New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

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hack ON the floor Of the hut with my neck ans
load resting against the side when Morke
licL,d i'm the door AS he did so the lion drov
his terrible fangs INTO my mn. sroNl ard next
moment with another loud pur-r, he leaped
AM of the hut into the darkness-almost jpto
MOrkels face >,,r .,,
oroned around in the inky darkness. screamry
g., Gr.t IN one Niger and then TO another -
brino lighted lunches Of grass, Tor Gods sake
lie found his way into my nut ana on feeling
in the bed he placed his hand on large pool Of
blood which gave unmis'akable information
s ~ vhat had happened The lion ran across
i've clearing with me for about thirty yards and
nut me down under big baobab tiee Even as
he ran he was sucking violently ana as the flesh
became dry in one place n let me half drop GU,
NJ his laws and then bit savagtly in another
Mace and commenced TO suck again | lay on
nv hack al the base OF the tree with the lion
on the top Of me. occasionally saI'ns d. me with
HE prcat luminous grcenish- yellow eyes which
cao,ncd 10 fiji me with unutterabe oathing and
honor so exprcssionless and cold were they. yet
ca dia boljcal in their ruthless cruelty. ! ought
10 tell YOU that from the very first had no,
oo,.od "a ~ ,,der how il was that the lien didn't
KIN me outrght-either by bltlng my head or
tearing me to pieces with ms terrible claws
Put the lion seemed perfectly content and
n,'i., with his prey felt his long, rough
tongue scraping up my thighs and abdo.
men and as it crept up higher and high
or I felt little gusts of his horrible. stink.
ing breath. which was so utterly vile and Oath-
emo maj thought I should faint so intense
was the disgust that filled me. ! halfturned
nv head away. but still the long, greedy tongue
rose higher and higher toward my throat. Up
IN this time | had been rejecting In a strangely
ool,n manner on the curious aspects Of this
frirhtful affair precisely as though were dis
Interested outsider instead OF the dying victim
OF the man-eater.
AS ! felt the lions carron sol'cd Jaws near my
IA % and throat however, | va; seized with
error and instinctiV"y threw up both arms
and thrust them far in between his avs. and.
indeed almost down his throat As ! dld 50 the
monster snapped off three fingers OF my right
hand and horrible as ii may seem 20 'he reader.
| actually left my arms and hands lying Idly
. in the lions jaws Thank God | thought he
. satisfied with sucking the bleeding fingers
, - has bitten of. and as long as ] tan keep him
+ arms length wiki my hands in his mouth
will have yet few moments Of NE left for
clnest prayer" And prayed-Hod now
,rav.d' Sometimes il seemed TO me II was
iittle hard to die in this way. and felt didn't
want 10 leave my bones IN that horrible place
My life however "as faS' enplhe away, and
later on | didn't seem to mind II 50 inuch
grew fainter and FAINTER anu 80 am ''d-i
kept moaning feehy
During all this time the boys Kept screaming
MANGA Manga" Ghe lion. the nom Just as
- ,bov themselves were in any danger IN the
i.,, ,ro.e nm which they had sWarmed. Poor
nan Morkel was simply waltzlng around the
clearing in otter beWiidermeh' 81 deon! Of
nird Tho appalling blackheSf 81 tHe nIsn.
,r1.d q horror TO the thing whlch no pen could
dosc,ih. 4, last my friend did Induce Two OF
tho ulggers 10 make a couple on t"i'hes OF Dry
grass. and by the lurld ana uhoe' IAN .sn. VI
thcs. Morkel Was enabled. though very 'hqf
s,inctiy TO see the lion standing over my pros
, id, II. WAS an enormous. gauni brute
,,.r ten feet in length ana win 'uAuilaH'
iaVny name that impaired 10 MN " ''los, ina
/ i,stic appearance. Dan told me ai'e'"d'u Ina'
~ ne arprosched with his gun was moaning
/ nr ,,,nning softly 70 myself. l = I" thls lhe
/ r.y unfortunate companion was dlta'u 10 shUo'
lcst he should Kill me instead 81 thc non, ne
80 rcamed out: Keep cool, bf"'ri'"n ir"I!
.dn,oni,ion this-"only keep coo' ana VIII %
/ v'ha, can for vou"' As he al pr"ached IN
hon took his fangs ont Of my groin, "n'on wa
hv this time mere pulp. anI ne Ia ~ GU
efoWling and snarling hortlp'E' anu VIZ" VIZ
ila, paw on my chest.
How Morkel kept his head at ten la'es H',
III. lion I don't knew. tut. anyhow, Il. w.
his rinc and fired The lion Immediately SO
g,,od back a few PAGES. clear OF my 'ody.
n. had been hit fairly in the eye ana me "a
after touching the brain. had conc or throasi
+ no lover Jaw which IL had broken oadl
N,rk.l instantly proceeded "a reload but
/ was IN such desperate hurry that the irFer G
his rife TANNED and H. found himself psr
tically helpless. Will il be believer maj un
| desperate man. now fairly at ms WIS emu
! rushed forward toward the hon ana dedi' MN
! terrific blow on the head with the stock OF b.
! rife This did the hon no nam "heres
Morkcls gun was literally crumpi'd up,
! friend however. al once informed MS 'o.I
h,ar,r To run over To the hut ana gct III! rh'
and with this he killed the hon III TWO oH'
shots. -.
II is important to remember that "nea
/ Morkcl's first shot rang out IN The nlghI az
/ the lion had been worrying. biting and sucNns
/ ~. for ahout thirty minutes Well. the momen'
! the brui. re;reated from me | actually go' w
/ on to nay legs and ran for twenty or 'hIH
wards, Then fell like stone 10 tn eafth al,
| remember no -uore until the next day, "hen
/ found myself IN warm bath that had been w,
| uar.d hv Norkel TO wash my wounds oi VINCE
/ | had one and twenty My poor irehd 'eIs u.
that my naked body presented So shochHs
revolving a spectacle my hanuS Eio'l'e 49,
! Il nrnAl ll.Ss