The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-26
SUNDAY, OCTOBER &c. 1890.
lion HUNTING.

The ~I.,on Hunt" by Rubens, IN 'n@
Dresden gallery, is TO our minds "a 'e'9
miracle of art. such a concentration OF ID
nse animal courage, terror, atrocity' zero
CITY. rage and recklessncss, IN man
and beast, with desperate Vigor anu
extreme and supreme effort; the acuon
Of the Lion, ,the tiger. the horse anu
hs rider. self utterly forgotten, In the merry
work of biting, tearing, destroying a STORM
centre Of live fury, holds the spectator III
ho,ror and admiration. Why should such
scene he perpetuatedy And yet 1t is Only
history. Such things have happened unue'
Heaven with more or less OF terrinc con-
seouence. with only blood and death ie'. ~
tell of them. And men have called .n~'
royal sport, business for king. Anu non-
h,o,;ng in India has been a thing III whlch
the noblest English have rejoicedto ehs"se
The teeth set. the nostrlls wide, the Dreaih
held. and every spirit summoned SURE inc
soul 10 It's proioundesf depths, ana rouses al
the manhood, the savage pride that's III U.s.
and comes near 10 grandeur. 10 SET oui
courage. strength and skill againstt the KING
of beasts: TO beard him in his den, ana con-
ouer him in fight. Such courage ana uaiinS
commands, compels, wonder ana au''''i"-
tiou. the highest tribute of men 10 man.
Lion.bunting in the West is quite o'l-
ferenl thing from lion-hunting IN the East
Very true, ii has it's discomiorts' us u"n'
gers. its disasters; like the other, Involves
much effort, but they are all oil diuereh'
Kind. II is very true our hon may
10 some,imes yeritable king OF
heasts. Not unfrequently he is, but MS
royal qualities don't make him WONDERFUL
though surprising. He has face enough "
,ook the devil out OF c0untenance, Dut IL Is
essential impudence. But we nave o'her
Inns than that sort. They have more OF
less desert. and fortune has given them us
tinction and notoriety. They are ceiepil-
ties. They are hunted as lions. 1t is hardI!
royal sport TO hunt these, though men NUM-
them with no little danger; not from
the animals themselves, for they Ike 10 De
b,n,ed but from other sources. Lion-hunt-
ers are apt to be badly snubbed sometimes
They are in danger often OF iosins 'neii
money, as well as their tine ana trou-
BILE. They are in danger oil Oeing
the town talk and the general laugh
ing stock They are In danger Vi
losing their own self-respect, disaster
worse than death. Still further, they are III
danger Of finding that thew have been fooled
TO death by their hunt. They were hunting
"tbe snark.v Due els est inexpertis cul-
tura potentis amici, expertus metuit'
All through life common sense, reason
and the Gospel go hand in hand and any
man who has ever tried lion-hunting ana
the Gospel plan will very certainly ana
positively give his vote for The latter
"when thou makest supper, call not IN
thy friends and thy rich neighOor, etc.
lest a recompense be made thee, etc.,
but call in the poor, tie oiihu'
the manned, and the halt, for they
cannot recompense thee. But thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrection 81 the just"
Then thou shalt not be in danger of wasting
thy money and smiles, or swapping thy
saddle of mutton for a cold shoulder.