Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-06
A PAIR OF PET LIONS.

nTcS OF ten to Gcrvc rs presents for the
wives OF the Beers in the outlying dis
trictS. Tc3 IS used by them only in
cases of GiclIncCS. and tho douHtio1 Of Il
calico GrcTT is ALWAYS met by IN inter
change of dairy and hc7-roost products
In ono of nv triDs, while in the ncipi;-
horhoOd Of G1 ola vrOvv. finding that
the lardcr needed rcplcnishin|r. iumDed
on ny shooting TO7y and CIntCred to
her hoIiGc, followed by nv T[nf!ir hcncf,-
nan, January, carrying . bHrl7ct con-
taining tho tea and drcss Tho noise
or my ponv'G Eoofi on tho Sun-bnlzci
earth cau~ht the old laI-'s cars apd she
met me 1T the door with the exclalna-
ton:
"I'u SO Tlad you have come"
"'W hy?'
"'%~canso 7 have pair of young
lionT"'0r YOU
"'WllcrC arc thcv?'
Knocking about the house some
whore
81 Immediately disnouutod, handing
the rcinS to January; started indoors,
and finally BROUGHT mp in tho kitchen,
whcrn I found tho vhclt1s aslccp on the
hearth. On asking how thcv were cap
turcd she informed me that some two
weeks previous her son had shot u lion
css, end, finding her in mills, hunted
around until nc picked ND tho younm-
stcr3. I immediately borcai1cd for
them, with tho understanding that thcv
were to he given all the milk thcv would
drink, not tcaGcd, and lcCDt until nv re-
turn, some three months ahead. The
Ten and dress wcrc then produced, and
JGuu"rv had to enlist tho services of
OF" Of tho farm Kaffirs 70 assist in car
rvi1T to TIC WAGONS tho brttcr and
c"TT which wcrc r0ccivc1 in exchange.
"On m rNt1Irn 7 found t'>c lions had
h""N partially woanCd. which was for
t'iTG2tH, &C it would hove boon ir1nosei-
bic to cot frosh milk for them div.
'T"':in~ rhCCI in nv arms. 7 started to-
T1r'l NV rart. wlii"h hrl boon driven
TT - front OF tho house. for ~" 1>,!r-r0sc
OF tn"""'i1T tNcm o. nv bod: Init TIC
Oxen N0lt"A ~ C2tchin~ Grcrt Of them,
md IL rHHNircd n deal 90 rationnc
before tH"v world allow thorn r. hn
loaded. On "o'ninr NJ WITH NV train Of
wI~"7S f0"A"I with nrt"lO~o. Guns,
&C.. -" o"rt was prnlcNtlv 1-~rt como
Gi@rrn"" in t." rear, fO~ fnrr 0f = c+"!1-
r"A" Cf TIC tHama. md It VOC fully .
Woe; before TIC O-;Cr h""amc thorough
II accustomed to lion otlor.
eve had reached the more thic'-ly
sct''of position of tho country. when
orc de-. i1Gt rs wc wore outGoonninn,
n coTrHlc Of vcI1n;c BoorS cantor>d NJ to
t':c WAGONS. 0-c # whom carried . ftno
c''"c~70 ~N~1>1 T~'-'~1 -, a., die
ra0rrtin~t $50 rclnT y--orr r?~dor ~ t,,H
I'"N0o:2. UI'i"'r had coated IriI71s"lf inst
~ fro''t It tr'c horrog. and started Tor
tho cart - ""~rrh nf thn Square rirrc1,'
-. c.. rim Na"',-in order t. nave tho
vav to n;r"r7laaInr tho balloon. On
rN~c''i1o' il f',~ hoods Of both vi,cl,-s
G-or""-'N1. C-.-o"ctirr5r to h" lifted ct ac
r@% "Glctor17ry. On catcllin~ ";rrt Of
t"cra TIC b"1,000 cove u scream, tho
ho"eos nr""t Of >rror. and o2ch &C
t.>.''. =. "oN"rHt> Dnth Gcr0SG ~ rol1t,
f~7loUcl By y N"ir Of 1l"sNl"-ri1o,
T"""9. Gnrr'r M ~in. bat 1~rt to
"''"1rn Of Nn~iar~ fine cro"-na. a,2l
.'f'~iiy refused to join i'll the usual
fr0li2.
''T1ro, trio homo wos 1nado without
Si-"t'?rr in"i'~Nh. ~-rA on nrri--ilc, tho
yN-"-c"t",'c ---~r',> a110-"rd TO 1"1n cr tho
';N:-''". 'nt It ri"''t t',cv would !>"r"iGt
j. S'r"riNr ~ hcH with No. Nffor.1,rv-
81" 1''0-e n"nr1v cr,l0rNcro1 Ivy = trick
v1,i"'l }hoy hcd Cf l-i-,,. ?or,>es INV facc
I finally C"11n"0r0ircd motors ny ar-
F:,:|"ir'' 4. cot 2l"0~"i.ln nv bnT with q
.t2''& l'irN S"rCC1 intervening. Cf C0uvHc
=" nrri--"7 of tn" von~r lions YVES soon
rni"cd D'>0r1t. and dill not lnc!z COM
y""-', csYoHciHllv NJ Sunday aft~'-,r0ns,
T',"N nv cGtabir',ucn5 rc9pr?!lcd q
Jn'ri"'uT" Hoolo~ical rav'on. 2nl the