The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16
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Leo's Eyes Were so Fig and Red
They Made aim Dizzy.

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From TIE 81. Louis GLOBE Democrut
Charles F. Stewart, formerly an ensign
In the British army. now a resident Of ST.
Louis. spent ten years Of his life in India.
Stewart was always fond of sporting and
adventure, lion hunting having been his
favorite sport in India He is not a be
never IN the theory of lion tanners tina. the
steady glance Of the human eve will subdue
the widest of the king Of beasts. In fact,
Stewart Ime very near losing his life in
making test OF that kind. The story is as
follows:
In 1874 three friends from England
visited India, and they wanted to go hon
hunting made up party composed of
half dozen English residents, a number Of
Jungle for big camp hunt, and were sue
cesSful from the start Several lions had
been killed without special adventure. but
on the fourth day met with an experience
which cured Inc of lion hunting.
I'VE were driving through the Jungle
slowly and our party became separated. ]
had worked my way through the dense
underground, probably a mile, when | sud
denly discovered that l was out of sight
and hearing of all my companions. was
we'll in advance of them and turned to re-
feet when one of the largest lions | ever
saw suddenly leaped into the opening had
made by my passage, not more than fifty
feet from me. The beast had been aroused
by the advance of my party. The animal
discovered me at the same instant that
saw him. raised my rife aud for once
fired without taking careful aim, and my
bullet went wide of the mark. The lion
croucEed in the path and for a moment
made no move to advance or retreat.
started to reload my gun, when the ugly
creep toward me.
Il raised my head and looked right at the
lions eyes. Then | thought of tie old
showman's gag about the steady gaze of the
human eye, and tried it. The trouble was
the beast could give me ten yards the start
aud then outgaze me. AS | looked into
those great red and yellow eyes they seemed
to be balls Of fire as big as my head. The
beast disappeared; | saw nothing but the
eyes. The strangest feeling ever experienced
came over me. and then | realized that. in
stead of exercising some kind of meslneric
influence over the lion, he had gained that
power over me- The agony l suffered for
the next five minutes words cannot describe
felt my strength giving way, my gun
slipped from my hands and fell 10 the
ground, but to save my life | could no.
move OF cry out. Ny heart seemed to stoL
beating, the blood in my veins to freeze
and felt every hair on my head slowly ris5
to perpendicular position.
"All this time / noticed that the terrible
beast was slowly creeping toward me as q
cat creeps on its prey. My eyes were fixed
on the two halls of fire before me, and
could not close them nor turn my head
Back of the terrible eyes | could see What
appeared to be dark shadow swaying from
side to side, and | know the beast was lash
ing its tail slowly as it advanced. | felt that
nothing could save me, but l could no
move. My whole life passed in review il
my mind in an instant, and l realized thai
l was in the presence of death, but could
not cry out,smy tongue would not obey my
will. The great balls of fire came nearer
and nearer, and tried to breathe prayer
but could mott was simply living statue
without power to do anything but realizt
the awful horror OF my situation.
Suddenly the great eyes which held M
enthralled seem to be perfectly still for al
instant, and l knew the end was coming
the lion was near enough to make a spring
l tried to close my eyes but could not.
law the great yellow form and the tw
balls of fire rise from the ground, and a
the instant l heard tie report. which. t
| my strained nerves, seemed like the dis
| charge of a battery of artillery. Then
| lost consciousness. When my senses re
turned l was lying on the ground at gu
camp surrounded by the entire party 0
hunters, vino had given me up for dead
had been unconscious for more tina
| four hours, and SO great had been the strai
| on my nervous system that it was a weel
| before fully regained my strength Fiv
of my party, IT appears, had been following
the trail of tire lion. and they arrived jus
in time to save my life. 1t was their riff
shots l heard, all five of them having sho
the lion just as he was crouching for
spring. The beast leaped five feet in th
air and fell back dead. l had enough lio
hunting. l was in India three years afte
that, but never hunted the king of beast
AGAIN