The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-14
E,E!ELAI LION bonn
PROM sALATHlEL,

|AAAAl 60 AkNA-&l 3 IA n y. 90
DlsmountIng, for The aide OF the hill
was almost prpCi plIouS, led my pant
Ing Arab through beds Of myrtle, and
every lovely and VWset.amelllng bloom,
10 the edge Of = valley that seemed
made to shut out every disturbance OF
A oIrcleof low hills. covered TO the
crown with foliage, surrounded deep
space OF velvet turf, kept green NJ the
emerald by the flpW OF Tlvulets and the
moisture Ola pellucld lake In the cen.
ire, Hinged with every color OF the hea.
vsns. The beauty Of this sylvan spot
was enhanced by the luxurlAnt pro-
ipBlOn OF almond, orange. and her
tfeess thai, In every sthge OF .produc.
ton, from the bud 10 the fruit, covered
the little knolla below and formed u
broad belt around the lake.
Parchsd % | WAS by the lnlolerable
heat, this secluded haunt OF the Aplrit
Of freshness looked doubly lovely. My
eyes, hAlf-blinded BY the glare Of the
sands, and even my uIind exhausted
by perplexltlss Of the day, found dc.
llclons 'felaSAtIon 10 abe virddfa and
dSwy brcath bf the BIlenE fiVhIle My
barb, With Tho qtIGk lsshSb 6f Animals
accustomed TO the travel OF The wilder
ness, showed her delight by playful
boundlngs, the prouder arching OF her
neck, and the 6right glapclug Of her
bright eye. - ~ i y ! w.
'lsre, thought /, as ! led her slo WY
towards the deep descent, would be lhe
very spot for the innocence that had
not tried the world, o., lhe philosophy
that had itied1t aud +foh I'd all.vahiIy.
| Who could dream That, within The Dor
ders oil this distracted land, IN the very
hearing, almost 10 the very sight OF The
last mlserles that man could iutlct on
man, there was a retreat which the foot
OF man, perhaps, never set dehled and
In VI hIch tho ca lsnitles that RtlltcL So
ciety might bs a. little felt Is II It were
among the Btarsl'
A violent plunge OF the barb put an
end 10 my speculation. She exhibited
the widest signs OF terror, snorted and
strovs 10 break from me; then fixing
her glance keenly on the thicketS be-
low, shook Ia every limb. But the
scene WAS tranquility Itself The CHAM
elabn! lay bhSking Ia the Hnn. and The
only sound was that OF the wild doves
murmurIng under the broad leaves OF
the palm trees.
But my mare still resisted every IF.
fort to lead her DOWN. ards; her ears
were 1hlierIng conVulslvely, her eyes
were starting from their sockets; | grew
peevIsh ut tue animals unusual ObstI.
macy, and was about 10 let her suffer
for The day. when my senses were par.
alyHsd by tremendous roar. A lion
stood on the summit which l had but
JuBt quilted, He was not dozen yards
above my head and hlS 1rhC spring
must have carried me 10 the bottom OF
the pTscipIcs. The barb burst away nj
once, drew ths only weapon had-a
lagget-And hopeless rs escape was,
HraHpiuK the tangled weeds to Fustain
my iUotlng, awaited the plunge. But
the lordly savage probably disdained
30 ignOble q prey, and continued GU
The, sunrnit, lRshluEi his sides With his
lenRth stopped suddenly, listened, as
TO some approaching feet, and then,
With hidsUus yell, bprAng over me,
and was 10 the tnicket below ut single
bound. NI..-l ~ " IuulI
The whole thIcket was Instantly
alive; the shade which had fixed on
for the abode Of unearthIy tranquility
WAS an old haunt OF Iona, aud The
mighty hSfdS yeEe Iubwl arOnssd from
their MONDAY SAUNDERS. Nothing
could be grRnder or more terrible than
the disturbed majesty Of the forest
kings. In every variety OF savage pas.
sion, from terror to fury, they plunged,
and tore, and yelled, dArled through
the lake, burst through the thlcket,
rushed up the hills, or stood bAyIng
and roaring defiance Agains the intru-
der; the numbers were immense, for
the rareness Of shade and water had
gathered them from every quarter Of
the desert. vi .aUIl3OFUlUiF
While stood Cllnglng TO my perllous
hold, and fearful Of attracting their
gaze by tue slightest movement, the
source Ut the commotlon appeared III
the shape Oi u Roman soldier, spsar In
haudsthppugh aJTRvipe at the furthsr
sldSgot the VALLEY. he WIS paipAbiv
unConsclouS Of the formidable place
Into which he was entering, anu tue
gallant clanor OF voices through the
hills showed that he WIS followed BY
others as bold and UNCONSCIOUS VI their
danger as.hImself. ~ FHalg7Tl sll
But hIs career soon closed; his horsey
Ieet had scarcely touched The turf,
when n lion was fixed with iauks and
claws on the creatures lOinS, The
rider uttered 4 cry OF horror, aud, for
the instant, sat helplessly gazing al the
open laws behind him. saw tue lion
gathering up his TANKS for N second
bound, but the soldier. " figure Ot Il.
RanIie strength, grsSplux thu u0strlls Of
the monster with one hand, with the
other shortening his spear, drove the
steel, at one reSisIlesS thrust, into the
lions forehead. Horse, lion, and river
fell, and cOntin ued struggling together,
The next moment, u mass Gf cavalry
cams laundering downnths raylne.
They bad broken of from! their march,
through the accident OF rousing slrag.
Cling lion,la aud followed him In the
glddy ardor Of The chase. The sight
now before them was enOughrIo IApp pal
the bOldesG intrepldity. OThsvAlley was
oiled With The vast herd; retreat was
Impossible, for The troopers came, still
pouring In BY the only pass; and from
the sudden descent Of the glen, horse
and man were rolled he1dtotemos
among the lions; neither man nor
monster could retreat 1.-THE con-
dIct was HORRIBLE; SAndi the heavy
spearsi 0taLheg DICTIONARIES plunged
through bone and bratp. The lions.
made more furious by wounds, spranR
upon the powerful horses, and bore
them TO the ground, or hsw al the
troopers throaLa, .5Rnd crushed, or
dragged away cuirass and buckler,
The valley. was y struggling heap OF
human aud savage battle; man, lion
aud charger, wrlIhlng and rolling In
RRontss, I'LL their forms were uudIstin.
guiuhable. The groans aud cries OF the
legioneerS, the screama OF the manvled
horses, and the ruArA and howliuHs OF
The lions bleediug with the sword and
spear, tearing the dead, darling up, The
sideS OF The hills In terror, and rushing
down again with u fresh hlrst Of gore,
bainsd I'll conceptions Of fIfy and nor.
ror. ,HiA5uld M l
But man was The conqueror at last
ths savBRss, scared by the spear, and
thinned IN their mum bers, made a'rush
in one body towards the ,raVIhe; o4er.
threw everything IN. their way aud
burst from the, valley, awakened the
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