus Pumping suddenly on 80 large .
party. Were we 70 IRE, We should doubtless
either kill or MORALLY wound the animal. in the
first case all would be wei, and We should be the
richer by lions skin; In the second place, We
was responsibility the young officer in command
would mot assume. Hastily giving the order to
unsling carbines, he closed up the men with some
difficulty, for the horses were very FESTIVE. In
case the lion showed disposition to attack, all
we're to face toward him, aud it was to be hoped
that the general discharge would prove mortal
If disposed to let us do so, we were to pass him
quickly.
have often heard that the lion BY day in no
way resembles The same animal by night, Dur
ing the dar.ness, seeking his prey where he can
find it. he viii attack anything with the greatest
ferocity; but during the daytime, it being his
proper period for sleep. and being, besides gen.
orally gorged with food, he seldom attacks man.
In the present instance, had little confidence in
the effect Of cur fire, for our horses, as their
riders approached their dreaded enemy, became
more and more alarmed and restiYe. 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 6les well closed up, we nearcd the lion.
who tAoNed no symptoms of fear; gazing at us,
not sayagely, but apparently with great cnroaity,
Tan he moved his tail to and fro, like large
-; and IS We neared him he deliberately at
dowH on his hind quarters, looking then, for ali
the world, like queer colored Newfoundland
dog Just a. We ranged up with him, passing BY
in single file-ihe horses, heads and tails were
togethcr-hc opened his huge mouth with i
mighty yawn. uttering, Is he did 50, sound be.
tween heavy sigh and . gr6wL This he did
without rising, and in most sleepy manner, 40
though he were saprcmely indifferent to our pres
ence.
All this time our horses were terribly excited,
and my own, Jet black Syrian barb, which had