Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-10

up and crawled towards her lookinl
fierce, she side stepped and cuffe'
him on the Jaw and everybody laughe,
except Pa.
Then Pa thought he would make I
grandstand play and drive her bacl
in her cage, and he started toward
her real fast on his hands and knees
and gave a 'honk-honk" like an auto
and we thought she was scared, but .
guess she wasn't frightened 30 you
would notice It, for she jumped side
ways and got around behind Pa, an,
said, sick him, Carrie" and b.
gosh she grabbed Pa by the slack o
his pants and made q rush for thu
railing, and before I could grab he
by the tail she jumped right over
board with Pa in her mouth, an,
landed kersplash in the deep blue sea
with Pa yelling to the men to tax,
her OF.
We oil rushed to the rail. and I be
gan to cry, but the boys told me no
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Pa to the yawl all right.
The men launched a life boat ant
the lioness was swimming arount
with Pa in her teeth, as though sh'
was a dog with rag doll in its mouth
Pa was swallowing salt water ant
saying something that sounded like
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ing to keep his head out of the waite
by lifting hard on his pants, and final
ly the life boat got near them an,
they grabbed Pa by the legs ant
pulled him in and he laid down In tn,
bottom Of the boat, and the lionesI
climbed over the side and began Il
shake herself. and then she licked tn,
salt water of, and when the boa
came alongside she jumped up on thu
deck and rolled over and turned som
ersaults, and then they pulled Pa OF
deck and when he got his sea Leg
on he said to the manager OF the ex
petition and the captain Of the boat:
Gentlemen, have rescued your lion
and claim salvage, and you can give
me credit for whatever she Is worth
as a show animal" and then Carrie
went to her cage, and everybody pat
ted Pa on the back and made him
think he had saved a thousand-dollai
lion from drowning.
Pa asked me to accompany him tc
our state room, and when the outer
door was closed and he saw my tear
stained face, he said: "You think you
are darn smart, don't you? I heard
you say sick him to that old moth
eaten lion, and now don't you ever in
terfere with my plans again. i got
that lion SO frightened by my fierce
look, and the noise made, that she
jumped overheard, and / went along
to save her. Now, help me on with
my clothes and rub me down and ]
will go out and chase tiger round
the deck, and make 1t climb up into
the rigging and beg to be taken down.
That is the kind Of man your Pa H."
and Pa began to shuck himself, and ]
rubbed him down as II he was q race
horse. I can see that when we come
to the wild animal fields Pa Is going
to astonish the natives.
We landed at q port in South AT
RIGA in the night, and before morning
we had all our stuff on a special
train and about daylight we pulled
out for a place about 300 miles from
the coast, and the next day we were
in camp with the tents all up and the
cages in place. and had engaged 20o
negroes with no clothes on to help IN.
When they saw the airship spread
out ready to be filed with gas when
we got ready to use 1t, some or them
deserted, but we got others to take
their places.
I suppose when we flll that gas bag
with chemical gas and 1t begins to
flop around, there won't be a negro
left in Africa.
We are in a wild animal country
all right. The first night the Hons
in the jungle kept us awake, and Car
RE Nation answered every time the
wild lions beloved, until Pa had to
20 and maui her with bamboo club.
The next morning there were lion
tracks all around camp, and Pa says
the trouble is going to be that the
lions will hunt US instead OF our
having to go after them.
A drove of zebras stampeded by our
camp the first morning, couple OF
giraffes were looking us over from a
hill top, and a rhinoceros went |
the camp and stole a smoked
ham.
Pa is so scared he stays In his tent
most OF the time and shivers. He
says he has got chills and fever. but
| can tell when a mans heart comes |
M in his mouth, and chokes him.
I told him this morning that II he