The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-02-10


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evident astonishment of the other lion at this
most unprovoked assault Over he rolled
with an angry roar, and on to him sprang
the black named demon, and commenced
to worry him. This finally awoke
the yellow named lion TO sense
of the situation, and I am bound
to say that he rose TO the occasion In a
most effective manner Somehow or other
he got to his feet, and roaring and smarting
frightfully closed with his mighty foe. And
then ensued scene that absolutely battles
description. You know what shocking
thing IL Is to see two large dogs fighting with
abandonment. Well, whole hundred of
dogs could not have looked half 80 terrible
as those two great brutes as they rolled and
roared and rent in their rage. 1t was an
awful and wonderful thing to see the great
cats tearing at each other with all the fierce
energy Of their savage strength, and making
the night hideous with their heartshaking
noise. And the fight was grand one, too,
For some minutes it was impossible to soy
which was getting the best of it, but at last I
saw that the black named lion, though he
was slightly the bigger, was failing. / am
inclined to think that the wound in his faux
worst Of It, which served him right, as he
was the aggressor. Still could not help
feeling sorry for him, for he had fought
gallant fight, when his antagonist finally got
him by the throat, and, struggle and strike
out as he would, began to shake the life out
Of him. Over and over they rolled together,
an awe inspiring spectacle, but the yellow
boy would not loose his hold, and at length
poor black name grew faint, his breath came
in great snores and seemed to rattle in his
nostrils, then he opened his huge mouth,
gave the ghost of a roar, quivered and was
dead.
"When he was quite sure that the victory
was his own, the yellow named lion loosed
his grip and shifted at his fallen foe. Then
he licked the dead lions eye, and next, with
his fore feet resting on the carcass, sent up
his own chant of victory, that went rolling
and pealing down the dark ways Of the night
in all the gathered majesty of sound. And
at this point interfered. Taking careful
sight at the center Of his body, in order to
give the estlpossibls margin for error, I
fired. and sent q SD express bullet right
through him, and down he dropped dead
upon bis mighty foe.
"At that, fairly satisfied with our perform
ances, we slept peaceably till dawn, leaving
Pharaoh to keep watch in case any more
lions should take 1t into their heads to come
our way.
when the sun was fairly up we arose, and
very cautiously proceeded-at least Pharaoh
and did, for | would not allow Harry TO
come-to see il we could see anything of the
wounded lioness. She had ceased roaring
Immediately on the arrival OF the two Lions,
and had not made sound since; from which
we concluded that she was probably dead.
was armed with my express, and Pharaoh,
in whose hands q rifle was indeed danger
Gus weapon-to his companions.-had an ak
dead Iious Tbev we're mapnificent animals,
botb of them bnt their ueIts we're cntirslv
spoiled by the terrible ,nauline they had
given To each other. which was a sad pitv.
"In another minute we were FOLLOWING the
blood, spoor of the wounded Loness into the
bush where she had taken refuge. This /
need hardly saw. wa did with the utmost
cautian. indeed / for one. did not mt ali lilo
the iob' and was only consoled bv the re.
Election that II was necessary. and that the
bush was NOT thick, we'll. we stood there
keepina as far from the trees as possible
and 'poSipe and peering about. but no Ioness
could we zee.
".Sbe must have pone awav somewbere te
die. Pharaoh. I said In Zulu,
eyes, Inkoos, -(chien. he answered. .sht
has certainlv gone awavi
"Hardlv were the words ort of his month
when 7 heard a most awful roar and lool
inc round saw tbe lioness emerge from III,
very ceptar ~ a hush inst hebind pharaoh
in which she had been curled up. Up sh,
went on her hind legs and as she did 40
saw that one Of her tore navs uas broken
I'm she went towerino right over Pharaoh,
head as she d;d so Iifting her mini iuret
INV In strite him down And then befor
|. could Get INV rifs round to do anythin,
to avert the coming catastrophe, the Zul'
did very brave and clever thing. heali2
ing his own imminent danger, he bounde'
to one side, and then, swinging the heav.
Ak round his head, brought II right down o.
her back, severing the vertebr@ and kiliin
her instmtaneously. 1t was wonderful I
see hercollapse all In heap like an empt
sack.
My word, Pharaoh, l said, that wa
we'll done, and none too soon.'
Yes, he answered, 1T was good stroke
Inkoos. Jinn-Jim will sleep better now
Then, calling Harry TO us, we examine
the lioness She was old, II one might Judg
from her worn teeth, and not very large, bu
thickly made, and must have possessed e'
traordinary vitality to have lived SO Ions
shot as she was; for, N addition to her broke
shoulder, my express bullet had blown grea
hole in her that one might have put ones III
into.
well, that is the story or the death
poor Jim-Jlm and how We avenged 1t, and