Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-06
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A. AhAs -'~
=. .,t4ino In very GOOD
- .,Icrio.a 6er,kember even
~ no. ,nocnliOhted Garden of
.e9s - ~ ~ ~ 49, = rather here nor
s w uose' - A's''
s-..;,,,s. houx the round table,
-x ;. sr;shed vith aim bottles,
v 80. - c;c.re2tea- we're ali
s.oh.nsr. thrae old Algerian colon
.tonS x 100 an .Hanfsnan t of the
-, III H. hsd srchanoed a life on the
s.sy - thsf ri . hunter in that
o 80 ,,ohe
4nIss.s 49,, 7 had ni.sksd no in the
.aionn IN ChaiIlu's gorilla book, which
4 Ia 49,. - 80 hefore. and INV saying
S: 49, .ss,,t this turned the CONVEX
.o.ss. =. ~. cs,dsn unon Wild beasts
- - hr,s;rc ~ them.
Sn,,e vonderfnl stories were told, es-
psc.sLy ~ .Ie thsn many one hears
s ss l ~ T1S;sr s,,ortsmen.
ssy -. ~ 49, 1c.ttay 81 that. the most ex-
.a;.s,. ..sorfinO storv ever heard
We .Sid ~ n ali men in the world, a
80 IN nrcts, vho ospped herewith a
- IA e,snhant narrative quite
49, ~ H. md
pssssnt,v : short silence, caused by
th. rrcoriino and tasting Of new bot
s s o. - tha nsrtv Who had not said
much before. He was a good-looking
h msl " "a Az , w twinkle in his eyes.
Whs. ~ Ala 4 shaIi repeat for the sake
~ .isssnsss IN the first person, just an
- t"sd ths storv himsef.
Ths ADVENTURE of which am going to
eli ION oentlemen. happened 70 me a
soci msnv vcara Acc. Il was my first
s.ss.,. sr.srv;sv With a lion. Like
.oost .sr;oms thincs. Il had a comic side,
-
Ivas . voono man then. and had been
.,s,s hsn dozen wears in Constantine,
s.rmin0 In nartnership with friend, an
ola coIonist. whose acquaintance | had
msls On hoard ship coming out from
hsrseiiisa.
Our business was corn and cattle rails
inc. ana Ne did very we'll together until
nv nartnsr died Of a fever. and after
that I took . dislike TO the place. l
thouQht ! would shift my ground into
ma nrovince. Aldiers, push toward the
fronfier. and Get q grant OF government
isnd ma MD farm of il. So, getting
8 neichbor 70 Qive an eye TO things In my
shaence. / started on my prospecting
exnsditiou.
~ I. bat should say We, for there
vsre three Of us, sworn comrades asever
vs,e.
Nr.e. tbsre Wa your humble servant;
ssoondiv. there was my horse, Msrengo;
4 hefter never looked throu0h bride.
"a ~ bred between Q Barb sire and an
Fnaiish mare belonging 70 the Colonel
a. IN Chasaeurs, of whom bought him
IN town when bis regiment was going
homo. He stood about fifteen hands
to. carried the barb head, and the rest
81 ~ hody vas ali bons and muscle.
His semnsr vas e. good @ his courage
~ hieh:' me he would follow about like
: doo: bat be had ono failing, and that
~ "a insuuerable objection 70 tho close
nsoxinity Oh ANYTHING, except ono thing,
IN etood On four legs. We all have
onr psruIiaritiss. and this was his. BIZ
ueds vsrs alI vefv we'll, but multiply the
~ nv two and he lei fly Immediately,
ma nevsr missed his aim. Such was
Msrenco.
Thirdly, there was Cognac, the faith.
fulsat. the mot honest, the oldest and
- vleIsdsss ittie dog the world evel
-. IA vas more ike a terrier than
anvthin0 80. with q short yellow coat
. xcxss 6sed. very lone earn and very
short taii. The shriilness of his bari
uisrosd your carr like knife, tut ths
svfnlna:s a. hia howl-he always howlec
n ~ slnms-hafYlea deeOription. Dur
Inc a. fourteen wears had him he sci
~. ~ NJ day or night. On a iourne,
- vould ron 6eside -, and when tirel
- m ana - m 81, vsiIet. The crea
.Ssssrr ~. - h;s n iife ~ 10 steal bshint
~:
mv...,;cr. .fBu;tv hs ans
Maisneo vsrs friends fson the arst
is ~ n. ~. - yts 49, "A =. NJ orinc owe
. cscS S".i ~ ~,rrnd' 1 thouoht / haa
dscidsd ~ 4 ioostion. And turned no,
~ hcrs-syd m direction WAS b,
Hi.,,. - sessSs ia oyaat road that rnn,
: rrS~. - Az into cinnstantina
n ~ ahont siUbt o'olook one morn
d. ~, I hsa hser some tvo hours II
~ s.sd6i. thst s,nsrssd from y, q narrov
~sS,s- =. ss.;~. thrrnCh vhich tha roas
- =. : ssrdv Mai. dottad viii
h-shs~ 80 sr,rh
INA srsk isid sha ,a;ns nm Maren0o,,
nsek ~ snddenlv he gave a tremend
- -. ~. ,,;sshaaa ne cinen M
~ NO. ~, ,,,s. T ,,itS : h"ryihls roar
/. tior srrsrc richs - his hsad. / mad,
surs = ~ on tor Of him. aud 20 b,
INA - 49, XII a. Marsrco i,L,
iiohssinc vhssisS short round on hi
Nina Ie~s. ira strca MING reins oauoh
ths h.nts'. fnrsrnv' ana. AZ Il were
sr;rs,si Iii. - tkst he fall s;dewavs q,
ths rood'
Th~ hsavv tart naarlv hrouobt III,
horsS do-n. int the throat lash broke
~ hrsSIs ~ pulied over hin ears. and
,sccvsrirc himssif Ia dared ava,
smorc s GROVE N trecs that stood 81
~ vsvsi3s.
p intent vas tina lion ON tina hors
thaf = uaid M Attention 10 me. Twin,
Ssssnsslsss hsforc him
Oraviinc sviftiv aIonc the ground. b
uors@Si 1srencc' vhom I cave nm "a
-. for m o6anoe aOninst the uth,
hrufa amoncst the trees seemed hone
-.
Hovever A luck vouid have Il. thar,
- ~ onsn snaoe sbout a doxsn ward
soross IA ths csntnr ~ this Mafenc,
~ IL sssrd vish his taii sovsr.i Nm
m snd m head Turned sharniv baol
over 81 shoulIer. Watching his snem,
~ l,en
IA s1ood ouits still. exosut for III,
s~ss@f