Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-07

down = be was Opposite ~ He CO.
down all in = hap, fell over On his - viii
. long drawn groan, and To houeD placed
hsr paws o. his body, and stood there growE
ing It ~ ard showing her tseth in nvAge
mannsr. She certainly bad more pluck than
ths lion
Look out for hesis cried my cnmrads IN
chorus, bot the advice was u.e3snA ! don't
know that the beast saw them 1t all Shs
scanned to have eyes only for me. perhaps b.
Gauss vss On foot Wa, indeed, ths only
one she need fear, for the horses Of my conn
panions were restless that they Threatened
with every move to unssat their riderss AND
after two or three minutes bolted IN spite Of
rein and spur and made for camp. ! have
often wished for = pbotograph Of the hones
"a she stood there over the dead horse-hei'"
up. hps drawn. eyes flashing, tail switching.
ami such warning in Der iow growing =
would try any mans nerve. l bad tumblesi
her mate over with q good shot, and felt
not the least fear Of this beast stood for
minute with half raised carbine and looked
her square in the eyes, expecting every second
that she would spring. Seeing that she was
waiting for me TO open the battle, Jerked
the gun To my face and gave her s1ot- The
big bullet struck hsr fair in the throat and
knocked her over backward. and she was
dead by the time had thrown out the empty
shell and advanced to the horse.
Next ,iay witnessed . new phase Of lion
nature. Three or four Of US lad gone down
the edge OF the desert TO where a wooled cape
pushed itsslf out for half u mile. 1t WAS about
O'Clock in the afternoon. and we were some
what separated a. secuted along, carefully
surveyin ing tue edge. Of tie forest, when all Of
sudden we were startled by the roar VI lion.
An old solitary lad been hiding under lush
on the dos 1T sisie Of U.s. He was a mangey old
fellow. his color faded, his maine dropping
out and his teeth worn down until he could
hardly eat He hal probably been driven
out Of society, the same Is the elephant and
rhinoceros are when they get too mean TO 10
put up with any longer, and be was ugly
enough To attack anybody or anything. He
was thirty rods to the left Of Us, and was 80
well hidden that we should have passed him
unobserved had he remained quiet He nisile
directly for Capt Cameron, who was tile
center man Each Of US fired snap shot,
but without effect, and then the captain did
a neat pi c. OF work. His horse seemed par
alyzed with fear and lie slid of the fur side
and took run for 1t to get cham to shoot.
The lion came on, covering twei..y feet at
every bound, and sprany for the horses neck.
be had too much spring III him anu weiit
clear over, and then the horse regained his
pluck and rushed away.
The lion was now left alope and uncovered
on the PLAIN. He was certainly put out by
his failure to seize the horse, for his tail was
down, and he looked uneasy. The two OF Us
who were still mounted could not be sure of q
shot, while Capt. Cameron was havin; some
trouble TO get rainmed shell out OF his
breechloader, and he worked away in n cool
and methodical manner, without even glanc-
ing up at the lion. 1t was a strange tableuu
for two or three minutes. The lion looked
from one to the other, WINGED like II dog ex-
pecting punishment, and thought sue he'd
bolt. All Of sudden he seemed to renem-
Ter that he WAS Il lion instead Of a cur, and he
uttered deep growl, dashed the ground with
his tail and started to advance upon Cameron.
He ha.ln't gone ten feet before his courage
oozed out and he sat down on his hams.
threw his head up and howled like u scared
dog. have no doubt that one OF us could
have advanced and driven hin, Off with u
switch, but the captain was now really, AMI
he took aim ami rolled the poor old fellow
over with bail beii,sd the shoulder.-New
York Sun