Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-04

Its prey.
One day, Just as the blue haze OF
morning was lifting from the forest,
ssw q fiock OF vultures sailing In the
afr and swooping from time to time.
knew there was dead meat some
where near. l started out in search.
In quarter Of an hour. right under
where the vultures we're circling.
heard the crunching Of bones In
clcnp Of rocks half hidden In the
high grass. There was that unmis-
taxable sound of some large animal
eating and tearing flesh. After maneu-
verfng for come time came across
wide trail Of crushed. blood-stained
grass. showing that some large AMI
NAL must have been dragged. No ami
mai but lion could drag body big
enough to make such a large trail.
Cautiously approaching the rocks,
heard the animals satisfied growls
and saw the ravenous vultures. hook
beaked and hungry-eyed. perched on
the points of vantage, awaiting their
chance to swoop down. had to be
careful. for. II the vultures gave tho
danger signal. all chance OF getting
the game would be lost After crawl
ing few yards farther. got peep
between the rocks. Lying down with
two cubs sucking. was a beautiful
1ioness chewing at the rump OF an
/ impela antelope. II was a beautiful
sight l hated to shoot. but I WIS
q hunter and there was nothing else
to do. Although I could see the lion
ess In general way, II was q par
ticuiarly hard shot. as there were
many thorn bushes and stones In my
road
The vuitures were getting uneasy. l
roxed- and they all rose with heavy
Mapping OF wings The lioness.
startled, sprang 10 the top OF the
rocks. the cubs following. II was so
sudden that fred without taking aim
and missed the mother. but wounded
cub. The other cub made of into
the bush, the lioness following.
was In bad temper through dis
appointment and drew my knife to
cut the throat OF the wounded cub.
which was whining In pain. AS put
my hand down to make the thrust. II
licked me with its little hot tongue
and q pleading look filed Its soft
eyes. II was too much like killing a
baby.
slipped my knife back into Its
4sSeath. II was a harmless little. fluff
" ball. kitten. and I picked II up
and pattcd t. WIS carrying II back
to the camp when heard noise be-
hind me- I looked back aud saw the
mother slip into the underground. I
knew then that there was going to be
trouble. Two or three times around
the camp that day the yellow form Of
he iioness was seen fitting across
portly exposed places In the bush.
washed the cubs wound and pat
some healing preparation from my
medicine chest on II. That night
enve the sentries warning Of possible
danger and took my little captive into
ny tent and tied 1t 70 my stretcher.
dsowsed on TO sleep watching the
shadow Of the sentry on the ten. as
Be passed between Il and the fire.
Suddenly jerk at my stretcher
avoke re. Instinctively placing my
hand on my Luger pistol. opened my
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