Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-03

head was small in proportion to his body,
and had human conformation. Fierce,
glittering gray eyes, set deep in hollow,
cavernous sockets, rolled and glared dem
oniacally. The forehead was low, and re-
treated sharply. There was but little
nose, with high, prominent cheek-bones.
The mouth was immense, with huge,
massive jaws, and short, thin lips that
parted angrily only to display formid-
able and ferocious set of teeth, the CANNES
being long and sharp pointed,
He stood before us-erect, defiant and
awful uttering the horrible roar 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 few steps,
with sort Of rolling, waddling motion,
stopped again, with his cleaning eyes
fixed intently upon us, beat his breast as
before, and uttered that prolonged ana
dreadful roar.
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
SILVER, and the next, perhaps, would
feel a burning flush sending out the per-
spiration in streams. 1 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.
s:No run, mastern' he SAID, in low,
thick, almost inarticulate tones; ssno
Escape him by run. Him swift as tiger
strong as elephant. Must kill"
"Shall I fire now, Mocha?"
No fire he come nigh-den fire through
heart"
He was coming nearer and nearer by
slow degrees, feN PAGES at a time, with
short, awful roaring and breast-beating
interval between, and I 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."
took deliberate aim-but, spite of all
I could do, my arms shook so that 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 on me, and at the third trial it
seemed as if the fingers Of my right hand
were paralyzed and would not obey my
will, 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 in
Only one barrel was discharged by the
act, the other missing fire; but one ball
went straight to its mark, and lodged in
the breast of the gorilla. 1t did not
bring him to the earth, however, but made
him wildly furious; and crashing his
teeth, and uttering most unearthly shrieks
and ydls, he bounded for ard for his re-
venge. Quick as lightning the gallant
Mocha threw himself before me and
struck with his spear-but it might as
we'll have been reed. One blow Of the
ponderous arm Of the brute turned it
aside all shivered, while the hand of the
other stretched the poor fellow bleeding
and senseless on the earth. In his fall he
came back against me with such force
that / went down also. At that moment
I had not single hope of life, and know
ing myself utterly defenceless, despair
took complete possession Of me, and I
made no effort to rise.
This, and I believe this alone, was my
salvation-for seeing us both still, and
probably thinking us both dead, the fu-
rious brute seized my gun, and fairly
denting the barrel with his teeth, he
shivered the stock and bent the iron near
lv double; then throwing it down, put
ting his hands over his breast, and utter
the most terrible howlings and shriekings
Of rage and pain, he hastily disappeared
in the dense junge, leaving me to thank
heaven had so miraculously escaped un-
harmed.
Mocha had been stunned, and his
breast badly lacerated, but he was Meth
er killed nor mortally wounded; and
dressing his wounds as we'll as I could, I
got the poor fellow upon his feet, and as
sisted him back to the vessel, where our
surgeons attended to his case, and soon
restored him to health. did not forget
that he had saved my lite, and I assure
you | made him proud and happy of the
heroism he had displayed in my behalf.
Whether the gorilla died of his wounds
or not, I never knew, and never felt the
least curiosity to go and see. Certain it
is, he took his skin away with him, and
| VAS only too glad to see the last Of him.
He was the first Of his kind ever saw
alive, and, with heavens permission, he
will be the last shall ever look upon in
his native jungle.
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