The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-24

breas. as before. aud uttered tha. pro.
longed and dreadful roar.
| stood on the defensive, wisely de-
terminei to reserve my fire for the ap-
preaching crisis of my fate, hoping ana
PRAYING might be successful in put
ting an end to the.mons,er. had been
IN many peri!ous situations before,
but none that ever effected NE with 80
much terror. One moment an icy chill
would make me shiver and the rext.
perhaps, | would feel burning flush
sending out the perspira,ion in streams
l glanced at the African. aud saw him
firmly planted, with his spear poised
for the onset. his breast heaving.
No run nov, master - said he. i'll a
low. thick. almost iuarticulate tones
no scape him by run. Him swift as
tiger-strong as elephant. Must kill :"
shall | fire now, Mocha p
No fire him come nigh-den fire
through heart"
tie was coming nearer aud nearer. by
slow degrees, few PAGES at time.
with short. awful roaring aud breast
beating interval between. and / thus
had time TO think over many Of my sins
and say prayers tina, had been too long
neglected.
Mocha. be ready :" said. when the
monster had once more stopped to roar
and beat his breast within ten PAGES.
Il am sbout to end this sn5pense-I am
about to fire."
toek deliberate aim. but, in spite of
all could do. my arms shook 50 that
was afraid to pull the trigger, and twice
+ lowered the weapon 10 get more stead
incss of nerve. 1t was as if some fearful
spell was on me; and at the.third trial
it seemed as ii the fingers of my RI, at
band were paralyzed aud wonld not
obey my villa fact for which I have
never been able to account
The monster again advanced, and
. now not more than FIVE or six PAGES
divided us, and he appeared as if about
to make his final desperate rush Delay
now would be death-an awful death
and snmmonins all my Will. puiled
both triggers III succession.
Only o.. Latiel was discharged by
tie at. the Other missing fire. The bail
went straight 10 the mark, and lodged
IL lii- trt"st Of TIE gorilla 1t did t
hIn'.5 bini 20 the earth, however, bat
made h,m wildly furious. and!gnashing
his teeth. and uttering most nnearthly
shrleks and yells, he bounded forward
for his revenge Quick rs lightning
the gallant Mocha threw himself before
me end struck with his spear-bu. il
might as well have been a reed One
bio" ~ lhe ponaerous arm of the brute
tur', 1t aside all shivered while the
hafl of the other stretched the poor
fellow oleeding and senseless on the
earth. In his fall he came back with
such force against ne that l went down
| also. At that moment had not q sin
gle hope OF life, and knowing myself
utterly defenseless. despair took COM
Ilete possession Of me. and l made 10
effort TO rise
This, and believe this alone, was nv
salvaticn-for eing us both still, and
probably thinking us both dead, the
furious brGtc seized my gun, and first
fairly dcnting the barrels with his teeth
he struck it against tree with force
{ t"At tut StOIh hul DcHt
iron nearly double; then throwing it
down, putting his hand over his breast,
and u.tering the most terrible howlngs
and shriekings of rage and pain, he
hastily disappeared in the dense Jungle,
leaving me TO thank Heaven thai l had
SO miraculously escaped unhsrmed
Mocha had been stunned, and his
breast badly lacerated f.; but he was
neither killed nor mortally wounded ;
and dressing his wounds as we'll as
could. got the poor fellow upon his
feet aud assisted him back to the vessel
where our surgeors attended TO his case.
AMI Iestored him to healtq. | did not
forge, that he had saved my life, and l
assure ycu made him prond and happy
Of the heroism he had displayed in my
behalf.
Whether the gorills died Of his
wounds or not / never knew, and
never felt the least curiosity to go and
see. Certain it is. he took bis skin
away with him. and was only too glad
to see the last Of him. He was the first
Of has kind ever saw alive, and, with
heavens permission. he will be the last
shall ever look upon in his native