The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-28
ADVICE ABOUT BIG GAME.
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How TO BAns Lies wiihssf
Any Dasssr whatever.


nightly oppressive 70 many beasts OF
all sorts and give them to death. aud
NJ fall OF night making camp. COM
mitted all 70 pot as lions. antelopes.
ostrlches aud such. do think. how
ever. this latter far TOO fair fowl. II so
one may be called. to be thus misused.
as being alone most excellent and de-
liclous eating. and OF all other byrds
In the way OF serving great many
people. by far the most preferable as
weighing. no doubt ut least 500 pounds
weight and in manner all one lump
OF fat; and SO one OF them be handled
with docency and respect II will suf-
fee you tho stomachs OF at least 200
men and they all "a hungered and in a
humor 10 eat
There were evidently no scales
along on this hunt Speaking OF the
method which obtains In ostrich hunt
ing our author says:
when your native Laurbs (Arabs)
nre minded TO kill an ostrich. which
being by no means a pastime for either
fools or ones given TO sloth. he is
never so prone TO as one may suppose.
they do generally go about II Ia
band. and at a distance environing'
him round, drawing nearer by de-
grees driving him prey TO fright
from one TO the other. till at last 10
Wow. tired. sorry and draggled byrd
indeed. he can seemingly do no more
harm; which as he cannot fly. IL may
seem 10 those Herewith unacquaint 10
be worry easy. simple matter. yet Is
IL, i assure you very dlfilcult point
For when you pursue your ostrich.
he runs away with such heart and
swiftly AS few are the horses In
Barbary TO keep within sight OF him;
and when he finds himself beginning TO
slacken his pace being now spent and
aweary. and the enemy TO gain ground
upon him. no 10 that degree spurs
himself with his spurs (Which he hath
cunningly growing beneath his wings.
prodigious long aud sharp for this
work. as that he eftsoon recovers
again his pace. his wings being nj
ways extended. and while OF no benoflt
10 be nying of the ground. ana yet no
doubt main addition TO his speed.
being ever beating In the air and by
their squirting as said. no being at
last run down much In the nature OF q
hare before "A pack OF hounds"
As TO lions our author goes on 70
print:
Nov, shall / tell how you may
safely pass by lyon on the mischance
OF meeting him. The lyon shows
himself boldly sitting on his launches
with n look prodisious sour. In the
road about twenty or thirty PAGES be-
fore travellers. In this case. instead
OF walking on aud keeping your eyes
from him as timid might do. you shall
stand still and stare him la his face.
following at him and abusing him all
you can. splitting upon him and maxi
ing him heir TO all vile names and
titles; and for fear that he may not
understand English. In the language
II you cnn--of the country. Upon
this following aud staring he gets
him again 20 his legs. and severely
lnshes his lolns with his tail. walks
from you, roaring after n terrible
manner. and slts him down again In
the road about the distance OF mile
or two. when both traveller and lyon
behave again In like sort; and after
proving you thus the third time. the
lyon will then leave"
The excellent author then goes on "a
tigers and which with him seemed Ia
mean panthers or leopards as there
we're no tigers proper where he was;
AS for the Tiger which take IL u
be far the most dangerous creature.
though not SO terrible 10 behold. he
generally Is lying near the roadside
on his belly. with his legs under him
In proper posture TO leap. so no Is
ON his prey before IL can well avoid
nlini anu Wnlch chhnOt DC uOuo Az al
save by due observance OF what am
about TO tell you; and In the first
place hope you will allow II mighty
necessary and OF merit to travellers Ia
these climes, that they carry their
eyes before their feet whereby they
may before too nigh approach the
better discover the enemy. and which
and they do not thoy may richly re-
pent when too late; and having %
discovered him to take away thcir
eyes instantly from of him and Il
continue and persevcre on their way
ms ono thoughtless OF this tiger and 4
he be not stricken with hunger they
are quito sale. Whareaa. ahonld the,