Little Falls weekly transcript., 1899-05-30
IA WEIRD ADVENTURE.
The TRUE STONY ORA REMARKABLE
s5ts LION HUNT. II n 53I5SE

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THs True STORY o. REMARkAsLE
5 LION HUNT. S.F' NJ.
which Contains So Many Incidents
4 Of = Stirring ana Often Fatal Nm
y ture That One Might Think II the
s# Narrative OF . New Niunchausen. n.
E = Boys, (" said / as we gathered round the
Ice tub and plastered our necks and faces
with Ice cream to keep of the mosquitoes,
"shall tell you how killed my first lion
In Somalilands" III = TX. Il
|, 'tDol', they shouted, as they closed their
eyes in anticipation. ~. IA
sit was In the summer OF 1897 when
started on nv flrst lion hunt, /" said. ~
took with me only Ali, my native servant,
whom dare ray you've all seen." +
Suur curbudger, painted Greenberg.
"Ali is faithful rascal" went on,
taking no further notice Of Greenbefg,
"and when he can be persuaded to act
honestly there isn't more honest fellow
breathing. We were at the village of Goo
boolanzi when the head man ono morning
came up hurriedly: .,.ul 3
lion, he takee my best'wife, the crab.
You killee him. &~a'-s ~. +
'Wallah wydoo, bang-dead-oom-
prenez9' said. and Immediately the poor
fellow tainted in his Joy and, throwing
an assagai lnftoken Of victory, struck All
in the heart, so that he presently expired
In my arms. It was unfortunate, but 1t
was evidently an accident, 80 little could
be said. ".& ~, "
IAN hour later was tracking tho spoor
Of the lion, huge beast, judging from.
the boot marks, Ali carrying q couple Of
spare rifles, bottle of soda water, q ham
and tongue, some French rolls, our tents
and few other trifles necessary In such q
wilderness, where . traveller may not
sight anything but sand or drinking water
for days together. ..-...s, =. ,
"At.the edge Of koppee the jungle sud
denly descended for several hundred feet
sheer, and IL was in this place that I felt
sure we should find the quarry, and so,
strongly, posted myself at the side of
great gum tree and waited.
"Suudenly a Terrific roar was heard, then
. yell, and Ali came rushing: into the open,
only to drop dead at my feet wounded by
hundred fierce claws.
~ showed no signs Of alarm, although
the situation was perilbus enough, but,
calmly retreating to where huge rock of
about 40 feet high stood solitary in tho
sand, I took up a strong position there,
the lion doing. his best to overtake mo.
~ may mention that the rock was comic.
al, the point being buried in the sand.
and as Preached 1t it was but about 30 feet
In circumference at the ground. rushed
round In order to get shot at the iDfuri-
ated brute, sometimes nearing 1t, some-
times losing sight Of the tassel Of It's tail,
but always persevering. have long been
famous, boys, as a runner, but / can as
sure you that never chased anything at
such q pace as followed that lion fortWo
solid hours.
"But now q strange thing happened.
The lion, IN tearing round and round,
threw out the sand so quickly that I saw
we were undermining the foundation Of
tho rock, which weighed probably 200 or
300 tons. The 30 feet circumference was
reduced'to 10, ehe tassel of the lions tail
was switching in my face, its hot breath
was on my shoulder blades, and still the
circle grew smaller. $50 T. -
~ was almost exhausted now, my breath
came in painful gasps, I was dixsy, and
my knees trembled under ma. was dy.
ing. Yet, with the pluck that you know,
boys, has always distinguished me, stag.
gered on. olutohed at. and held the
brute's tail, st tho snRns moment a.. with
oonvulsivs fesr he fastened his teeth in my
ooattall. - VIZ ~ ''}:'
"suddenIy voios or4ed:: s''i3 9t''r'.. ~
"'Wallah, wsllah-look out and I saw
All seated on top, of .Shs tot&ee1ng rook,
which now swAyed % "a angle Of 90 -
grees. Il Wa shout % tail, TOR we bad
scattered the GAnd ewa3 jthAt had hsad -
in place. .uI1 10 nrfatsiaf9f,; ,r~}' - ! III
"The, lion sceutea Tia dansse and made
: huge spring foewar6, hus - I hsad ~
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