St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-04-22

the obstruction In the barrel. It was
very little thicker than postage stamp;
certainly not thicker than a piece of
writing paper. This done, / loaded the
gun, bound my handkerchief round my
wrist and hand to stanch the flowing of
the blood and started on again.
81 had noticed that the lioness went
into thick green bush, or rather clus-
ter Of bushes, growing near the water,
for there was little stream running
down the kloof about fifty yards highel
up. and for this I made. When I got
there, however, could see nothing, SO
took up big stone and threw it into
the bushes. I believe that 1t hit the
other cub, for out it came with rush,
giving me q broadside shot, of which /
promptly ayailed myself, knocking it
over dead. Out, too, came the ioness
like a flash Of light, but quick as she
went / managed to put the other bullet
into her ribs, SO that she rolled right
over three times like q shot rabbit. ]
instantly got two more cartridges into
the gun, and as / did so the lioness got
up again and came crawling toward me
on her forepaWs, roaring and groaning,
and with such an expression Of diaboi-
ical fury on her countenance as / have
not often seen. shot her again through
the chest, and she fell over on her side
quite dead.
s'That was the first and last time that
ever killed brace of lions right and
left, and, what is more, never heard of
nybody else doing it. Naturally was
considerably pleased with myself, and
having again loaded up went on to look
for the black named beauty which had
killed Kaptein. Slowly and with the
greatest care ] proceeded up the kloof,
Searching every bush and tuft OF grass
as went. It was wonderfully exciting
work, for never was sure from one
moment to another but that he would
be on me. I took comfort, however,
from the reflection that a lion rarely at
tacks q man (rarely, say; sometimes
he does, as you will see) unless he is
cornered or wounded. must have been
nearly an hour hunting after the lion.
Once / thought saw something move
in clump of tambouki grass, but
could not be sure, and when l trod out
the grass could not find him.
"At last / got up to the head Of the
kloof, which made cui de sac. 1t was
formed of wall of rock about fifty feet
high. Down this rock triekled a little
waterfall, and in front of it, some seven
ty feet from its face, was great piled
up mass of powders, in the crevices and
on the top Of which grew ferns and grass
aud stunted bushes. This mass was
about twenty-five feet high. The sides
Of the kloof here were also very steep.
Well, got up to the top OF the nullah
and looked all round. No signs Of the
lion. Evidently had either overlooked
him farther down or he had escaped
right away. It was very yexatious, but
still three lions were not q bad bag for
one gun before dinner, and was fain to
be content.
Accordingly departed back again,
making my way around the isolated
pillar Of powders and beginning to feel
that Was pretty well done up with ex-
element and fatigue, and should be
more SO before | had skinned those three
lions. When / had got, as nearly as l
could Judge, about eighteen yards past
the pillar or mass of powders, turned
tehaye another look around. Ihave a
pretty sharp eye, but could see nothing
at all.
saThen on q sudden saw something
sufficiently alarming. On the top of the
mass of powders opposite to me, stand
ing out clear against the rock beyond,
was the huge black named lion. He
had been crouching there, and now arose
as though by magic. There he stood
lashing his tail, just like statue Of the
animal on the gateway Of Eorthumber-