The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

an extraordinary feat. The prizes were
Good cattle.
During the race he had the encounter
with the man eating lion. On the course
he passed his fathers house, and, being
far In advance of his competitors. went
in for a luncheon Of coffee and bread.
The old gentleman, noticing that he was
without his trusty rifle, gave orders that
1t must be carried the rest of the way. SO
Dom PAU resumed his race with his gun
on his shoulder AS he neared the end
of the course II occurred to him that 1t
would be the proper thing TO beat tho
brush for an antelope and take the game
with him as trophy TO the goal. He
scared up a big lion instead. lie took aim
at the man eater and pulled the trigger
I but his gun missed fire. He vas eyelns
/ the beast and the beast mad Its gaze
| steadily fixed on him. III he moved i
/ step backward the lion moved a step for
ward, II he move a step forward the lion
moved like distance backward Neither
| would allow the other TO gain any grouri
\ Then be took aim a second time. but aeain
his weapon missed tire. The click OF the
| gun caused the man-eater 10 make a
eprug for It's prey.
Kruger expected the next moment to tie
within the grasp of the beast, its claws
and teeth tearing his flesh. II landed sc
close to him as 10 throw dirt in his face
and Just as he was preparing 10 G. 40 i
with his rifle in a final effort 10 save hi:
life. the lion turned tail ana SUNK away
into the wilderness whence II came Wa
NOT this protection by supernatural
power?
Upon another occasion his escape seemed
nothing short of the miraculous. He wal
on horseback chasing buffalo Buuaio
horse and rider. by some untoward cir
cumstance, all fell into a pit together
There was water at the bottom kruge
seized the infuriated animal by the horn
and by dint of sheer strength twisted II
neck. forced its head under the water an
held it there until 1t was drowned The
he eXtricated himself from the tangle an
/, resumed his sport in the chase 1t J
told OF him that he was once mempe
OF a hunting party and killed five elephant
while the rest of the sportsmen got notn
ing Again. he was chased by an in
fufiated buffalo. and turning In his sad
: die took aim and killed the beast SHOOT
he not have challenged the best OF But
falo Biii's outfit and given a good accoun
OF himself?
IL Was certainly foreordained that Presi
: dent kruger was not 70 die by ploot
poisoning. He was out shooting one da
5 when his gun exploded and tore away par
5 OF his left thumb The surgeon TO WHOM
! he was lnally prevailed on to submit thi
case found thai the flesh had begun Z
d mortify and advised amputating the arm
e half-w up. But Kruger said ne coulc
1 not AFFORD to lose his arm, Tor then h'
d would no longer be able 10 handle hi:
7 rife, Then the doctor urged that Kruge
should at least allow him TO cut OIL HI
left hand But even this was too mucl
q for the old burgher Thereupon the irat
| surgeon told Kruger that he would hav
nothing more to do with the matter.
No sooner had the surgeon gone thar
0 Kruger took his jackknite and sharpene
: II carefully until II had an edge like
razor. He then laid his manssed tham
5 upon block and himself cut on us ex
Z trema Joint. But 10 his great dlsappoint
ment the flesh would not heal at tha
s point. putrefaction having gone too far
Q Again he laid his hand upon the block
a and this time carefully cut away all th
y flesh about and above the second ion
r OF the thumb. This time ire mesh heaisl
5 and his hand was spared, He has sine