The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-11
the
INTELLIGENT
LION.
A Lion Story That Equals Some
Fish Stories.
By Critteuden Marriott.

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"neh evening dre" near = began ~
get uneasy. Here was uione .,, IN
strange country ~ hilies iroin 'nuse'
WIN no weapon except "oftmAess pis,
toi and with beasts roaming all around
me- we hearu Mons neal'y every Hsht
ior Week. but had kept thelh wen away
by circle Oh prush hres. VI course \
might Try 10 Keep these up .hat hlgnt;
put knew IL Wouid De very dlnleuit Wne4
was all by myseH. moreover "heh
Went Out IN the AFTERNOON 10 ar1Ve up .ne
oxen 10 the wagons "here eoulo hitch
them Tor the hlght the pfutes pecame
frightened ana hhaiiy pfoEe away III
WIG stampede ana VANISHED from view
knew neither OIL the exploring par
tes was llkeiy 10 De oaeR I'LL morning.
ana so determined 10 sleep IN tree
ana leave the ground tree 1or any hons
tnat Iheu W investigate .he wagons anu
thelr contents. IL was mons that was
chiehV AFRAID OF, ana l hao reao some
where, pfopapiy III copy BOOK az SCHOOL,
that those animals Couldn't ciimo trees.
Inc BOOKS didn t SAY anything ABOUT
.heir heholsh lhtehlsence' oul was "
ma that out 1or myseit.
fretty soon 1ouna convenient Tree
one tnat naa no pig Kinds near the
GROUND ana that dld nave TWO OF tnree
pretty wen up 10 whlch l COMO nahg'
Swing my hammock ana iet the VAIN
wofia 20. "A hetle way above .hese the
TRUNK nau peeh proheh SNORT OH 30 that
~ was hot poss'oie u retreat hisher up.
but u l was goou So rect ABOVE
srouho US IL was l lhought myseih per-
iee.iy ssle.
IN eiearhag tue sIhaiier branches OUT
ot tne way OF my hammock useu
sll"i' saw "hieh Tue natives naa 1orgot-
Ten Wheh had nhlsneu, fortunately
huns !. vi twie close pesiue me insteiu
ri ri 'ahins ~ GOWN 10 the wagon again.
1nat W Vi care!esshesS saved my hfe.
Wheh night ieii' ate my supper and
c'lnipeu 10 my AIRY resting place. smoked
cigar ana urea 10 go 10 Sleep Out the
circumstances were NOT conducive 10
slull'oer, ana Tue romantic oeauty OF tne
spot unuef tne SOFT Deans OF the tropic
moon Don. kept me awake ror hours.
~ ihuly sept anu oia NOT AWAKEN
uh.'l nuariy morning. me moon was low
out sun 'hie" gooa ueai OF ilght on the
srouhu' anu showed huhpef OF dafB
FORMS moving peheath me: MY heart
jumped INTO my mouth anu staid there,
una sraspeu the f1dlcuious niue revolv-
ef ut my pelt IN an agony or rear. felt
certain Ut once ,hat the beasts pelo" me
were hohs' ana even as l watched
numerous roar showed mat dld not
MISTAKE. "A non s roar may SOUND more
OF less contehptlpie Wheh IL comes from
the other side OF the IRON pafs OF cage
put IL Is quite ulHefeht thihg When
heard IN the open.
AFTER time l recovered my nerve
ana began to take interest IN the scene.
AFTER ALL thought lhe hons could not
reach me where WIS anu they "ouia
prooapy 30 AWAY AT uaypreak, wnich
10 slh'ie ut .ile n1se peasts as tIey roiieo
over each otnef IKE h't'ehs ~ pay.
flhaly the ldea came INTO my nead
that l ought TO nag one OF them' ana
without stopping 10 thihK ore" my 1901
pistol and blazed away at the largest.
strange TO say mt nm never pclore
ana never aiter"hru ana MT ahsthihE
at when L nred WIN that PISTOL put