Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
THE AUGUST SALE FLOOR COVERINGS is in FULL SWING
W.. B. MOSES & SONS F ST., Cor. 1lth.
out OF the canoe as 1t had knocked his wife
off the bank. and took him in its hole I'M

out of the canoe as 1t had knocked his wife
off the bank, and took him in its hole I'M
der the bank.
A week later 1t got another man, but in
stead of taking him into its hole it carried
him to an island Here its victim got hold
OF the reeds and strong grass. and held on
50 tightly that the crocodile could not get
away with him OF course, he screamed
with all his might and a gang of men with
c1owbars went to rescue him. This they
succeeded In doing, and also Staying the
dangerous monster. These crocodiles are
so ravenous that 1t is not possible even to
keep dogs with safety. and parents living
near the river are IN constant dread of los
Ing their children.
One of the lions killed had also filled up
the measure Of its iniquity ere 1t met its
doom. The scene Of it's depredations was
native village some distance north of the
falls. The native huts are very slender, be-
ing built mainly of reeds. In such hut
woman was sitting, when the lion pushed
aside the door, walked in and seized her,
carrying her away to his lair in the dense
bush Then he had an OK. This was in the
Enclosure with other cattle and donkeys.
The lion. failing to get into the Enclosure,
Sd frightened the animals with his attempts
that they rushed in huddled,. terrified
mass from end to END, and their weight
upon the palisading broke it down. They
rushed out through the opening which was
just what the lion wanted, for he had now
nothing to do but take his choice. After the
OK he selected donkey on his next visit,
and then sheep and finally another OK.
At last the natives became panicstricken
until some white men treasured them, tell
ing them they would sit up all night for
the lion and shoot him. The lion came and
got away with another OK. for the white
men, unable to keep awake, had fallen
asleep. However, they were able to track
him.
1t was important that having promised
to kill the lion they should do SO. for that
Is the secret of the white mans power over
the native-never to break his word. So
they set off to the thick bush half mile
away, whittier the lions tracks led them
There they came upon him and killed him
with one bullet, that entered the right nos
tril. This was what big game hunters con-
slider a good KILL as the bullet did not dis
figure the lion nor injure his skin. Near by
was the carcass of an OK and little fur
Their in the bush, in a sort of tunnel of i'm
penetrable thorn, were the gnawed bones
the remains of some of his former victims.
A young hippopotamus, riding on its
mothers back when she was shot..was saved
and cared for by one of the men. These
animals are very dangerous to canoe men.
for in returning to the surface to blow they
often come up right under the canoe and
urset it. Sometimes they give chase to
canoes, and then the native paddlers do all
they can to reach the bank, unless white
man with a rifle is with them. The baby
was thriving very we'll when last heard of.
He escaped from his Enclosure once. but
came back very hungry, as was evident
from the ravenous way in which he APP
piled himself to his food.