New-York tribune., 1886-02-14


am nor was determine that would either kill
those lions or they should Kill me. 80 ! toll Tom
that he need not coma unless ne liked nnJ /. was
cDing aud being u p,ucky fellow. a SWAT hy birth;
hr shrugged his shoulders, uitcleG th1t WIS nidd
or hcwiichcd. and fnnwcd dogcc1y in my tracks
We got TO the klOOf, which was about tHfee
hundred yards IN lengt "a ami but sp1rorly wooded,
aad then the zeal fan began. mere III yht ne non
behind every bdsh-there certainly were i0Jr Hons
somewhere the delicate question was, where.
pccp"l and pokcd AMI looked IN every possible
direction, with my heart III my mouth; ana was ~
las rewarded hy catching glimpse OF something
yellow moving behind bush. At the same moment.
from another bush opposite me out burst on'gl
the cubs aud ca!lopcd back toward tue burnt OUT
pan. | whipped round aud let duye SNAP Sh9t
that tipprd him head over heels. breahluE MS back
within two inches of the root of the tail and there
he lay hrlplo,, bar glarlng. Tom atterWaTd klitfu
him with his ass.gai. | opened the brecch OF the
gul AMI hur;clIy pulled ont the old case. whlGHto TO
nudge from what cnsued, must suppose; nave huIst
ana left a IortiuD OF its fabric sticking 10 the
barrel At any rate, when trfd To get IN the new
case il wouli only enter half way; and-Would you
believe Il this was tho moment that tn HpresS,
attracted no HoUbt by the oulcry OF her cnn chose
to mt IN an appearance There she stool, twenty
paees or 50 from me- lashing her tail and looking
lust rs wicked it lg possible 10 conceive HloWN
stapnrd backward. irving to push in the new case,
and a, did 30 she moved on IN little runs. dropping
down after each run. The danger was imminent;
o ldly enough Thought OF the cartrldGff-maN'r;
win, So name will not mention. and earnestly hopci
that il the hon got me some condign punlShheht
" mid oyrrtakr him. It woull not go in, SO tried
o. null il ont II wOuld not come ont either ana
my gun was useless If could not shut IL TO use the
other barrel | might as wei nave Iad no gun.
Meanwhile was walking backward, keeping my
eve on the liOncsS who was creeping iprwarI on
her belly without sonnd, hnt iashlng hcr talI ana
Erepirg her eye on me-; and in it saw that she
was coming in n few seconds more. ] dashed my
wrist and the palm of nv hand against the brasS
rim of the cartridge till the blood poured from them
look there are the scars OF it 10 this day T! ,
Here Quatcrmain held up his right hand to the
lilh and showed Ms seven OF eigat Whtc clcatfiGeS
inst where the wrist Is set INTO the llani.
l,ut not OF the slightest uSe, ne WenI on
the cartridge would not move only nope that
other man will ever be put IN 'cn an rWiui ,na
| gave myself up for lost. when suddenly Tom
shouted ont from somewhere III my rear:
"'You are walking on to the wounded cuo'
had the sense. da7cd rs WAS, to take the hint,
and Slowing round at right angles hut SUI heePIhg
nv eyes on the liOness. continued my backward
40 nv intense relief with low growl she
straighteucd herself turned and bounded oil
Come on. Inkoos.' said Tom. let's get back TO
the wagon. utilization
have killed those three UtGer lOns. for by tins time
was bent on shooting them rs ! never remember
being bent on ANYTHING before or since. You can
90 if You like. or yon can get M II tree
4" lie considered the position u httl", and then he
very wisely got up Il tree. wish that had done
Mcnnwhilo had got out my knife which had
m extractor in it, and succeeded after some diiti-
cnltg i'm hquling out tie case " hich had so ncary
been the cause Of my death. and removing the OBJ
structon in the barrel 1t was very lltt" thicker
than u postage stamp; certainly not thicker than
pirce of writng-paper THIS done loaded tie
Gun bound my handkerchief round my wrist ana
hand to staunch the flowing OF the GIoud. and
. I had noticed that the lioness went into thick
green bush or rather cluster OF bushes, growing
near the water, for there was little stream run
ming down the klOol, about nifty wards higher mp:
and for this made. When ] got there however. |
could see nothing. 20 ! took mp "A blg stone aud
threw il into tine bushes. | believe that IL hit the
I.r r.rth f,rp puf 1 IA.
broadsdc shot OF which promptly aNaued myself,
KNOCKING il over dead. ont. too came the lioncSs
like flash of light. but quick as Sh' went ! man
aged 10 pli the other bullet INTO her rIs 50 thdt
She rolled over three times Ike shot rabbit IN.
