The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-02-02
A LIONS SpRI'

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We were washing Tor ,l- |1.' IN
streams Of the v Hg ..... e.. hair
aud Il was mldsuluurr "a &aeo
were hostile Gnd had given 81, +. !. HE
close calls until We bad r.n. .ad
Businesses and got beyond i 81.
Ing ground V
We had on this morpuy q. IlS,
camp about three mile. I.,,, a.,
aud ! was not feeling al s0, WI
my partner Joe went b,,t
second loud | looked for
which TO rest for au hon, po'
u the west " the crr,l ill.,. III
r"ety blum aud ten frrt up Il
mouth NJ a cave. II WASH 49,. nin,
~ an, although drrp ar -
h"tii'lnlns, aud sought The 49, -
c"ol shelter II was q pI,..
eight feet long boy three dec, ~
Ice among the Jagged bh.l,
stone and II was Just The .r., b.. Ma
10 rest had been w.l,.,.
cold water. with the hot sum 1I.<1tn.
down on ny head. aud s.. y !..!..::. u,
and bot 10y turns W.. d.. - !, d
Litle light headed and reaf,., d,
vas sat leaning asaiu., u..
The cave and almost went q,
was browsing when / l,.ni
Noise above me aud was all. .. >
at ono" From the lay ~ Ola. :, 49,. IN
] knew that only will al. ,
some s'ri could have ga.u,,I H.
ahoyr In
toT h'c minutes at w.tha.
hent. aide only 10 -cr Direct, i.
OF in" Then shadow 1rt...5 Co.
the earth below ue IVA. a.. d
my back aud 81 The back " .t.., j
'hins va up ihrfr auI r., t., !,
cr'pi Into view inch ht m.H D. !, ~
made uut the ear auI bead : .~'
mountain lion There WAS ul d. 4.
ihg 10 fos the head u auy o.i, J
maj From a lair higher ul .H 4,
nEN' 10" animal hfd got m, Eva,
ih" morning breeze aui had M
down "a stalk me Down ur OBJ. "a. 0<
side ~ the brawling rrr-A w..
rihc. aud l bad even lcft ug l.a -
Ah'i" z#'"Hs tine camp ,Iul..a
'i' huu was minded lu lrap f..s
ihr shelf 10 the front of ft. ....
should hc he.plc-.
had stuu.ri ihc beast n...
er' r"ni " Wow anil Therefore
900 trouble iu nadlug What I.....s
during Co., beat half hpur .r Al
tf.i p'A'r 10 De- bad 20 my . :
L'l '.s" go that ~ SOME .... 30
u "1s uut tIr scent uf aulfr.. 80
b"i NJ mat cuud lelI ,Ilf >
TOE urrNous movements ~ Soc beast
could not 500 ilc dh u1t grow d
De- would u watching bear u- r.f 4
one " his own species. It DOW ..
ih"u hr vh.u-i sni se,meI D,
afraid
Nh'h Ice 'r;a,u-,i ue pJuI o. "a
pass The cave. bot halt So fr,t saJ
"" bad bis uic aud revolver vital,
Missing me he woud rnu or. m.
lion would hot attempt 10 st,s.. -
armed mau by daylight and ut tI.f.t
1nc" q sc,mcd 10 zoe Co.,. rs
Beast must h. watching sonr ,ue d.r
~ h' Z bad NOT given Tie Iat .ff.
ground much attention. but vIs u.Ir
The IMPRESSION that a shalbv -.r
Jet from The cave iu northrry I.r
u"n. parallel With tho stream No
Won" furnish cover fpr auy our Hl.r
ing np a. view the site u QUO 80
eainp and De- Ia ambush fur POI,
hnnlI, '"iii~i " In ny mind tha. .u.s
indian hunter ur some young br.I,
'nN''us 2" make reruri hai .r ..-s
way sfu our trail anil was pIf..Hs
10 -ri u1r scalp. IT, vas ,r,. 1.
ny lh' p'.nr aud tho lion vt, p.rH
NIX him
''d| itI'r the rrogrc., ~ %, m.a
h' I'r actions uf the animal above
S"u'umr- the shadow Included Co.,
u'tA Iud shoulder, ~ the l.uu .u'
sometimes u reiterated aItref.
Sometimes thew WI, dcypr.t ,U.ur
t'r u"urul auj then II was uu,s.a
N whine ur 90. clicking ~ ....
WHAT ! began iu fear ~ ihr Do
gi','l uN"y was that D.. vuuH .t
turn and hr sbut hv tho lurlug H...s
h"f'Ir i'u lion you'd mtrrfrt I
'' t. 90 pr.us vhyu b.. l'
'Iu" hrfr enough bad nn dprHt 10
We. just ih" sort ~ situation ,u
pal 10 liuu the at aud the m1u,.
lN watching o., shadow aud l....
'Ns Z" lN" movements ~ che rHs
"'s 'uuh.',l tn gauge ihr movement,
'i The 'uruy Zoe the m,ur How u,sr
NJ b1ud hr was when The I.nu N#f
insNi sight NJ him I could ou,l guess
ai''f"1ul Hs lnuk~i over che gT.uui
hui mldr u ibuui .rO f,rt o. b#I
li' 'nt'r ~ ihr l,bW ldrrs auI bu.I.
i"r go th,i distance. but d. mu,.
" 700 ihy guvbi,-t yiut.uu The u,iu
n' 1rWnlrhcl cawp che grcatyI hs
I1uiIuu
1t hii} fcct away be- halted Cor iuI
''u minute, During this interval Do.
must have horu surveying our ciup
ouilit aud wondering why no me va,
.n sirhl With the suspicion " h.,
rncc Il" probably sccutcl some ambush
pn our part ! knew when hr raw.
moving along again when be- M
Within thirty feet twenty ten. I hli
now lost ull fear that was to hryuu,
Victim aud was deeply Interested .n
fur the climax The lion was
lftpnu ftpt nlnyp tho man anil W.nukI