The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-29

SUIli9 10 Wnefe Sne Is, ana somehow
don't feel 50 much pain. Tell the boys tt
lay me beside her; there's room enough
and then can find the way where she is
And, Cap" he whispered, as he reached
his hand under the pillow and drew ou
two pictures, put these on my heart. fol
they belong there; poor old mother anc
her-the only two that ever knew how tC
reach it. Write to mother how it was
and that if | did forget her | never will
again When I'm gone, whisper to Daisy
that believed it all, every word Of it
that found the road at last, and an
comm. Yes, Cap, I'm goin to Da-"
Poor Joe! The blessed seeds Of light
soWn by the little Daisy had taken root at
last and an mruly and turbulent spirit
was ut rest forever and forevermOre.
Lions In the Bosom OF their Fam
lilies.
had not gone far from camp. and
most earelessly, my gun was unloaded,
when | saw my gun-bearer, who had my
cartridges, running away at full speed
knowing that he must have seen some
thing to frlghten him 50, did not shout,
but Went to where he had been standing and
there not twenty yards off We're u pair OF
lions; they We're both full grown, and the
! male had an immense mane. The lioness
was rolling on her back play striking
| out 1T her lord and master with her fore
paws like q kitten. while he stood grave
" ana ma)eStically looking on. | stopped
Il moment to watch then. though the
ground was quite open, and they must
M, b,I i,.n1 al
and then lruShcd of after my kaffir, but
when | had succeeded in getting him they
had gone, once had the pleasure of, un-
observed myself, watching lion family
feeding. was walking out in Zuuland
toward evening; at about half mile
from camp saw a herd Of zebrls gallop-
mg across, and, when they We're nearly
200 yards off, | saw a yellow body flash
toward the leader. and saw him fall be
meath the lions weight There was n tall
tree about sixty yards from the place, and
| stulkei up to it, while the lion was too
much occupied to look about him, and
climbed up. He had by this time quite
killed the animal, but, instead of proceed
ing to eat it, he got up and roared vigor-
GuSlv, until there was an answer, and in Il
few MINUTES honess, accompanied by four
WhclpS, came trottng up from the same
direction rs the zebras, where no doubt
She had been to drive them to her husband
They formed a fine picture as they all stood
round the carcass the whelps tearing and
biting at it. but unable to get through the
tough Skin. Then the lion lay down, and
the lioness, driving her ol1springs before
her, did the same four or five yards OIL,
upon which he got up, and. commencing
to eat, had soon finished . hind leg, retil-
ing few yards on one side as soon rs he
had done 50. The lioncss came up next
and tore the carcass to shreds, boiling
huge mouthiuls, but not ohjecting to the
whelps eating as much as they could find.
There was a good deal OF snarlng and
quarreling among those young lions, and
occasionally a st md up fight for Il minute,
but their mother did not take any notice
of them, except to give them smart blow
with her paw il they got in her way. At
last one OF the Whelps, having probably
eaten ts much as it could gorge, began
to wander about. and in n few minutes
came my way. Seeing it SO near, the idea
of catching it entered my head, and de
sctndiMg lower, | waited till it came un-
delneath and dropped down over it, seiZ
ing it with both hands; but had counted
without my host; the little beast snarled
and hit and tore my bare arms in such Il
fashion that was glad to ning it away
and Scuttlc up the tree again as fast |
could out Of the way OF the enraged moth
er, who was coming down at full gallop
her tail carried out straight behind, and
looking the very personliication OF tury.
She rushed right against the tree in her
blind fury, and tnen, running up, glared
at me and roarcd terribly. | might easily
enough have sent my spear into her; but
as there w;4s not the laintest chance of its
killing her, and it would answer no USE
tul purpose, | relrained and watched her
instead AS She flew at her offspring and
drove it, yelling at her rough treatment,
toward the others There was now left of
the zebra but few bones, which hun
,ireds Of vulturcs We're circling round want
ing f. pick, while almost an equal mum
ber hopped aMkwardly ON the ground
within fifty or sixty yards of it f; and the
whole lion family walked quietly away,
the lioness leading, and the lion, often
turning his head 70 see that they We're not
followed, bringing up the rear Drum
mond', Large Game in Southeastern
Africa