>tautlv got two more cartridges INTO IN" gun, ana
as did 80 the houesS got mp again aud came crawl
Ing toward me on her iorep1W7. roaring ana gIolh-
ing, aud with such an IMPRESSION "i dIh""h'a Iury
on her countenance a had not often sen. shot
her a.an through the chest and she ell over on to
:. Ti,ot was the first and last time that ever
killed a brace OF lions right and LETT. ana, what ~
mare | never heard of anybody else dong II.
Naturally WAS CONSIDERABLY pleI,eI with myself.
aud having again loaded mp, went on To- look TOR the
ha,k-maucd beauty "ho hdd A,l"" haPl'.h'
slowly ard with the greatest care proceeded u?
the klooi seItehins clSIt GL.h anu l,t n f'1'S -
! went. IL wa9 wonderfully exciting "oIh' I3i
never was surc from one moment 10 another but
that hr woud bc on me. took comfort. however.
from the reflection that Ion rarely attacks man
rarely | say: sometime, bee does. YOU Will scc-
miles, hr l. ,orurrcd or wounded. must have
h.rn nearly an hour hunting after the lion. once
( Thought ! saw something move 90 "A clnmp of
t4mbouI grass. but ! could not bc sure. and hen
| rod ont tine G.If- could hot find hlm.
st last ! slt up T. the head OF the hloof. which
made % cI a. .dc j. was formed "i WAlI "i rock
about i.itv feet hrh. Down this rork trrLlci q
little waterfall, and IN front oi II. some seventy
feet from Its face great pllcI-up mass Of
bou'lrr- i'm the crcyIc,~ and on the top OF which
grew ferns and grass and stunlel hu'h,'. rms
mass Wis about twenty five feet hgh. ] hc sides
of fine loot here were also very steep. We'll, got
M - the top Of the nuliah and looked all Iound.
40 signs of the lion. Evidently had either over
ff,ff thar ,lt ls lftI
away II wa, very NcXUlois; but SIN three mons
were not % bad bag for one gun before dluhcr auI !
WIS fiiu 10 hc content Accordingly ! departed
hrrl again, making gay way i"uni NE i.'I'trl
p.llarui houlIcr-. aud beginning 10 feel that was
pretty well done up WIN rNc irMcnt ana i3ilsn''
and should Dee moro ~ hciorr had skinned Those
tLr.. lions. " hen had got, - nearly ~ could
iulgr about eighteen yards past til" pillar or mass
a. bouldrre. turned 10 have another look round.
have "a pretty sharp eye, but could see nothing at
aThcn. on sudden, saw something sufficiently
alarming. Ou the ton Of the mass of bohIdei-. op
pu.c - me, STANDING ont c.cIr AGAINST h' 70, hc-
voud was tuc huge hlac&-mancd hon. lie had been
orouchng th"r., and now arose a, ih3agfh by mage:
ipre hc stool lIshlng h's tail mt like statue OF
fine animal ON the gateway of Northumberland
llou,c that have seen picture Oi. Eut hc dil not
.tlui long Before | could Hrr-bcio.c could 10
NOR. th1n g.t Tho gun 10 nay ~houldcr-he spTanS
-trl,oht mp and ONT from The rock, and driven bS
the cjm2,tus o: that one mighty bound came hurilins
t'roueA th" air toward me
" Heavens, how grand he looked and how awful
llleh INTO the cir hc flew. describing great arch.
Just r ibUt lri lut Il-itNi pplhi ol HIS HiilE
C,ud 1 did not dlrr To- wait. for ! Saw that hc
would clear the whole space and land raht upon
NO. Wuhput sight, almost without ann. ! fired,
a. one ,youd GGc snap shot at sulpc. The bullet
told for distinctly heard It's thul above the rush
i, souud caused 10y the pa-Sdg gc of the lion through
the air. NcNt second was swept To- the ground
IurliIy fell into q low cpcpcr-ci9d bush, which
rok, The shock and the lion gas On the top Of me.
aud thc nest those great white teath OF his had met
I'm nv thi,u-l heard tGcm crate AGAINST the hone.
YELLED ont in agony, for did not feel IN the least
hruuuh.d aIl happy. Ike nr Livingstone who.
hv tine WAY. | know yrIy well aud gave myself mp
far dead nut suddenly, ~ did 80. tho lions glip
on NV th:gh loos"ucd and hc -toDd over me sway
inl 10 and fro. his huge mouth, from which the
blood was gushing wid" opened. Then he roarcd,
nnL lLn annnd alnc. the rocks.