The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-01
Outwitting aI,ion

The following aiier-dinneT story OF sport ia
iudia i taken from pleasant book by Capt J
7. Newall. entitled The Eastern Huntersf' mt
published IN London
remember. said Norman. q a story told
ue some time ago relating 10 an acquaintance Of
INV own. lie Is queer fellow, fall Of fun, and
always ready Tot joke, and hasa iudicrous way
Of making faces, emitting curious howis which
def, the must solemn Methods, 10 witness IN.
moved. The nature Of the man renders what |
am going 10 tell you appear more absurd than
the real narrative iiself jus,iies but AZ ! cant
convey proper idea of that, will lust tell YOU
what was told 10 int. ! must state first, though
that tue poor fellow got bad fall with his horse
some years ago, by which bis leg WAS broken,
and lac has been Obliged ever since 70 wear some
iron apparatus 10 assist II, for tue broken leg l.
considerably shorter than the other, but though
this necessarily obliges him to hobble, he can
scuille over the ground nj a wonderful pace. In
other respects be Is a tall, good looking man.
% Tie was out once lion shooting in Kaiiiwar.
In some parts OF the district where II is tolerably
open the sportsnen used 10 follow the game on
horseback ride up within range, and then dis.
mount 10 get shot, unless their beasts were
steady enough 10 stand fire from their backs
After the shot, they quickly remounted and gal
loped Of in fact, something In the manner that
the African way of conduciing the zpor; Is de-.
scribcd.
" ua one 0ccasiou, NY friend had turned ~
couple Of full grown lions, aud was following
them on the plain. lie managed 20 get within
range, and as his horse would not stand quiet
enough ior him TO lire from his back he jumped
of, aud thrCw the bride over his arm by s0m-
chance, however onitting to slip bis arm through
H. Well, he gotta fair shot, and hit Of the lions
hard but the noise startled the horsc, aud a.
there was nothing 10 check II. away Il galloped.
leaving my friend standing. lie fired his second
barrel, and then had the horror Of seeing she
wounded lion charging down toward him, all
head, tail and legs and roaring tremendously.
His rifle was empty aud useless, and Of couTse
ihcIe was no time tOload. Ills impulse was nat.
urally 10 bolt n hard as be could and accord.
tngly away he stumped for the nearest tree. Hat
long before he could reach Il, the roars came clos.
'r aud closer behind him, and be felt that he had
not the slightest chance of reaching the tree h..
fore heing overiaken 10y the angry brute Sill
lac sad on with the instinct of scil-prescryaion
but the lion Vas fast closing with him. VIVA,
could he DO. There was no time 10 be lost. In
few more bounds his head might be crushed In
hy the blow 81 paw, or his nnngled limbs be
quivering in the animals relentless Jaws II sud.
denly occurred 10 him 10 try and startle the beast
by some unusual combination Of form aud SQUADS
Ills resolve was Immediately taken and acted up
on without delay. STOPPING suddenly In his ran
with bis back still towards the charging lion.
now drawing very Close, he ducked bis head aud
body tiil be looked at Il rcvcrsely from between
sleRs, and 10 that position made some Of the
most hideOus faces, and gave uiierance 20 soms
VI his most appalling yells, and at the same xes-
ticulaled wildly with bis arms.
This WAS nietamorphosis for which the ~.
age beast was quite unpreparcd. Just bclon
there had been q runaway man, leRging Il Q,
hard Ne he could 30 IN trout but now there waa
fearful, shalelcss creature, stationary and I'M
Welding, and bowling In the most awful way.
quite beyond all lion experience The brute wnA
staggered, and hesi,ated In his hoadlong career
then pulled up and looked, advanced step aud
looked IuOrc closely heard frantic veil Of "a
'raordinary power, the last despainug effort of
the hunter turned, aud with lowered tail. troi-
ted on 70 Join his companion, now disappearing
IN the distance. Amer short slacr my friend
Hrose, almost purple In the face ifOm the violence
ofhis exertions, and the unplcaAntly low Posi.
ton at his bead, hui much RFnilhed, aud chuck
ling greatly ~ the succesu o. his ingenious rnse"