The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
GOOD STORIES OF TIE PRESENT DAI.
Heating and Kiiiine . wild eis.t n ~
African Forest.

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animal honsa ~ uar,hnre lottar from m
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vot,oeicai rsrdons NJ por,hav and uithit
thirty lave Mad eytended m Anerica. ivan,
ro,, n ,ol.o sro,J,l ,o,;oo ~ +his ,.ct Notbi,,
~ ~ 60, ha.I .,.,r ,,,,rrod hosoro ~ hos 40
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ovory ,,st,n,,
Tho Ore, svmn.ome uere COUGHING mn,
.ro.,irr fo,lowod nv ,ooo y, onnotito . nd
h,irl,ess Tho Ieos svellsd sometbiny M, :
lo,t,nw co, !, mn, Within n woe. ofter I,i,,
stto,ted m, heost was ,,cnd. A ,sr nscnn,d
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ma,v snccunbeJ that Via n-,co RI los
,u,,n.h n ma hi,hest po,rs av.r rnn,r
no,h,v tnicntta. pari. B,r,in. md o,h.,
Frron,,, c.t;es Iost roarlv ,verv 10, i, ,bo,,
gardens and hardly n circus in any conntrv
mad an arrival Of tbis sncries on cyh,t,t;on
The disease was confined 10 lions alone ard II
srrea1 almost as .ns. n. tina ,,irht Of !, hu,la,.
Wal. as Won Inv. inferred. nlo,r Win IN.
,s,.er was an order for M. 70 rush nv, lion
Of n al
Ouiiinnn,. and had bee, shinnin. aho,. o,e
lion month. The beasts wer, tranned nv tho
natives up country. and as was ma onlv
BUYER in tho market | made my own n-ices.
For fun grown male lion. not too old. I Maid
the sum of $50 In cash. for n ,ioress slS and
for a half.rrown male or female. Sl3 Ifthese
figures seen, riJicnlons van must r.m,m
her that n natiy, African r,n la b,reI bv tina
month Ms n hunter or norter for about 81
Every cartur, made was in nits. ana fur
nisbed n cart and cage for TRANSFORMATION.
As son, os r.c.i,aa ~, nr1,rt 49,, ,aa,,,
40 s""' Us 'rece\e" 'he "l"'t put 'o-ether
five or six moro carts. which were slowed In
the warehouse, built n curo for each and then
started ur the country with forty native hunt
ers. Quilimane is situated Mt the north mouth
OF the Zambesi River, mud it was on tho north
oranch' wh'cn comes GOWN from Lake Nyassa.
and about eighty miles west OF the port that
We got into the lion country. We were then in
tho territory OF chief named "eo'a. who
agreed to supply us with provisions for eich-
nrettv f,;r cnro tar "", "I ~, wa" 80
hrs.y ,a'f nsuro Tor i"r'y,'wS mon, out inc
than wcoas men told us queer story.
he y, o1
. ~. .,N..' :." VIC .e"sG" ~ ~ was '"a. !,
strange and unknown animal had interfered
nits hut This unrnown boast Ind si,,sI thom
10Th hstore cnn, i" saaad 'o rho 'e , ,ea
differed in their descriptions. Some had seen
n tremendously tall man walking about with n
'A.' ma" ""'N'hs "oou' "l'''
great cluu III MS grasp. Whl!e others had seen
an object resembling n gorilla The beast
was not IN inhabitant of TINT district, but one
had been seen now and then in the dense thick
cts ofthe valleys. In both instances the lions
had been killed with sharn noint.d sticks
and in the fresh earth around the pits. were
tracks resembling those o! native In adj
had feen found dca with every sy ',n o@ Of
= having i.n been dubbed to death while two or
three hunters were im,ysterinusly missing;
perstltioh ana swallowred the story with many
krhlhs 81 nilowance. Inc only method Ivy
1n f bt Dc n o whon nury to
all the Larger game, move about by beaten
na ns N tnH nren tney are itee 70 take any
pain ana g. rushinE through the thorn thick
e .,;;; hut non under the same circumstances
WIN n tf the o 5H se nat week va had oo.ed tno
In nouIiI 0'Gr anu mms Ten rnlnerent pits on
nm.ns read eng 10 water. dneX We're aug to
wslys deer: II the ground Vas : SOFT we dug
,wp or ,ree 'e,t ".e ,iit Hen .ne hatreS
animal ;L e9uA not tell that the ground had been
SUI ~, III H. arues. wtLs was WM.cnlhg
nose PTS. Inc same paths were used by
nous. WoNes. Hytnas' uerr. hnl an prcaSl3hal
inin3ceTos or punaio; Men were detailed 70
th umrihre ne IA, HaS d ana trienten PACK
tnese animais. :! ne non seunom moves ABOUT
% uay. any our opJect was 10 Keep the PITS
WI ~ ,ti,i ~ W Pun AoWu'
W. hau killed klu JUS, AT sunuoWn ana
placeu us houy on INC covering OF me PIT Inc
men ret . near oy untii th?y heard non
OH upout 'ihil Mlie away. anu u was nouht.
ess tndu tsiioW VINO "nI INTO trouole me pit
was only ball Z mile from our camp. and half
IN hour alter ne men came IN We knew by tho
,ou!u 40 morning at night. put al turned in
happy over me knnwledge that we had made
: capture. AZ midnight was aroused by my
iead man entering the tent ana exc,aining:
Listen. Master: Don YOU near me non Ut
er,nS CRIES vi nhEm aiiu pam mat strange
monster Is prohab!y trying to XII hini.
~ was truc mat tn; the captive beast was very
1oisti nu. ai.er listeh!hs awhile concluded
a u 'n r nresen nee OF ms mate was eYcltns me
n"n !Muot NJ Heu were oloeIeu 10 go 1or-
Nhra ana nr' tneir iiusRets 10 create Il scare
M aitei tHIs nav peen hone AL was quiet
W hen 'tyiiSnt came ana we went 10 INC pit
we hlIHe uiScoHe.y when was lar rom pleas
tnt. w" nhu thp'aISSSui y mhEniii'eht maze
ION. ~. ne WnS ueau nc trhSks OF INC strange
hohN,ter were a. DO seen Ill AROUND ING nt.
.nu yang nh the GROUND we're Two OF his
seanons -. inese were poles about as large as
man "risi ana e'sHteeh or twenty ieet long.
III n ~ IN