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was siaTiie.t by the terrific roar Of lion,
which enst I" shake the ground he
meath me. This was Immediately fl.
lowed by u savage and exciting cry oi
triumph from a number at the an ives.
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found tnat the dark OBJECT that hal near
IL upset me- WAS une of the natives stopp-
ing over dead zebra, which the lion had
just Kill ed, and then learnt, for the first
time, t. my great establishment as well
as relief, that the Wailings which had
caused me so much uneasincss, aud which
l imagined were those OF dying man,
proceeded from this poor animal.
The designs Of the natives, who, from
the first, take it, we'll knew what they
were about, was simply to possess them
selves Of the zebra, in which they had
fully succeeded. Whilst some busted
themselves in lighting fire, the rest
joined in u sort of war-dance round the
CARCASS, accompanied by the most wild
and fantastic gestures, totally disregard
ing the proximity OF the lion, which had
only retreated u few PAGES. As The fire
began to blaze, indeed, we could distinct.
ly see him pacing to and fro amongst the
bushes on the edge Of the rivers bank.
He, moreover, forcibly reminded us of
his presence by decorating small dog
belonging to o &c of the party, which had
incautiousIy approached him too closely.
BY a slight touch of his mur,lerous paw
he ripped up its body from head to foot
but, notwithstanding its en,rails dragged
on the ground, the poor creature man
aged to crawl to our fire, where it
breathed its last in the course of few
seconds. 1t was a most touching sight
to see the tsithfnl animal wagging its tail
in recognition of its master, who was try
ing to replace the intestines and to stop
the f,w vi blood.
The savage features of the natives,
which received an unnaturally wild char
acter rs the glare of the half. blazing fire
fell full upon them; the dying dog, with
his wild master STOPPING despondingIy
over him; the muiilatcd carcss. of the
zebra: and the presence of the lion, with
in few PAGES of us, presented one Of the
most striking scenes it was ever my for
tune to witness.
Expecting every moment that the lion
pared to receive him. More than once,
indeed, l IeveIed my gun ut him, and was
on the point of pulling the trigger; but
being now sufficiently acquainted with
the character of the animal to know that,
if did not shoot him on the spot, the
attempt would probably prove the death
signal to one or other Of US, refrained
from firing.
Contrary to my expectations, however,
he allowed US to cut up and carry away
the entire zebra without molesting us in
any way. During the process, the natives
occasionally hurled huge burning brands
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him to a distance, had only the effect OF
making him the more savage.
Similar attempts to deprive the lion of
his prey are of frequent occurrence in the
interior Of Africa. Indeed. it is no unu-
sual thing to find number of natives
residing near such pools Of water as are
frequented by antelopes, other wild ami.
mails, and their constant attendant, the
lion, subsisting altogether in this way, or
on carcasses which the lion has not had
time to devOur before the return Of day,
when il 10 his habit to retire to his lair.
But it is not always that the at,emp,
to deprive the lion Of his prey succeeds
o. well as in the instance Just mentioned.
Generally speaking, indeed, if he be fam
ishing with hunger, lac turns upon his
ASSISTANTS, and many man has thus Loot
his life. One often meets with individu-
ais, either mutilatei, or bearing dreadful
scars, the result of wounds received Ia
such encounters
Ma WALTER MORTON. son If the late
Senxfur Mutun. has Just I'm she'd sssA,k
ga ~Ths sputh Pa. Jetty Intsroy~meni,
which wiIl be Published N the autumn