Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-25


was never meant to be seen IN the com.
pany of an ugly bird that possesses only
one eye
"On the other side Of Lake Mmrkurs
is forest whore Dnngu, the King Of
The animals lives. II is to Dnugn that
all the hunters pray when they set out
to seek for game. lie builds first
small hut, aud after prQpiliating him
with small piece Of fpsh he asks
Dungu that he may be successful Then
puugu enters into the hunters head,
II he Is pleased with the Offering, aud
the cumming Of the man becomes great
his nerves stitten and his bowels
strengthen and the game is secured.
When Dnngu wishes man TO succeed
In the hunt, Il Is useless for the buffalo
TO spurn the earth and moon or for the
leopard To cover himself with sand IN
his rage-the spear of the hunter
drinks his blood. Bnt the hunter must
MT forget to pay the tribute 10 the
deity. lest he he Killed on the way home.
THE friendly chbf inastsl that
should become his blood fellow. aud 10
stay with him a couple Of days The
witch doctor, a man Of greet Influence IN
the country, was asked TO unite rs. He
took sharp little knife and made o cash
In the skin Of my right lex Just above the
kuee. aud did the same TO the chief, and
then rubbed his blood over my wound,
and my blood over his aud we became
brothers. Among his gifts was this
beautiful shield, which ] beg Mtcsh, my
kahaka, TO accept, because / have seen
none so beautiful, and Il Is too good for
q colonel who wants 10 serve his King.
81 am glad that | rested there, because
saw most wonderful sight toward
evening As we were seated under The
bananas, sucking wine by straws fruiu
our gourds, We heard a hig he goats
heat, and by the sound Of u we knew
that Il was neither for fun nor for love.
II was q tone Of anger and fear Al
most at the same time one Of the boys
rushed up 10 rs and his ftce had turned
gray aud cri,l; There is lion In the
goat pen aud the hig be goat II fighting
with HIM They lmd forgotten to tell
ne about this famous goat, which was
called kasniu, after some great man
whn had been renowned ~ war, aud he
certainly was worth speaking about. and
kasujn was well known round about for
his wonderful strength and lighting
qualities. When we got near the pun
with our spears aud Shields the he goat
was butting the lion. who was young. for
he had no name. ~ he might have butted
a pert young nanny goat and banning with
a. full q note as that Of q hultalo calf
II appears that kasujh saw The destroy
or creeping toward ore OF his wives aud
daslihg az his flank knocked him down.
As we looked on from the outside
we saw the knsuiu was hold.
ing his own very well. aud We thought
that we would not check the fight but
prepare ourselves to have a good cast
at the lion az he attempted 10 leave
The lion was getting reused 40 and we
saw the spring he made, hut knuslju
uimbly slept aside aud gave hN such
a stroke that Il sounded like Il drum.
Then knsiju tr0itel away in front Of
his trembling wives. and rs tie lion
came m we watched him draw his
ears back as he raised himself on bis
hind feet like warrior Tho lion nd,
yunced TO hlm aud he likewise rose ns
though he would wrcstlc with him,
when Knsujt shot into biz throat with
~ true and fair stroke that druye
one of his horns deep into the throat
II was then the lions claw began 10
work. and with every scratch poor
kasuju's hide was torn drcadfully. but
hn kept his horn In the wound. aud
pushed home aud made The wound
large. Then the lion slraag free aud
ihe blood spurtei ell over Knsuju.
Blinded with his torn aud hanging
scalp and weakened with bis wounds.
he staggered about. pounding blinds
AZ his enemy until the lion gave him
one mighty stroke with bis paw aud
sent him headlong. and then seized
him by INV meek uuu flipnh ulint anu
Ne heanl the cruel crunch as the fang.
met. Hut u was The last effort ~ the
ion, for just as kasnjt was lileless The
lion rolled over him dead also. Had
nv friend told me this story / should
moi have believed him, hut as I saw II
with my own eyes ! am bound 70 le-
litye n Wc buried kaAujn honorably
HI a grave. as we would burr bravo
man bat the lion we skinned and
have got bis fur with tie ragged hole
in The throat
.,rhe singular fight he bad witnessed
Furnished Us al With much matter for
,sil abont Hons. and Il brought IN The
story u a crocodile and Ion iisht which |
had happened some time before Ia tho
nirr lake Mtnkura swarins with |
efsc,lllifs. and situated - u u in d
rsrioa 81 gsme. they must be- TOT with |
u-er. one night a f1ltgrown Hon with 4
dee name CANE 70 eopl hir do ihmai 4
h ~ lake. and WAS qnaflux water,
,ghea he felt bis nose selzcd by something /
,sat rose up from below From ~
trsce. al the struggle b. tie waters edge
\ NUS lave been terrible 0le Tue
tscr,dIis't long ciaws had lfit deep
sssrks. showing how hs niuri have beci' |
dnr~ fnrcihy down. bat 10 fhe unrAinf |
Iii liau and crocodile wrfe fouD Dad |
iS crocodile's throat wlar Opsn VIII 9 !