The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-26

We saw the lions come out and stand
upon the edge OF the cliff, and with
them were two little ones that played
about like kittens.
''Oh, Umslopogaas." said NADIA. Il
would that had one of the little lions
for dog"
The boy laughed. saying. Then
shall fetch You one. sister?
Peace. boyr' | said. mo man may
take young lions from their lair and
live"
"Such things have been done, my
father" he answered, laughing.
Now when the lions had played
awhile, we saw the honess take up the
cubs in her mouth and carry them into
the cave. Then she came out again,
and went away with her mate to seek
food. and soon We heard them roaring
in the distance Now we stacked up
the fire and went 70 sleep III our in
closure Of thOrns without fear, for we
knew that the lions We're far away eat
ing game. But UmslOpOgaas did not
sleep. for II had come into his mind that
he would fetch the cub which NADIA had
desired.
So while we slept he crept like a snake
from the fence OF thOrns, and taking an
assegai III his hand he slipped away to
the foot Of the cliff where the lions had
their den. Then he climbed the cliff.
and coming 10 the cave entered 1t and
. CROPPED his way into it. The cubs heard
I him and, thinking that it was their
+ mother, began TO whine and purr for
food. Guided by the light Of their vel
3 low ewes he crept over the bones, Of
which there were many in the cave, and
came to where they lay. Then he put
/ ont his hands and seized one Of the cubs.
killing the other with his assegai, be
cause he could not carry both Of them.
Now he made haste thence before the
lions returned and came back to where
we lay.
| awokc al dawn and looked out. 10:
there Oh the farther side Of the thorn
fence. looking large in the gray mist.
stood UmslcpOgaas, laughing In his
teeth he held the assegai, yet dripping
with blood. and ii his hand the lion cub
that, despite its whines and struggles,
he grasped by the skin of the neck and
! the hind legs.
awake. my sister, he cried; here
is the dog you sought. All! he bites
now. but he will soon grow tame
/. NADIA awoke and, rising. cried ont
with Joy at the sight of the cub, but for
a moment | stood astonished.
"Foolr | cried at last, "let the cub
> 90 before tho lions come to rend us"
Il viii not let it go, my father" he an
J syyered sullcnly. Are there not five OF
us with spears, and can we not fight
=, two cats? l was not afraid to go alone
into their den. Are you all afraid to
4 meet them in the ODeu?'
= ..You are mad" | said: LET the cub
- col" and / rushed II UmslopoSaas to
take it from him But be sprang aside
and .vCiie! me.
p 81 win never let that go OF which ]
. have rot bold" he said, lat least, not
D. lfyiucr' and suddenly he seized the head
y Of the cub and twisted its neck, then
threw it onto the ground and added
"ssa. now have done your bidding my
g.r..r''
Ashs spoke There came % great soara
.f ru..-u.. ...rl l-. .-" f. ne e-..
q -l. lions Dr.. returned a..- found ON.
..--sr ..... H... tine .....- .-..
.Iato Tho Eanca,-ba.., iH.D llafynco.
s. cried. and g.g a.r.rr gFer The i-'-A
bushes where those With ua wore L-a-E.
7u- ready -r.ei. spears. Down tho side
Of tn. rL-E .uo rho lions. bounding ol
= tlll scent Of linn who had robbed them
of their young. Tho Ion caae first
-r.a followed lie EwsHa, and in hel
-l.uta Was tho cub THAT lua-1l a--2.
g.. .aa a-,raiyI They d.o" near, l-@e
g., with fury.
" ua.v came to the body of the secon.
r-.r5 --... lay .autsil1 tho fence II tLa-us
- The lion stopped and sui-tt it. IhI
DE l.-.I till tho earth shook. IL,
Ii5ra dropped she dead cub she was
carving ana took the other IL Lc
mouth.
p ..s.- behind me, NADIA cried Um
h.. -..pugaa5, bcau,iisAing his spear TIN
lion is going to spring.
b., rs the words left his mouth the graa
~ brute sDralg through the air toward us
nv, Catch him Or the spcars. cried I'm
~. sIoDogaas. and budding ourselves 20
~ rotber we held out the assegais 50 tina
>, The lion fell upon them. But the weigh
~ Of his char.,c carried us to the ground
=, and he fell onto us. striking 1T Us ant
biting at the spears IL his breast The
ro TT1aslouogaas, who alone had steppe
.,is aside. drove his assegai into the lion be
,ot hind the shoulder, so that the brut
ON rolled over dead
=, MeanyLiIe the lioness had stood will
ont the fence. the second dead cub
ant her mouth. for she could not bring hel
self 10 leave either of them. But whe
= she heard her mates last groan sh
,aT dropped the cub and gathered herse
ay together to spring. UmslopOgaas alon
H. had withdrawn his assegai from the ca
md cass Of the lion. On she swept towar
o., the lad: she met his spear, it sunk IN,
a+ snapped and down fell Umslopogaas b
NJ, meath the mass of the honess. ST
sprang up, the broken spear standln
aid in her breast, shifted at Umslopogaa
9rn then, as though she knew that it was /
,rk who had robbed her. she seized him
the loins and moocna and sprang VIII
..it him over the fence.
..Oh. save hinr cried the girl Mac
an -, hitter yvoa. and we rushed after 2