The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09

Was a ma0ky 11u osSsSP0s&SaS-sNoAisas . i brute as ever l saw. By-ard-by he go up and snuffed the air all around him and then. wiihou, as much as locking Ai me. walked o;f and went deliberaiel, down the road.
 | Skipping to the ground. caagh, up { Cognac. who had crept out directly. and after looking carefully round ior the lien was smother,ng me with caresses. The lion was tuning toward q bnshy cluinp ! in hollow about two hundred yards of ] Tha, hgh, green iolage-willcws. water Had the cunning brute snitied It outs
 Anyhow. Il was ! relief to stretch ones legs after sitting six mortal hours on q branch. The lion disappeared round the bushes, 1 strained my eyes over the piain. bu, could see nothing moving. Then gave Cognac a dunk of milk and few bits of bread-eale fc- which he was very grateful ot course 1t was no use beginning race agains, q Ion with only two hundred yards star; in any number oi miles The tree was bet ] ter than that
 All the same. he WIS long time i perhaps he was really gone for good ] Bah, there came his ugly head round the corner again. making straight foI Us "Whcn he was pretty near l kissed l Cognae and threw bi, of cake into the l yoie. Then climbed again ,o M, perch, Cognac retired growing in,o his fortress. and the bcas; of a hon mounted guard over us as before.
 He looked quite cool and eemforta- ble. and had evidently had a good dnnk Another hour and he was stil there
 While was wondering how long hs really men, ,o say. and II was dcs,inee to spend Ill nigh, on bough like l. 70, UP and walking quietly ;o the foo of the tree, withou, utieiing sogntl spfang up ai me with all hts might. l He was qui,e yard short, but va so startled ,ha, nearly lost my balance
 Hts coup having failed. he lay down righ, under the branch was on. couch ing hts head on his paws as II 10 hide h.. modification.
 Suddenly the thought came into Tn, mind Why not make d desil and drol |; on his back. l dismissed the sabJcc as ridiculous. bu, II came agsin.s As VI, have all including our English frlen, here. been boys. you know what l meal not i.lien angel, but the ganpowde dc,il.
 Good, Well. i, seemed feasible would try i;.
 ," had plenty of powder in my llt,l, flask. SO pouring some into my hand mols,ened l, with spittle and kneades away un,il l; came out a tiny Nesuvius Q black paste. Then formed the lii,l
 I al dry pow der. and set il carefully on tn branch.
 My hands shook so wi,h eNcitemeu could hardly hold the fin, and steel bu; struck and s,ruck the under F , mted csusluS'
 "Whlii. wh,f The iion looked G directly. hat dropped !, plump en ,h back oi h,s neck Tor au inst8u, he d. no, seem to know ~ha; had happened then. wi,h an angry giowi, up he Jumpe , and tore savagely al the big tciy flea Q his back, which sent ! shower If spark into his mouth and nose. . Again and again he tried and the raved wildly about, using the mos, hor rblc lconinc language ant no wonder for ,he devil had worked well dow . among his greasy hair and mus, hav' , s,ung him like hundred hornets liis back hair and manc burst into l. flame. and he shrickcd with rage and ter TOT.
 Then he went stark. staring mad cIapped his taii between his legs. lai
 back his cars, and rushed GU, of the gros , at twenty miles an hour. and disappeare : ap the ravine.
 Almost as mad as the lion with 70, ! and feeling sure he was gone for good
 l ,umbled down the tree and ran O along the road as hard as 1 could. ~i, | Cognac barking a, my heels. By and b T 1 had to pull up. for the sun was yer
 hot bu; walked as fas, as could, iool !. ing out all the time for Marengo. wh 4 would not, knew, go very far from h 9 master. Presently spied hlm in ho
 low. 4 whistle. and, whnnying with d. n light. he trot,ed up and lad hts head O ? my shoulder.
 : = In my hurry had forgotten the br
 de, bu; with my belt and handkerchief eNtemporised a halter. ted one en l around his nose. and. catching u , Cognac. mounted. and gallopcd of. q. 2 fying all the lions n Africa To catch m, l There were still two hours befor
 sunset ,o reach the next village, and h , hard riding did Il. Tha, we all ,hre
 of us enjoyed our suppcrs. goes wi,hor ! saying; and that, gentlemen, s m ] story.
 We all agreed i, was wonderful