Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-28

Our paper shall yield to the weight Of on
Our promise no longer be wri, in the sand
Our detts, AS OF old, VI. will honestly settle
With the 'd-iashioned dollar, that c!ink
in the hand
The old silver dollar, the honest old dollar,
Our foreia,hers' dollar, that chiuks in tn
hand.
A Double DANGER.
4 story or two from IN old hunte
Will not prove embarrassing. I know
consequently will copy i few page
from my diary in relation to my advrl
lures in Africa, where spent consid
cradle time, nearly score of year:
ago, hunting the wild and ferociou!
monsters OF the forest and jungles.
With no more preface, then, my
good friends, Will at once proceed
with my narrative.
had been out ON hunt for seveya
months, and had rad i number of thrill
ing adventlres-fdr more exciting thai
really pleasant.
This season was accompanied by ;
friend named Morris Kelly. and, as us
,,al. several souty.flced natives. The
latter were not much to be depended
on, however, in u moment OF trouble
or danger. In fact. they were ratlltl
cowardly, and almost always ready to
run. il the cl,ance for flight was any
ways COOL. On several occasions they
had left Kelly and me to face the mu.
sic, wholly alone and uni,ited.
Well, early one morning, before we
had made start. and Willie the nat.
ives were preparing breakfast. Kelly
declared his intention OF going out i.
little to look around. No sooner said
than done, and out he went. leaving
me to smoke my pipe and enjoy my
leisure.
"You stay here,' said he 10 me.
land see that the breakfast is properly
prepared Ivy the time get back. which
won't be long, assure you. for Tn
mighty hungry myself. III just take
a squint around here, and see ii there
is any game stirring, though there S
never much lack of that, take it. in
this section of the world
"Wtll, hurry back replied
Break fast is almost ready now, and
we'll make AL early start. Besides
wouldn't venture far away alone"
Kelly said he should run no risk, and
would be back in good season. III
fact, he added. he should not go out OF
the sound Of my voice. With these
words my companion started off, and
in i few minutes disappeared from Icy
sight.
Fifteen minutes afterwards / was
startled by the crack Of q rifle, not
very far off. either. Leaping to 10Y
feet, excitedly cried out
"There! Kelly's into it already,
some how
Bidding the natives follow me,
seized my rifle and darted off III the di
rection Of the sound. The da1kies
obeyed my hurried behest, but man.
aged to lag good ways behind, as
usual. Quietly-for I enjoyed silence
we hurried along.
At length we began to mount the side
Of a huge hill that Ivy before us. Cp.
up, up, cautiously crawling on oul
hands and knees, for there the crack
of Il rifle was almost always Il warnin.
Of danger, and the hunter made his
calculations accordingly.
At length reached the top, where
found i level plateau Of several acres
The spot was almost barren, and the
tropical sun poured down with 4
scorching power. However, ! ccu!G
see but one thing, then, with any dis
tinctness, and the sight of that fairl:
curlled the blood in my veins.
1r the centre of the plateau appeared
the form of lion, and the mighty
monster was ripping and rending thu
body of poor Kelly into a hundred
pieces.
think the animal camo suddenly
upon my companion, who fired hi!
weapon but missed his aim, and before
he could relOsd-hiding-place there
Was none, not even the trunl. OF a tree
the terrible animal bore him down
Such things often happened, and tt
the best OF hunters, as may we'll he
supposed.
On the edge of the plateau sudden.
ly halted, riveted to the spot by what
saw. Before fully recovered my
senses, NY natives reached my side.
and inst us they arrived at the top OF
the hill, and took in 4 realizing sense
Of what was before them, the lion
raised his head and uttered roar that
seemed to shake the very air. Quick
as lightning they took to their heels,
and tore back down the hill, leaving
me alone to 10 the best could.
All tlIis--the appearance of the na.
tives 1T the brow of the hill, the roar
Of tle lion, and the flight Of the
black-ys-Occurred almost simult;,
neously; and the next moment, quick
as a fash. the roaring monster sprang
away from the CORY c;.rcass Of poor
Kelly, and darted at me, with 4 single
bound clearing half the distance, and
the moment he struck the ground.
lercely bounding forward again. AS
at.a lion left the ground Il second time.
1Qwn below the brow of the
,ed upon my knees, pointed
my file upward, and fred away at the
monster while he was flying through
the air, almost directly over me. The
= ball struck him, but not fatally, and
the next moment the animal landed q
fen feet beyond me, on the side of
the hill. Alighting in such a way and
in such a place. the fierce brute could
find no footing. After a few strug.
giles to retain his balance, he toppled
over and rolled down the hill, uttcring
roar upon roar.
At the same moment l sprang up on
the level ground above, and rapidly
began to reload my rifle, accomplish.
ing the task in an extraordinary short
space of time.
Meanwhile the lion had reached the