The Portland daily press., 1865-10-04
3 From Baldwin's Hunting in South africa. =.
ADVENTURES WITH LIONS. a

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We were walked up suddenly by hearing one
of the oxen believing and the dogs barking.
It was moderately dark, and 1 seized Clifton's
double rife. and rushed out, mot knowing
where, when l saw the driver perched on the
top Of a temporary hut, made Of grass, about
six teet high, roaring Justify for doppe (cap.l
scrambled up Just as the poor OK ceased his
cries, and heard the lions growing and roaring
on the top of him, not more than fourteen
yards from where we were, but itiwas too dark
to see them. / fired, however, in the direction
of the sound, and just above the bodyeo Of the
OK, which could distinguish tolerably wei,
as it was ablack one.a Diza the dliVer) fol-
lowed my example, and as the lions did not
take the least notice, I fired my second barrel,
and was just proceeding to load nay own gun,
which Jack had brought me, when was aware
for a single instant only, that the lion was
coming, and at the same moment was knock
ed half dozen somersauIts backwards OFF the
hut, the brute striking me in the chest with
Ais bead gathered myself up in a second
and made q dash at fence just behind me,
and Scrambled through it, gun In hand, but
tne muzzle was choked with dirt. / then
made for the wagon, and cot on the boz.
where found all the Kaffirs who cotildinot
get inside sticking on like monhies. and Diza
perched on top. How he got there seemed II
me miracle, as he was aloncside mo ygI,a
the brute charged. minute n, tyun ~ fe, ,
6f them marched off to Goat. &c Ss;e
that were tethered by the foot to tha III.
had so speedily evacuated. We
Diza. thinking he had a chance. firaa e.,,,
the TOP of the wagon and the recuf innrl1.d
him backward on 20 the tent, which brolTe NC
fsll. 1T was most hldicroas sight altooethars
After that we were utterly defeatetlss fi1e
brutes were allowed to eat their meal linrln-
Tested, which they continued to ofar same
time, growing fiereely all the while. Tie
Kaffirs said there were five In all, fred once
again, but without effect, and we all sat shiy.
efing with cold, without any clothes on, till
daybreak, when our enemies beat a retreat.
and was not sorry to turn IN again betaeen
the blankets. was just beginning to Get
warm again, when was aroused by a double
shot, and rushed out on hearing that the driy-
er and attei>rder had shot the lion. We went
TO the sp9t, and found q fine lioness dead, with
bullet through her ribs from the after-fider
q good shot she was at least $50 yards of:
Another had entered ths neck, Just behind
the head, and travelled all along the SHINE.
nearly to the root of the tail. / Claimed M AZ
shot, and forthwith proceeded to skin hay +
cut out the hall; it proved to be Iav shot ,,,t
Of Clifton's rifle. This accounted for her faS e.
focious onslaught The aitsr.ridhg mas rstts,
ehopfallen atihaEig 10 give herhp to the rig6tF
ful owner. @ ''Rs aa i'sass .s.-e t1sg g Tl7zs
Diza got claw In his thigh, and the .. n
which he had in his hand was frightf1llv
scratched on the stock; rather sharp practice.
A strong nerved old Kaffir woman lay in the
hut the whole time, without door or any.