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

u,x-rATIN, LION HIS GREATEST SUFFER
IxGs CAME AFTER HIS RESCUE.
From The Wide World Magazine
! NV name is Ernest Brockman: ana my pre-
ont age twcntv-eight In May, lS"b, aItci haN
ing served ;hc Chartered Company as p"s,,, ,and
ter ard tclegraphist in Mashonaiahu, ''a' The
| TO England for six months hoHuay. 800
| expiration Of this period went back TO "'i'c''
making straight for Bera 49,, oor 7
| Al,out tho beginning of October last yea.
fur,nd myself fairl; settled down to WORK ~ III,
,eI,.raph carnv about thirty miles distant IsuIl'
Kota-Kota. My mate-the only o'hrr WIN. ,n,,,
A: that place he sides mysel."d H ,ro
/ hearted Irishman, named Dan Moikel, anu o
, had a following Of about sixty niSGefs' o".
camp WAS established In a sfnall C'eaI.'iE -,
the great forest about two huhdieu 49, "s'' IN
circumference This clearing was aithoS. ~.
! tirclv encircIed by oil palms. which stre.cne"
| awav ON all side- for countless iniieS, M.
srcrscd at intervals with groups o, nap also con-
and prckiy cactus This open siace "a, n.'o C ne
| famed three regularly made nuts DUH iu' -"
! by the natives. while they themselves ru' ~
! curious little brushwood shelters Tor thsn , "
usc Nv friend Morke occupied one oI the MI,
/ the second was used storage house, VIM. .
! | was the occupant OF the th'ru ~ -, IN
were circular in shape, ana apou ~, word or
diameter. 1t is necessary here 10 say G,a,,,
/ twn about the construction Of the nuts H!o',,
/ nolcs fret or . feet apart were MS, VI "'
driven into the ground to FORM .ne SH, MIN
The hut and the walls we're SIMPLY OF 'i'ur,'.'s
. t,ov,n out If strips Of shredded bainhoo lhcre
/ was however. an inner coating OF t"'9u e'
, hal roof
! ON the fateful day arose soon ai'rI sum ! ~,
snv about 80 o'clock-and as had no VcI!
/ messing business on hand. ! weni OUT I'M" .''
/ fnrcst around about for litte sho"'hE' a..
,,,,,a,'ird hv two or three Of the nigEcJs. MY
/ lu,t ,cas not very great. however. ai'hpuSh
succccdcd in potting haricheest' anu , .'t", ni,s
to camp about o'clock, wh'h hau IT," , ma,'
! Dan Norkcl in the ouen air. men III" ma
,,as over We sat smoking before th''bls hre our
bows had lighted for MS. ant we '",,t"u'r
tell >arns to one another until nearly ~ O'clock.
! 4
mir VA. our regular custom on finc nights. ~
this time the dry s"ason las drawing 10 Il 'I"
.,d tho Yea her was not quite SO war;" a. "
had iron At a little after IL o'clock began
10 vawn go | rose to my feet ana ili'd 20 per
ON, into the extraordinarily dense dartleSS "
| the night said COod-n ght 10 my r"n'Pd"''"'
,,rd a.. each went Of To- our respective huts m
tending to go to bod without; further delay:
vas not sleepy. however ana att"r ee,tI"t '''''
he'd | commenced t. read. gradually duN'u
/ m and lost consciousness Tn" n"Nt tthht -,
member vas waking W Sudd'nN al """"' I','u
rieht and listening to tn" dolciul h"wllntS 81 me
hVruuS that surrounded ia" camp INC S'''H''
F ~ tho nirh, was strangely OPP rssiNc-so much
CO I'm fact that thought of gong across 10
/ Morkcls hut and asking him to come "u' an"
? hn.. - shot with M. changed my MIND now
. ever a. he wa not keen sportsman anu "'"'
I nois.lcs,lv over to my hut When fastened up
M. door again. and then slipped mt" bed
couldn't have been th,r" long h"i"i" i"I'
I TO-, ina. .u,ltd Sic. :, from which vas 10 have
such a ghastly avail, ming II was as near a.
,oeeill. - o'clock ~ ;hr morning when sud
backward ..ud w and down undcrn ain my "ei
Ir~t a. CONSTITUENCIES wds growing clearer ana
stronger It lnud long aud ma 'Sri'ha hl. sum
nm broke ~, stiffness of thu niEnt Th"ncn
~, .>r.,i,nc. %: AREA Vas not extensive. |
Instant, realized that my d'A;h was al mana
a,.t that "a tr.u-oating lion - under my '',i
NoDih,r animal a. know perfectly Well. W"u'd
b., bold enough g. come right into my hu' h
l. TIM. mamie. NoW. every one VIII ask WHAT
D ,..,, ms feelings I'm ihia dreadful situation
Th.u.t crfrctIy col ci'us of 'V"rNthlr thdt
IA r. .ns 80. was Unable To- utter S"und
ST, heart l.tt - though IL would burst ana
n, frcfn.nd1i. ;hr. hhInr- almost Suiip dtcd ~"
Wa almost faintirg with terror at IN" thought
of S., ..r,ad' ll a fal" Af'cr moment or ~" !
bc,,,n. aNdr, that the hon had got from under
ih. bed and was smiling his way along Inc
edge perhaps little puzzled Toy the mosquito
curtains then seemed 90 realize tha' must
a., something and instinct.ycly. Yet ~ noise
l. l.sslv a. possible huddlcd all the pillows ana
h.drlo,hcs ~, over my head and face. actuated
hy the same instinct perhaps. which prompts
little bows and girls to div" under the bei'l"thes
l. when afraid OF the hog"yWan
80 sooner had done this than N" hon with
/ a horrible purr pulr. grabbed me 10y the rIEh'
p shouldc~ and dragged me out on 10 the moor
l., dclo,hcs and all The brute immediately com
ru.n,cd to su.k the blood that streamed down
ms neck and chest. and every time moved he
bit them mor, SaNaS 'ly. ar | raised my knees
To- get into crouchng. protective position he
gave "A little par WIN hrs paws wnich h'afIN
broke my leg and inflicted n dreadful wound.
Afi,r 4 moment two Of awful experience ON
the floor ~ the hut the monster dropped me
out Cf his mouth. placed one proud ana MASSIVE
Law on my chest and then. throwing back ms
noble head. gave one two. three. four terrific
roars ~ triumph and defiance. As these mighty.
rcycri,erating sounds died away IN deep. hparsc
growls could hear the devils own uprcar out
side The nigecrs were firing of their guns like
+ mad the wonder is they never killed each other
1t seems that Morkcl was awakened at the first
roar and without "A moments delay he got out