The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-07-21

> The vaoueros did not seem inclined t.
70 accompany him; indeed, they did thei
best to dissuade him from SO rash an act
= but his blood was up, and he swore ht
o would 60 if the gully contained dozer
t tigers Seeing him resolved to risk hi.
g. life, determined to 'ollow him. 1t wa!
: the very place for beast of prey to hide
and spring unseen upon his pursuers &
: dense mas of thorny bushes, matted to-
a Gether with vines, until any object became
invisible at distance of a few yards. We
examined the caps on our weapons, and
scrambled down the steep sides of the
ravine. agree with the Doctor that
this IS very ticl1lish business, especially
don't believe it, cry it, We crawled
along for several rods, when my compan-
Ion, who was ahead, gave sign we had
agreed upon, and at the same moment
heard low, deep growl, like thunder
and saw his head a moment after The
monster meant to fight it out here, for
could see him fatten his belly to the
ground for a spring, and hear him switch
his tail Both of us sighted between
the creatures eyes and fired at the same
time. He gave convulsive bound, and
fell dead.
We called the vaqueros, and, by their
help, we dragged the jaguar out, to secure
the skin. 1t was beautiful specimen,
the largest ever saw.
But our work was not yet quite done !;
on our way back we stopped at the first
lair of the jaguars, which had been. only
partially consumed, to look at the re-
mains of poor Sanchez We found the
poor fellows belt. his knife still in its
sheath, and a few bones all that was
left of what had, twenty, four hours ago,
been a man in the prime of life and
strength With a deathly sickness at the
heart l turned away; remountinp our
horses, we rode slowly and sadly hcme-
ward"
CHAPTER X.--AN AFRICAN DINNER PARTY.
The last story beng somewhat traoical,
it naturally follows that l should now
: tell comical story. 1t was told us by
the Doctor, whom have so often quoted.
. What treasure that mar would have
been in the days of Haroun al Raschid
He could have beaten all the Caliph's sto-
ry tellers; Slnbad the Sailor wasn't a
circumstance compared to him. But to
: the story $500. a.aa ~
, During my travels in Africa, | was
hunting north of Lake Ngami, with two
English officers and an American. We
had not been long in the country, when
we received an invitation from the King
of the country, to visit him. Being desi
rous OF seeing his sable majesty at home,
we accepted the invitation Our host
!, several years before, had paid visit tc
the coast, where he had seen the British
governor, and had been much impressed
with the English way Of doing things
and his mind was fired with desire tc
do likewise; hence the reception that
follows At the appointed time we
, mounted our horses, attired in our best
! and rode forth. We soon came in Sight
! OF the royal residence not, as might be-
! tsUpposed, an imposing structure of mason
Try, buta collection of huts, made ofcanes
! and plastered with mud, and fortified BY
Z a hedge of thorny bushes At the en-
4 trance to the 6r00l, as this was called, 1
e company OF men were drawn up, as neal
! In straight line as possible; dozen o.
SO armed with old, rusty Queen Anne
{ muskets : the remainder with spears
they were the most laughable COMPANY
OF soldiers ever saw Fastaffs COMPANY
l were British Royal Guards in compari
: son. Here and there one had some fra O
I ments "f European costume; the entir
e custume of one consisted of a huge caval
S ry boot, with an enormous brass spur at
e tached; another was dressed in uair q
9 lspectaclcs, and SO on. The less luck,
II ones wore the skins of various animal:
l. feathers, and cows horns and .ails A
II we approached, the musketeers raised
o tllelr pieces, and fired what was meant t.
y be salute; but as some of the guns re
y fused to so off, until after repeated snap
!! pings OF the old f1ints, and some we're s.
', heavily charged that their bearers wer
Y kicked end over end, the effect coul,
e hardly be called grand. 1t was a mos
q laughable sight to see these fellows fir
'e their guns as they had not got rid of tn
e Idea that the proper way to shoot was t
(, shut both eyes, and turn the head away
l. leaving the charge to go whichever wa
70 II would. Fhe spearmen mademuch bet
If ter show,as they brandisiled their spears
d and huge gox-lIiGe shields, ana howle
Is forth thier war-cry We rode into tn
7, sr'at, and up to large tree, where tn
h King was seated, in company with som
le Of his head men. He was a tall portly
2 well built man, attired in u British sol
dier's scarlet coat, which had been mad
y for a much smaller man, and wouidn'
al button within at least six inches and a
h this WAS his only garment, it may be east
g ly imagined that his sable majesty's az
e lpearance was, to say the least, peculiar
d BY his side stood his herald, or c1er, 4