The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-08-06

The mouth was immense. with huge,
Massive Jaws, and sh0rt, thin lips that
parted angrily only to display a formid-
able: and ferocious set ofteeth, the CANNES
being long and sharp-pointed. aE
He stood before us-erect, defiant and
awful-uttering the horrible roar I have
attempted to describe, and beating his
breast with his huge fists, producing a
hollow. drum-like sound that, combined
with all the rest, was truly terrific, and
made me wish I was safe beyond his
reach. Then he advanced a few steps,
with a sort Of rolling, waddling motion,
stopped again, with his cleaning eyes
fixed intently upon us, beat his breast as
before, and uttered that prolonged and
dreadful roar. ,a|
I stood on the defensive, wisely deter
mined to reserve my fire for the approach
ing crisis Of my fate, hoping and praying
l might be successful in putting an end
to the monster. I had been in many per-
ilous situations before, but none that ever
affected me with so much terror. One
moment an icy chill would make me
shiver, and the next, perhaps, I would
feel a burning flush sending out the per-
SEPARATION in streams. I glanced at the
African, and saw him firmly planted,
with his spear poised for the onset, his
eyes dilated, his nostrils expanded, and
his breast heaving. as1- .aaas.s
"No run, masterp he said, in low,
thick, almost inarticulate tones; "no
'scape him by run. Him swift as tiger
strong as elephant. Must kill" al.-I -
/ HShall I fire now. MOcha?n r-E- iii ed,
No fire he come nigh-den fire through
heart" fss.a- ,sssls4 5...4 z -
He was coming nearer and nearer by
slow degrees, a few PAGES at a time, with
a short, awful roaring and breast beating
interval between, and l thus had time to
think over many of my sins, and say
prayers that had been too long neglected.
"Mocha, be ready,"I said, when the
moster had once more stopped to roar
and beat his breast within ten PAGES. II
am about to end this SUSPENSE am
about to fire." a-"4H eEitsI-a
I took deliberate aim-but, spite of all
I could do, my arms shook so that I was
afraid to pull the trigger, and twice I
lowered the weapon to get more steadi-
ness OF nerve. It was as it some fearful
spell were IN me, and at the third trial it
seemed as if the fingers Of my right hand
were paralyzed and would not obey my
will, a 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 to make his
final desperate rush. Delay now would
be death an awful .death-and summon.
ing all my will, I pulled both triggers il
succession.
Only one barrel was discharged by the
act, the other missing fire; but one bal
went straight to its mark, and lodged il
the breast Of the gorilla. It did no
bring him to the earth, however, but mad
HIM wildly furious; and gnashing hi
teeth, and uttering most unearthly shrek
and yells, he bounded forward for his re
venge. Quick as LIGHTNING the gallan
Mocha threw himself before me an.
struck with his spear-but it might a
well'have been a reed. One blow Of tn
ponderous arm of the brute turned i
aside all shivered, while the hand of tn
other stretched the poor fellow bleedin.
and senseless on the earth. In his fall b
SdA1O OOSh USdAAoG "C WILL QUILL 1O1N
that I went down also. At that momen
l had not a single hope of life, and know
ing myself utterly detenceless, despai
took complete possession of me, and
made no effort to rise.
This, and I believe this alone, was m
, salvation-f0r seeing US both still, an
probably thinking us both dead, the fl
, rious brute seized my gun, and fairl
denting the barrel with his teeth, b
struck It against a tree with a force thu
shivered the stock and bent the iron neal
lv double; then throwing it down. pu'
:, ting his hands over his breast, and uttel
the most terrible howlings and shrieking
of rage and pain, he hastily disappeare
in the dense junge, leaving me to than
heaven Ihad so miraculously escaped III
harmed. H. s''' ,'
Mocha had been stunned, and hi
breast badly lacerated, but he was neitt
er killed nor MORALLY wounded; an
dressing his wounds as we'll as l could,
, got the poor fellow upon his feet, and a:
/, sisted him back to the vessel, where on
surgeons attended to his case, and 500
J restored him to health. I did not forge
, that he had saved my lite, and I ASSN
you I made him proud and happy Of tn
heroism he had displayed in my behalf.
) Whether the gorilla died Of his wount
OF, not, Inever knew, and never. felt tt
/ least curiosity to go and see. Certain
is he took his skin away with him, an
1 I was only too glad to see the last of hin
n He was the first Of his kind I ever sa
n alive, and, with heavens permission, ]
o will he the last I shall ever look upon
his: native jungle. il &. .y:! az .e-.
sss" Practical K~leptomania. y '