Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-13

width filed with bones and refuse matter
which smelled like charnel house. After
dragging me in the hyenas dropped me on
the floor, and then recommended their sniff
Alag and licking which they renewed at
intervals during the night.
In the meantime / was suffering unspeak-
able torture from my wounds, but dared
not move lest they discovered the fact that
/ was yet alive Finally morning came,
and with its advent about two thirds of the
hyeuas went away. The sun came up and
shown down through the rift upon me with
an intense heat. All during the day / lay
in any position the animals fancy chose to
drag me, suffering fearful tortures from
thirst the heat and my wounds. and almost
insane from the bites Of myriads Of flies
and otherinsects. My tongue was swollen
so that l could not open my mouth, even
had wished to, and at times | was almost
tempted to end my suferiugs by a struggle
with the animals, but refrained from the
attempt.
Finally the day drew to a close, and as
the sun sank from view all the hyeuas but
two left the cave. The night passed as the
preceding one, save I was not dragged
about by the two animals left TO guard me.
Along toward morning one of the remain
ing two left, and at length, when daylight
came, the last one arose with a yswn and
shufied over to where lay Never shall
forget his appearance. Scared from num-
berless fights, with one ear gone aud blind
in one eye, he presented an appearance not
calculated to inspire confidence.
He approached to within a few feet, re-
garded me steadily for few minutes, then,
as if satisfied was not in proper state for
his breakfast, gave his head quick shake,
threw up his heels and with a hendish
laugh disappeared
I lay quite still until sure he had gone,
then crawling to the entrance to the cave,
after cautious survey, l emerged from
the cave, and crawling under bush, lay
there for several hours Along toward
noon noticed large body moving over
the plain below, about two miles away,
which 1 at length made out to be a cara
van AT last I succeeded in taking off my
undershirt, weak as I was and finally, by
attaching 1t 10 a bush, and constantly wav-
ing It, IN attracting the attention of the
caravan. l presently saw the body stop
and shortly afterward made out two men
on camels galloping toward me. When
they approached within about fifty yards of
me, and / knew / had been seen, unable
longer to endure the mental strain,
tainted dead away. When recovered con.
seriousness I found myself surrounded by a
number Of Dutch Beers, laden with ivory
for the coast. They, fortunately for me,
had a native doctor with them, who had
dressed my wounds, and who, after giving
me some antelope broth, gave me powder
of some sort, which soon deprived me of
consciousness. When I awoke again we
were well on our way to Cape Town. which
we reached in three days.
was sent at once to the hospital, and
there remained for some six weeks, at the
end of which time I returned to the stock
ade, where I was greeted as one from the
dead, Mr.. Warner thinking had fallen a
victim to one of the numerous reptiles
which iufest the jungle. I have been on
many adventures with both wild men and
wild beasts, but to this day I can never look
upon the spotted hYena, the grave digger
Of Africa, without a thrill Of horror.
ARTHUR SPENCER.