The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-07

animals which are caught in the deserts
of Nubia, for have, as have told you,
hunting parties all over tho world.
send out q special messenger who goes
provided with lot of silver coin, which,
in the old days before the war, used gen.
orally to be Maria Theresa thalers. The
people there know my courier who goes
on ahead Of this special messenger. As
soon as the courier reaches Suakim it is
announced that my messenger is coming,
and great fete is then proclaimed. Guns
are fired of, tom-toms are beaten, and for
at least two days before he arrives there
are the greatest possible rejoicings. Then
the people go out to meet him and con-
duct him with great state to a certain state
on the borders of the desert where they
have built q zereba. My messenger then
gives money IN advance to the hunters.
who 60 into Abyssinia to buy horses for
the great hunt.
Then all being ready and the whole
party being collected together, they pro-
ceeded to business. They are armed with
assegais and hunting swords; these are
long swords like the old German swords.
They are as broad as your hand, sharp at
both ends and two-handed. The men
hunt up the animals with quick
horses - the large animals, such
as elephants and rhinoceroses. Then
the hunters. forming a circle, fol-
low the animals. Having caught a
rhinoceros with its young. man jumps
down from his horse and cuts the poor
beast in a vein, whilst some of the other
men chase another animal that may be in
front to distract the attention. Then the
l.Sa rkt
which he has been operating, catches tho
little one, ties its legs, and after it has
Gained down he brings it to my collector,
who is waiting for him in the zereba.
The old one is killed and eaten, having
been previously skinned. because the
natives consider that tho hide makes the
best shields. Elephants and giraffes are
hunted in exactly the same manner. I
have been describing 10 you chiefly the
old method of hunting animals in Nubia.
OF late years they have usually used guns.
The young animals are always brought up
with goats milk.
inst at this moment We were passing q
large cage full of the finest lions had
ever seen. AS soon as they caught sight
of Mr. Hagenback they began To purr
loudly and came up to the bars of the cage
at the sound OF his voice 10 be stroked and
petted.
There" said my host, these are some
very beautiful lions which / have had
from Nubia. You can see that they are in
perfect condition, and this is chiefly owing
TO the fact that they are being specially
trained for their performances. There Is
nothing that keeps them N good health so
much as the constant exercise which is
required, which, l think" added Mr..
Hagenback with laugh, lis q verv good
argument in favor of the training Of wild
beasts and goes q long way TO prove that
there is really very Ais!e, If any, cruelty
in II.
Now I'll tell you how lions are usually
caught in the Nubian desert. The kauri
negroes. when my messenger arrives,
form themselves into parties and go in
search of the young lions. As soon as
they discover the spoor of the iioness they
creep about the bush until they find the
animals nest Ii Is usually one man
alone who does this, ana he has nothing
but bundle of assegals under his left
arm. Before the lioness can Jump upon
him she has three spears IN her BODY.
Look al this skin. ;" continued Mr.. Ha-
genbeck, as he took me into the house and
showed me 8 magnificent taxny skin
which was hanging up IN the nall and
which was p1nct1reG Sith holes There"
said he, that skin has no less than
twenty-four holes IN II The poor mother
made brave fight for hsr young ones.
Well" continued NJ. Hagen heck, when
the old lioneSs is killed be takes the young
ones 20 the zereoa, where they are given
in charge of the servants TO bring up with
goats milk. The little lions are sucked
by the goats three times day and get
quite fond of their foster mothers.
"Lsopsrds and hyeaas are caught in NJ
hia in regular traps, which are made out
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