Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY 20. 1907

trail Africa, am told.
When we had got as far as 72nd-st told Abra-
ham to 60 ahead mile or SO with Chauneey "
chase Meanwhile sat on bench, gun in hand and
waited smoking innumerable cigarettes. 1t was a
peaceful scene which lay before Along the walk
nunbroken chain fperambulators stretched, move
less procession Upon the benches five hundred nurse
girls were being wooed by as many policemen who
proudly flashed their stars and boosted of their
social conquests. The bride path full of eques
TRANS, the drive of automobiles the lawn of babies
ideal day for lion hunting But on the whole l
rather glad that Chauncey didn't for babies
After considerable pause for philosophical re-
Election consulted my watch and discovered to my
surprise that it was already half past eleven.
Abraham, l concluded, had deployed Chauncey
sufficiently by now, so took up the trail; The
longer hunted, however the more wildly it dawned
upon me that my guide had depoyed my en only
Around the lake, up and down the carrousel, twice
the main drive and past the tennis courts
treked after the spoor of my quarry-in vain. By
that time, it being quarter to one o'clock, l did
what no true sportsman should ever dol asked a
policeman "Oh yes, sir, he told me, Il seen lin
runnn away from colored man about an hour ago.
They was maxim tracks for the museum
Well, at half past l came upon Chauncey
asleep a bench the Obelisk. My trusty
guide Abraham nowhere to be seen. after
ward learned that he had taken his hour off for
lunch according to contract, and had left my game
alone and unchaperoned in the park.
Beginning of the Shooting
THE time had come, reasoned, to do some shoot
ing So, posting myself behind a tree, exam
ined my gun and prepared to bag the royal beast. l
took deliberate AIM stood ready to pull the trigger,
when suddenly important thought occurred to me.
Chauncey had cost great deal of money. Had
l bought him to hunt merely to kill wantonly for
mornings sport? Chauncey S price had been two
hundred and five dollars, and he mi ht be ranked
a valuable antique. No. had been wrong: and
yet l freely forgave myself. l quietly unloaded
my gum awoke the sleeping Chauncey, and took
him home in hanson cab
Three mornings in week. thereafter, Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays set aside for hunting
Chauncey. The cab in which my game and rode,
Abraham following behind on bicycle became
of the familiar sights of Fifth-avc. AS winter
on Chauncey began to show tendency toward in
fuenza; so / had him very neat blanket made,
tailor made affair, with pockets for handkerchies,
extra ammunition, ETC. This garment detraCted
somewhat from Chauncey's gamy appearance; but
it brought him more into harmony with the picture
as he prowled by the fashionable drives. l
planned, later in the winter, to take him to Palm
Beach for his health; but fate interviewed.
Meanwhile my lion began to develop great sport
ing talents, especially in the way of crawling off
to obscure corners of the park, where he would be
discovered only after several hours of arduous
tramp. hoped to teach him to climb tree from
which point of vantage he might pounce down upon
me- growing realistically; but about this time the
lamentabe tragedy occurred which severed the
pleasant relations which had existed between myself
and my game. l killed Chauncey.
1t happened this way. l had released Chauncey
and Abraham near the western entrance of the Park
at SIst-~t After long search finally upon
my beasc watching squirrel hole back OF the Schiller
monument | began creeping up him, step by
step, when suddenly twg caught the trigger of my