New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-09

had seen in India
OUTwITTIEt A LION.
{" remember y said Norman, e story tod me
some time ago relating to an acquaintance OF my
own. He is queer fellow, full OF tun, ana Always
ready for joke, and has a ludicrous way OF max
ing faces, emitting curious bowls, which deiy Ihe
most solemn Methodist to witness unmoVed: me
nature of the man renders what ! am gong 10
tell you appear more absurd than the Ieai+ MARIA
tive itself iustihes but as | can't convey proper
idea of that will Just tell you what was tod 10
me. | must state first, though, that the poor lei
low got hard fall with his horse some years ago,
by which his leg was broken, ana ne mas peeh
Obliged ever since to wear some IRON apparatus 10
assist it, for the broken leg is considerably shorter
than the other. But though this necessarily
obliges him to hobbe, he can scutte over the
ground in a wonderful pace. In other respects ne
is a tall, good looking man.
He was out once lion shooting in KettiWaT. In
some parts of the district, where it is toeraby
open, the sportsmen used to follow the game on
horseback ride up within range, and then dis
nOuntto get a shot unless their beasts were steady
enough to stand fire from their backs. After the
shot, they quickly remOunted and gailoped of. In
fact, something in the manner that the African way
of conducting the sport is described.
On one occasion, my friend had turned up
couple of full grown lions, and was following them
on the plain. He managed to get within range,
and as hisIhorse would not stand quiet enough for
him to fire from his back, jumped off, and threw
the bride over his arm by some chance, how
got fair shot, and hit one of the lions hard; but
the noise startled the horse and as there was no
thing to check it, away it galloped, leaving my
friend standing.
He fred his second barrel and then had the
horror of seeing the wounded lion charging down
toward him all head tail and legs, and roaring
tremendously. His rife was empty and useless,
and Of course there was no time to load. His first
impulse was naturally to bolt as hara az ne eould
and, accordingly, away he stumped for the nearest
tree. But long before he could reach 1t, the roars
came closer and closer behind nm ana ne telt
that he had not the slightest chance OF reaching
the tree before being Overtaken by the angry
brute. Still he sped on with the instinct
of sefpreservatiOn, but the lion was fast
closing with him. What could he dc? There
was no time to be lost. In few more
bounds his head might be crushed IN by
the blow of paw, or his mangled limbs be qulV-
ering in the animals restless jaws 1t suddenly
occurred to him to try and startIe the beast by
some unusual combination of form and sounds
His resolve was Immediately taken and acted upon
without delay Stopping short suddenly IN his
race, with his back still toward the charging lion
now drawing very close, he ducked his head and
body till lie looked at it reyersedly from between
| his legs, and in that position made some OF the
most hdeous faces, and gave utterance to some Of
his most appalling yells, and, at the same time
gestculated wildly with his arms
| This was a metamorphosis for which the savage
| beast was quite unprepared. just before, there
had been runaway man, Logging it as hard as ht
! COulu 20 III lIOut Dul INV JueIt was d ledllul
shapeless creature stationary and unyielding, ant
| bowling in the most awful way, quite beyond al
| lion experience The brute was staggered, ant
hestated in his heailong career then pulled u
and Hooked advanced step, and looked NOR
closely heard frantic yell of extra power, thu
| last despairng efforts of the hunter turned AM
with lowered tail, trotted off to join his companion
now disappearing in the distance. After a shOr
space, my friend arose, almost purple in the fac
| from the violence of his eXertions and the IN
pleasantly low position Of his head, but much graf
fled and chuckng greatly at the success Of hi
ingenious ruse."
A SNAKE TRICK. ....
A parson had started the subject of uncOmmo
occurrences, by telling an anecdote, of which all
can recollect is, that it was something about
friend of his who, while out shooting, had fired a
a rabolt and SKINNED IL win the s1ot. II SCENE
queer as the details, however nave aitoSetht
gone from my memory, shaLl say nothing MOI
aponI y. aver thas anu oIe OF two o!utIs, u
host feiaIed tnat u lEIehu VI ms was sltIhS Oh
morning early N tne Verahdah Oh MS mouse EMO,
ing his usual morning cup OF TEA,
: up ana ms cAaif uittu oack, "hen MS atVentl'
was attracted oy me singular movements OF
l number OF MS po4!try, Whch We're running ano
| Inc comPonna. some OF theln were sGuttlIi
q about under the nedge, ana running 70 ana lfo
/ great eAGltenleht' livery now uuI tuGH Vi
y would rush OUT INTO me open; eELuenLIy Doluh9,
|, trying to bolt something 1t had picked up. L
ofncer %atchea theih lor shoLt uLne, put Wltho
u peiuS apie W ll9hG otI " nt' lI5y "etSS up w.
8 ne Went toward lhem 10 ascertain Ihe cause
;, their extraordinary movement. mere ne t9u
MUNGER OF very small SNAKES Jumping ape
= IN state vi Srede lFtHIess, auu HEl
to aVoid me Io"ls,gulnea-1o"ls, | think, IN
e were SAD 10 pe-Who were pechlhg them'
a. selzng them, ana making desperate enorts 10 sW
" low them eYlqently considering theg MAD toun'
great prize buG altet many Iuuie enorGS the io'
70 were always oDhgeu 10 eJect mem 1hey VIZ
p very minute possibly only Just hatcneq so, as
r. ofhcer saw no cause lof theT lhVarlaply peing
lie turned Wheh gle lows were SO anxious 10 swan
"a thehli ne ul9ue d cloSei inNestlsaLon' ne ioI
that. lnlheGiateiy uIey were selzeu-leari
in douQuess' ol slpPinB wv easiy uowh the gun
a OF IuGIl assdllantsL tne cunning 5Itte suaheS
in ueu themselves mo huoIs, anu NUS IeHueI
in themselves LOO pulhy 10 pe s"ano"aole'
or FIGHTING A BEAR WITH SODA BOTTLE.
ne The relator was out bear shooting one d
ot and had been engaged in following one he |
If wounded. His people, however, lost the ira
an and while they were searching for it, or trying
I'd to find cut something certain regarding the bea
of line of retreat, he determined to rest under IL
he and have sandwich and glass of brandy
soda-water. He was rather luxurious sort
n fellow, and generally had bottle or two of so
a. water with him cooling in wet cloths
He got hold of his pewter and poured ou
ma little brandy into it, and reyeed in the anticpa
at of the cold, grateful, efervescing drink, and
an know how delicious and reviving it is during
II days work. Seated with his pewter mug betw
int his legs, after carefully untwisting the wires WI
fc bound the cork, he was gently easing the C
a itself out so as not to lose drop of the prec