Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-02-25
= ,n,ean n, Lien Adventure.

All hanls we're sAplei 81 IN hesihs N"'
ea1p fsur 81 hys miles 10 iAs ass'e-IA I
ana' a. my eNR earrisrs wee hslM"e !
startsl a alshe On lay psnH VISA q"
,nsaih,hars sad ssMe lTelis 4 sh1l car
ridges. inisnline 10 So 10 .il ! hal
hurst the day hsiers ani lock for has'-rl
\. slorious b,r,l, aad hrsl-Tals saiiagl, @nd
~ Sn raani a. iLs neN eznP, NoueFsF,
,,,ins a hs,d OF Wild bsasI, ! followed
Ihsm ! long way en the plsiA., bat ns'ei
sst = shoI. About four o'sl0sk Ia the AZ
,srnoen, loskiRg lhrsagh NJ glasses al a
lin on,asiis me, l 'h0ughi ] saH sems'
, ihins edl,iO0kins, sHd 81 pse@lisF yellow
color, hrI sl lssi pot sp nay glasses ahd
..id 20 myselL ia iaasl be stamp o. =
,,ss.F However, LsV,ng saas is~ yar -
. "a, down on an ahi heap and had ano'LsF
4 good look, PTsssa'iy ssw s'us'h'ns
Z noys aud immsdiaisly nAds then aH' 1,
/ hs about sigs. Or nies hohs-s h0n sai
. Homes, lying by themselves, one lion 'y'ns
ss.y uulsr tree by himself an tie r'a'
living ia = circle Of grass aud ensh' all"ss'
lhsr I.akihg a grsnd sight ! tied my
peLy o. = lIre and started Oh Tor the slalA'
I hut sa. ANfully snHeysd TO mud had bur
ave hullsIs, However, ! erePt on deHn
the rather bare hill mas Oh, sud gol Into
a deep Tayine that separated usi ani a
very nasty place IL was lslng belt OF
, trees with long grass, aud on the FAR side
deem raviae or dry Wsicyeourse, over
,rown and covered with palm trees, etc.
ans evidently much used by lhem, lerepi
through this, aud there was the lion look
ips M me. about hundred yards oil bug
for the life Of me could not make him out
till got good deal nearer, ss the sun
was iust behind hin, ari his head looked
like a lot Of tangled grass or lea'es, he
came towards nc, aud the lloness bolied
tow.rJs ,he rayine. When had arrived
wiIhin about thiriy yards tried TO So
down on my belly and ret steady rest TO
make sure Of hiri, but ho suddenly turned
and lcItsd after the lioncss. ] fired, but
saw no result. then ran up to my righ'
20 where the others were, and saw hue
old lion walking down toward me. hroke
his hind leg with one barrel and loosei
the other at his heart, when he came round
and lay down abnut ten yards below me-
| then had only Two cartridges leli IN my
gun, aud could not make up my mind whe-
lher to run after the others or finish this
one OF. However, determined not to lose
him, and was trying for good shot ~
him, as ! could see nothing bu; his head,
when he seemed TO get riled at my looking
at him, and got uH and came at me-
fred, and hit him just at the right oil the
heart; aud with my last barrel, when lie
was lust on me, broke his teeth and went
about one and II half inches TO the right oil
his brain. almost wonder he did not
catch me then. dropped my gun, threw
my cap in his face, and ran as hard as ]
could for the rnyine, and, taking q iremen-
dous spring, fell right into deep pool,
which OF course, saved my life. 1t was
great piece of luck, ~, if there had been
no water. or even fomr or five feet, inc hon
would have settled me; also, believe
iumped over n great tree, which would
probably have killed me if had hit 1t.
The lion almest caught me before got
into the water, and must have taken ire-
mendous leap, ms he covered the orahch's
with blood ten feet in the air. of course
tried to keep under water; but he ciawed
NV hoad nnd hndy aud lit me in tho l"h
side, and once | thought he had my head
in his mouth, and that | was done for
However, he presently left ME and went to
the side, but could not get out, and sat ha'i
in the wator, growing aid roaring fright
fully. lost my field glasses, ana inhcy
he may have munched them up in mistake
for my head. | then tried TO swim ashore,
and n new danger faced tine. Tho weeds
were SO thick | could no, move, anu
thought !, should be drowned, when su l.
denly felt the bottom WI h one foot, and
kceping MS much out Of sight Of my friend
in the corner us possible, mnnaged toscrani-
bic along down the pool and get out on u
steep bank. | then hobbcd off as hnrd as
| could for my pony.
was drendlully afraid Of fnin,ing he
fore got home, MS | was bleeding pretty
freely. and must have lost lot of blood in
the water; also, saw every prospect OF
having to stay out all night, as 1t was
nearly sunset lnd ] had NO idea where
the tents we're. However, kept my pony
going towards the setting sum- being some
where III, the right direction, ana ny
great piece of luck came right on one OF
our party, firing ut two wild Ieasts wh'ch
| had driven stnight towards him so we
went on together and managed TO reacn
the tents, Very thankful | was to flnd
myself in bed and ah?c; also 10 gel my
wet clothes eff, as | was shive ring Win
cold.
They afterwards told me that | had had
another escape, as they found the marks
Of where a crocodile had been lying at the
side of the pool and these gentlemen,
fancy, very seldom let off anything thai
comes in their way"
They tsll me tha, where the lion got on
Of the water on a big stone, he revenge1
himself op young tree by biting itail t;
| pieces. fgr
They round my hat, gun, and one OF hi
teeth rall close together. The latter hnTt
carefully preserved, as a charm agnins
the next lion.