Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-11
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How TO Frishten a Lion.

lie was'out once lion shooting N Nat
tiawar. In some parts of tlr<sdistrici
where il is tolerably. open, the sportsman
used to follow tho gsne on horseback, rid
up within; range, and then dismount t
get q shot, uulcss the beasts were STEADY
enough 10 stand FIRE from their backs
After the shotsstkey quickly srcmoumec
and gallopod of. In fact, somcihing h
the manner. that the African way OF con,
ducting the sport is described. On on
occasion my ificnd had turned uf a COUP
le Of full grown lions, and was following
them On the pIain Ifc managed to gel
within range. and, as his horse would nol
stIhd quiet enough for him TO Gre OF lis
back, jumped of, sud threw the irsdle
OYER his arm; BY son'c ellanee, loweter
omithng 10 sff1p .nafiu 'rrfrUug-f---s'
We'll, he got fair shot and bit one cftlIe
lions hard; but the noise sts-tled the horse,
and, as there was nothing 10 check il,
akay IL gulloped, leaving my friend stand.
ing lie fred the second barrel, and tlicr
had the horror Of seeing the wounded ii
on come charging doMi tcwafd Him, Z
head, tail, and legs, and. roaring trcmeh-
dously His rife was empty and use.
less, and Of course there was no time to
load, His 6rst impulse was naturally TO
bolt us ard as he conld, aud accordingly
he sttmped ibt tho nesrest tree. Bat
long bef3re he could reach II, the roars
came closer and closer behind him, aud he
felt that he had not the slightest chance
Of rearhing the tree before being oterla.
ken by that angry brute. StiA ne sped
on with the instinct Of self.prescryaioui
but the lion was fast closing with him.
Whit could he do2 There was no time
to be lost. In few more bottnds HIS h5ad
might bo crushed inby tho blow Of graw,
or his mapgled limbs be quiyering III the
animal l'sreleniloss jaws llsuddcnly occur;
rcd tofhm 20 try and startle the bcast by
some unusual decentralization Of form and
SQUADS. llisfosolvo was immediately ta.
ken, aud acted upon without delay. Stop
ping short, suddenly in Us race with his
back still towards fhc Charging lioA, now
drawing very close, h6 dnekef hisi Head
and body ,nsil Ae lboketi nc ~ fesonaedly
from between his loet, aud In. ibsieposis
tion made some of the most hldq9ua iaeoa,
aud gave sultcrapce 20 some OF tho most
appalling yolls, aud, at The Same time. g@s.
ticuhlcd wildly with his arms. r'fhis WIS
u metsmofphosie fov (which d,e savage
beast was quite unprepared. Just before
there had been O runaway man, Logging II
aa hard as he could so In 'front.' but nov
there was fearful. shapeless creature sta
tionary aud unyielaing, and howling In
tho most nwfui way, qaite,beyond all lios
experience Tho hlute was staggered,
hd5imsd IN his heAi5de eareeri then pull.
ed up aud looked, advanced step, and
looked more closely; heard n frantic yell
of extra power--the last despairng effort
of the hunter; turned, aud with loyercd
tail trotlcd OF to join his companion, now
in tho distance. AIteg n
short space my friend arose, utmost purple
in tho face from hit Violence Of lisexrt!
tions aud the 4pplcasantiy low posit 80
OF bis head, bttihuch gth,ihed, and chuck
liog greatly az the success Of his iigeni.
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