The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15

tz9 although I once thought
could make out the form of
Iioness In the gloom, l concluded it
was not best to fire. as, in the event of
my only wounding her, she would have
had much in her favor should she have
attacked us In such darkness. / was
not sorry when day broke. for the oxen
and horses were very uneasy; but the
skerm was good, having been strength
ened a couple of days before. not that
lion, having once made up his mind
TO attack, would be kept out by such
means. However, nothing occurred
further than the roaring and, after a
hurried breakfast of coffee and giraffe
steak, | and Bob. one OF the black boys,
took up the spoor OF the lion, which
was plain enough about and around
the camp.
All we bad left OF the giraffe was
represented by few splinters of bones
which the hyenas had polished after
the lion had gorged himself For some
distance along the river bank the
country was pretty we'll wooded,
whilst away TO the north stretched the
Kalahari. dotted here and there with
vast sea OF sand, l did not take my
horse, as he was a bit stiff from the
tumble OF the day before; he had also
somewhat renewed his lameness, which
was scarcely TO be wondered at, consld-
cring the country l had ben galoping
him over. The lion had made direct
for thick patch of thorns and had
evidently laid up there. / had no dog
My last had been so injured by Koo-
doc bull, which had literally disembow-
eled him, that had been compelled to
shoot him. This was greater loss to
me than can express, for a good ter
rier is simply invaluable
On the Track of a lioness.
The brush was SO thick that 1T was
next to impossible TO get through 1t.
and therefore, as il was clear around,
and there was no fear of making a con-
fagration, l set fire to 1t as the best
apparent means of ousting our game.
Telling Bob, my Kafir driver, to keep
close behind me, l went little fur
ther round the cover and was just In
time TO see lioness break away, but
so far off that l did not FIRE, preferring
to let her go, In hopes of getting
more favorable chance for shot By
this time the blaze had got so powerful
that we, too, were glad TO get away
from 1t; 40 degrees, or thereabouts.
7ci af IN
ture. without additional warmth.
The lioness made straight for an
other bit of brush. whittier We went
after her, and, though the thorns were
quite thick enough, l decided to follow
her In. My boy did not relish accom-
panying me, nor could exactly blame
him; for. though fair hunter and a
brave enough lad in ordinary, he did
not like lions. his father having been
killed and his brother badly mauled by
one. II was rather difficult keeping
her spoor. but after some trouble and
considerable wear and tear. | espied
her lying on bare spot, watching me
intently. Her head was resting be-
tween her paws and as quickly as pos
could have sworn / planted the bullet
there. for she was not above thirty
PAGES nom me. Turning to take my
spare carbinc from Bob, | found that
he had vanished But tho lioness never
stirred. and l was hurriedly reloading
when she suddenly jumped up and
dashed further into the thicket
Unparliamentary language relieves
tho feelings, II nothing more; SO. after
having mathematical poor Bob. l once
more plunged after the lioness. won
dering how our next meeting would
come of. There was plenty OF blood.
lust where her head had lain. and also
enough 10 guide me easily on the
tracks she had taken. Indeed, before
was aware OF 1t. was almost on top
of her. Stepping steadily back-sbe
lay directly from mel drew another
head between her ears at the base OF
her skull. and let ily. This time there
could he no doubt as 10 It's being eff
fective, for. as / stood, | could sec
where the bullet bored right into her
brain. The lloness never so much as
moved, so l stepped up and examined
her My first bullet had struck her Toe
low beneath the eyes to reach heI
brain. 1t had torn through the cartil
age OF the nose and down her throat
momentnrily stunning aud so stupliy
ing her that her last r"sh was ran