The Elbert County tribune., 1909-05-13

zelles. leopards. warthog. and innu-
merable dikdik and birds. In the
rocky hills I saw several klip-spring-
ers.
One morning my companion was
reused by his natives, who told him
that three lions were just crossing q
strip of open ground within 100 yards
OF mis- camp. Before he was ready,
two or three of the men jumped on
ponies and galloped after the lions
three very fine males with names
which were by that time making on.
The natives meant to try and keep
them engaged till the hunter had
time to get his rife and cartridges
| and catch them up. The lions were
galloping among scattered mimosa
scrub. making for the thick bush be-
yond. and with an object In view q
lion can get along at a very fair pace
In the cool OF the morning. One Of
the men got a start of the others and
was rapidly overhauling the lions.
when he lost sight OF them for q mo-
ment. He galloped up to the bush
where he had last seen them, and as
he rounded 1t. one lion came at him
from behind and the other two from
the front. They had got sick of run
ming and had waited for him. The na.
tive did very clever thing. There
was no chance of getting away by
galloping. as he was regularly hemmed
in, SO, half checking the pony, he put
his heel on its wither. and jumped
right into the middle of mimosa
bush. Almost as he jumped the lions
Knocked the pony over, and when my
companion came up he found them
eating 1t, taking no notice of the
dismounted men close by. The first shot
hit one. and while he was following
It up the other two gave his men the
slip. These two lions were decidedly
out OF luck. as got them the same
night
Approaching Big Game In Jungle.
That morning a lioness killed a
heifer close to my camp. had al
ready seen her tracks several times
but they had always led us on 10 some
stony hills where we had lost them
This time the same thing happened
again, so, thinking she would probably
come back that night to finish the
heifer, we decided to sit up for her
We therefore made an enclosure oi
thorns under a mimosa bush near by
The hat top OF the bush came
down to meet the thorns built
hardly tell the whole thing was
not bush. In the front there was q
hole to shoot through. and at the bach
we left an opening so that we could
get inside. After this we returne ed
back to camp. and in the evening after
dinner went OF again, taking my bed
ding on a donkey. This donkey was
also to serve as bait, for the natives
had cut up and taken away the heifer
| We tied the donkey by one foreleg
almost touching the fence of ouI
zereba, and after showing In my bed
ding. crawled In through the opening
at the back. Two men who hat
come with us crammed this hole VI
with thorns, and then went away
talking loudly to make the liones'
think that all was safe II she wer,
anywhere near.
After looking about for some time
made out the lioness Sinking alont
behind our bush. She would not com,
up to the donkey, but lay down som,
way off under bush. There was n,
hole on that side, SO could not shoe
with any certainty; and at last, need
ing sleep, l lay down, telling Abdul;
to keep his eye on the lioness, ant
wake me II there was any chance o
a shot. I had not slept long when HI
touched me, at the same time putting
his hand over my mouth to preven
me calling out on being suddenl!
awoke. I got up on my knees. lookin,
out of the hole. but for a moment
could not make out anything.
1t was a lovely night, but even b,
the brightest moonlight lion is no
a very easy thing to see. There wal
an open glade in front of the donkey
and, at last, standing out In the open
I saw two lions. They seemed as
they could not make out why tn,
donkey did not run away, and stoo'
quite still looking at him. AS
watched they suddenly started. an,
came racing towards us side by sid
ike two enormous dogs. When tn
lions got up to the donkey they di,
not seem to stop their rush, bu
donkey and lions all went down witt
| crash together. How they actual,