Nevada County picayune., 1888-04-11

bok. lion and all into the pit or trap. The lioness stood and looked as if she could not understand it, but, gaining courage. she crept slow ly toward the pit and looked down.
 Just then the old fellow below made a growl as much as to say :: Help me out dear" This sort of thing went on for 1 don't know how long. since an hour after the old fal- low went down the moon went below the horizon and we only heard the the growls, etc. of fhe different ani- mals.
 As soon as the sun was enough to make it light wes-GG99@ld we-G9!!ltdl see the lion css lying down by the side of the hole. She kept getting up and lying down continually. As soon as it was light enough to make shot Swartz let fly at the old lady, when she gave great spring and cleared off to some bushes not far distant Then we all got out of our hole and ran to the trap. 1 shall never forget ! how His Knobs" looked when he saw us He made spring at the side of his dungeon and his eyes looked as if they were on fire, and he growled so terribly that he seemed to make the earth shake.
 When l was boy l remember reading of the Prince of Wales trav- els in India and seeing an illustration of tiger being held by natives by means of thick ropes. A loop form ing a lasso was thrown around the tigers neck, and two ends. some ten yards long were held by a number of natives. Wheu the tiger sprang to one side the natives on the other side pulled, and when the tiger flew at them the natives on the other side pulled, so the more the tiger pulled, the tighter the rope got. l had been telling Swartz about this, and he said if he ever got chance he would put it in practice. So as soon as he saw the lion he determin- ed to have him alive for time. He accordingly sent katir back to the camp for coil of "rimpy" and soon as he returned Swartz made q lasso, as I said, and dropped it down the hole.
 After lodging to get it over his head for time. at last we got it there and pulled it tight. Then Swartz gave the word to pull. and they ierked the lion out of the hole, Swartz and l meanwhile held our guns ready in case of accident. As soon as the lion was pulled out, he flew from side to side, but the more he plunged the more he was pulled. Swartz gave the word to pull him to a couple of trees about couple of hundred yard off. and they fastened him up tight.
 It would take me too long to tell you how the Kafirs danced around him, pricked him with assagais, spit ing at him and cutting up hundreds of other antics. The Kaiirs hate li- ons. and when they get a chance they let the lion know it. The lion of course, kept mp continual roar all the time.
 The sun was pretty we'll up when we had fixed his Lordship, as Swartz called bim, SO we determined to leave the bows and set out on spoor, of the elephant, taking only Tom with us. It is not necessary for mo to tell you anything about the ele- phant hunt, except that we came on them after couple of hours ride, and picking out the bull, mentioned above, we shot him easily besides another smaller bull. We got back to the dam at sundown, and as we were tired we decided to camp there for the night. We did not know what to do with the lion, but made up our minds to leave him until to- morrow, and then decide whether to shoot him or to try to get him to camp: : but fate decided the question with us.
 When we awoke in the morning the lion was gone. had noticed how suddenly he had stopped roaring in the night, but went to sleep, not thinking about it. But what was most single was that the rimples had hoth been chawed through during the night. and, as old Swatz said, al- thouoh he could not swear to it, the Goness must have been lying near watching her mate all day, and as soon as all was quiet she came out and creeping up, chewed the rim. ples" through, thus setting her lore free But what seemed so singular to Swartz. was that the lion had mol attacked any of the party, since th' fires had almost gone out. The whole affair seemed q mystery to u' all and I firmly believe what olc Swartz said. that the lioncss had se .. f Tho whole affail