The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-05-13

gun, oouna my nandEercnler 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 Eloof about fifty yards highei,
up, and for this made. When got
there, however, could see nothing, 80
took up Il big stone and throw it into
the bushes. I believe that it hit thu
other cub, for out it came with a rueh,
giving me broadside shot, of which I
promptly availed myself, knocking it
over dead. Out, too, came the ioness
like flash of light, but quick as she
went managed to put tho other bullet
into her ribs, SO that she rolled right
over three times like a shot rabbit. |
instantly got two more cartridges into
the gun, and as did SO the ioness got
up again and came crawling toward me
on her forepaws, roaring and groaning,
and with such all expression of diabol-
ical fury OH her countenance as I have
not often seen. shot her again through
the chest, and she fell over ON her side
quito dead.
"That was the first ard last time that
! ever killed a brace of lions right and
left, and, what is more, never heard Of
anybody 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 TIE kloof,
searching every bush and tcft of grass
as went. 1t was wonderfully exciting
work, fer l never was sure from one
moment to another but that lie wo,lld
be on me. took comfort, however,
from the reflection that lion rarely at
tacks 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 a clump of tambouEi grass, but l
could not be sure, and when trod out
the grass could not find him.
''At last got up to the head Of the
kloof, which made o cul dc sac. 1t was
formed Of o wall of rock about fifty feet
high. Down this rock trickled little
waterfall, and in front of it, some seven |
ty feet from its face, was q great piled !
up mass OF powders, in the crevices and
on the top of which grew ferns and grass
and stunted bushes. This mass was
about twenty-five feet high. The sides
of the kloof here were also very steep.
Well, l 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 veEatious, but
still TIRES lions were not d bad bag for
one gun before dinner, and was fain to
be content.
,iGsaSAiySlx ss55HisS his hae saiass
pillar of powders and beginning to feel
that was pretty well done up with ex-
ecitement 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
to have another look around. have a
pretty sharp eye, but could see nothing
at all
''Then on u 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 crouchiHg there, and now arose |
as though by magt. There he stood
lashing his tail, just like q statue of the
animal on the gateway Of Northumber-