The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-08-25
"This was coed advice. and I followed

"This was good advice, and 1 followed
it as quickly as l could. At fir.t on rising
| found myself SO stiff that I could hardly
move my limbs. But the blood o o be.
gan to circulate again, and when l had
loaded up we moved off tOwsr I'd the wag-
ons. Apollo ran before me 81 the way,
still In a terrible fright, with a frying pan
on his head and a 1rebiand in his right
hand, jumping and screaming like a mad
man TO scare the wild beasts.
We got safely TO the out-span place,
and when | had something 10 stay my
hunger, I made Apollo tell me how he
managed the affair, which was still a mYs
terry me found that the poor fellow
had tried hard eli day to md ce the other
men to join him In going to my relief
They made n attempt in the morning,
them. At night Apollo made up his mind
to undertake the business by himself, and
he get about it in a really ingenious man
ner. He took n of my large trying
pans, and covered the inside with q thin
coating Of gunpowder, just enough moist
ened to make it burn slowly. Over this
he placed some straw which I used for
packing, and sprinkled dry powder upon
~ aL4 III tAO WIZ VA N4 oO q III
heap of brush@oOd and dry sticks. With
this on his head, he started from the wag
Ons just after dark. When ne had come
about halt way, he lay down and crawled
toward me so slowly snd cautiously that
the lion did not observe him until he was
within a hundred yards of Us. Then il
was that the brute first rose up and began
growing.
"Apollo said that when he heard it his
heart became as cold as ice, and he almos,
went into a fit. He lay perfectly still until
the lion became quiet, and ne hen began
again to creep forward, dragging himself
along on the ground, inch by inch, and
resting tor q minute or 40 at every yard
he made.
cat last, when he thought he was near
enough, he took out q luslfcr- match from
a box which he had brought from the
wagon and lighted If. He touched the
straw, which blazsd up Immediately. Il
was while he vas doing this that the lion
became SO much excited but Apollo left
hin no time to act, for he dashed il
upon US, as | have told you, with the
fry ing-pan on his head and a burning
stick III his hand, and routed the enemy
at one e.
$50 now you know the reason why ]
feel such q particular regard for the little
NamaQua. / really believe he showed
more ingenuity and courage In saving my
life than he could have mustered ~ pre-
serve bis own"
Apollo bad certainly behaved in a most
credltable manner, aud was ready TO al
nit that he deserved all the good that his
~ oof.r could a., for him A. fAr rho linn
l supposed nothing mOre was seen or
heard Of him.
You are mistaken there" said Hutton,
81 have thcOest part Of him now at my
house. l had an account to settle with
the rascal for the horrid torture I had
suffered through him. Besides, as he
was eminently q man eater ii you'd not
have zone to leave him st large, il could
help it. l was sure he would not quit the
pool 50 long as the oxen remained near
it; and as l knew that two other traders,
Johnson and lie RoUX, were only a day or
two behind me, 1 waited till they came
up, and we all went out together WI h
our people and dogs. We hu ted for two
H",r" H"sc~N ~ "ori' ms na"- : , turn the
Oid cannioai out OF his aen, Among sSmo
rocks and bushes.
johnson happened to be nearest to
him and b0wled MIN over at a long shot,
capital shot it was, too the bali went in
behind the right shoulder and came ont
under the left flank. gave Johnson five
pounds Tor the skin, which | mean To have
stuffed and set up at home, in memory of
the dey | passed with the living owner,
and the day after. The first l consider
to have been the most miserable day, and
the other the happicst that l have ever
spent in all my lifc."-At Home and
abroad.