Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-12-05

ing when they
came UPON the lion.
The camp MAS about two miles away.
There was a sort Of foreign wildness
III thc aspect Of the little pass into
which wo were entering. The soil was
oiuusye!low sandn mot smooth orIeyeli
bus broken Up INTO a succession Of
b,loNy ridges, with hers and there an
abrupt hiliock rising ,nll enough 10
impede thc view. We wtfc riding with
Our horses neck 10 meek ! had lust
lighted Il cigar and was following with
sanr interest an account which Cap
tain Angus was giving 81 an exploit
ii THE hunting field. which the reader
perhaps would scarcely thank me to
neanant Suddenly bic stopped dead,
aud ~ the same moment refined his
hou-c ~ with such vehCmcncc that the
creature reared right up on his hind
Leg With q loud aud long.drawu neigh.
Wondering at the reason otthis ali.
rap' arrest. 1 checked my own mare
and came 20 a standstiil beside my
companion
What il tile matter, Angus" ! in.
qHtred
For answer he did % speak a
word but slowly raising his arm and
extending Il from lis shoulder, the
ionrlngcr pointing nearly straight
ahead % Us, be- brought his cycsto my
face and remained il that posture
watching my countpnHncc as | per.
cgtlcd the object hc was indicating.
And what wa it that | saw Follow.
iug the direction OF his raised arm /
discovered upon the summit OF one OF
The little hillocks about POO yards
away standing motionless as q statue,
~ iorm blending with the yellow
color Of the sand. the figure Of a grcnt
SHAGGY lion, The creature stood
stock still. it's tail alone whisking
slowly from side to side. ~intently sur.
vefing MS. For our part we sat equal.
" m]otioulcss in our saddles. Angus
With his arm extended and his eyes
hyed upon my face. as though he had
become translixcd IN that posture.
and ] IN the posture OF astonished re-.
gard INTO which | had fallen oil first
pcrceiying thelion.
Suddenly my horse grew FESTIVE; IL
lretted and neighed, and commenced
y curvet and paw the ground "
though alarmed. My friends horse
likewise evinced the same signs OF APP
prchcnsion. / kept my eyes as stead.
NY upon the line as Angus did his upon
me. The creature, with stealtby cat
IKE bounds, commenced advancing
very slowly towards Us, pausing Mt
about every three steps it made to
rear Its head and stand staring at us,
llen continuing its sneaking advance
along the ridge OF the hillock upon
which we had first discovered it.
withdrew my fixed stare to turn
~ my saddle and look around me.
NY movement seemed to break the
kind Of spell under which Angus sat
ms arm sank slowly to his side, and
his eyes rolled from my face to the fig.
ure Of the lion. TO right and left tine
sldes OF the valley shut in the view,
~ 'front.' stood the lion; behind the de-
Me IN which we were broadened out
until 1t became little more than a
mere undulation III the broad wild
PLAIN through which ii ran. As !
slowly swept the sandy track in our
rear, ! suddenly observed a nan on
horseback emerge into the open moy-
ing l%eisurely along at about the dis.
rance 81 % mile or so away, andga1ing
lhtently made him out 20 be- cavalry
soldier; probably u mounted orderly
sent Tor the camp on dispatch bust
ness.
I'VE must holt" said Captain Angus
~ my elbow; that lion means mis-
'hlei by the manner in which il is adj
Sanclng toward MS; and mark YOU
now FESTIVE the horses are, Their in-
stlnot Is keener than ours; they can
scent danger in the air, The instant
we move TO fly, depend upon IL the
non will start in chase, and our only
ehanee will lie in out-running him, for
unarmed az we are, what could we do
10 defend ourselves against such a
Look you, Angus; yonder is a
mounted orderly riding across the
country. You have good eyes, see
what You make OF him."
Captain Angus shaded his sight