The Republican journal., 1911-10-26
BURIED ALIVE BY A LION.

mt from the reeds, close to where the
Al had first been sta nding, came an ami
al. carrying in its mouth what appeared
ne to be tree. This was enough for
,s bull he threw up his tail and dashed
rav. was too much interested in the
90 arrival to think of shooting him, and
he made good his escape. Meanwhile,
,p strange animal came little closer,
Nd presently, laying down its burden,
Iet out terrific roar, then picked the
-ng up again and once more drew
saser.
/ could now see it quite clearly, and
~. to my horror, that it was lioness
,rry ng a man, seemingly wrapped in
sns-t for | could see part of it drag
me- Now | was in fix indeed. l was
RELY tempted to shoot the brute, but if
r--l and only wounded her she would
rreiiately maui the poor wretch she
j, oarrying, and for all knew he
Igft still be alive. l decided that l
C0d not risk it, so l stopped where l
as. with the lioness getting closer at
very step.
Well. the lion came slowly along till
he was within a hundred yards Of me,
hen she stopped, laid the man down,
NJ cared again. The noise was ire
snious; it seemed to fairly shake the
,rIh and it made me feel decidedly
.ryous, for l thought she was calling to
.- nate. She was now, as have said,
bout hundred yards from me, but l
Is oetween her and the river. | could
~ see that the man she was carrying
as white; all l could see of the poor
...H was his hand, and what | had
pig1t was a blanket turned out to be
cavalry cloak. If l was dead shot |
o5,1 have fired and killed the beast,
1t / was afraid of only wounding her.
winch case the poor beggar she had
Of would suffer
this time | was lying full length,
as,a- my head a few inches now and
ea 10 watch. | could see her shifting
Gi.., and presently she started to dig
ray with her fore-paws like a cat, ex-
rsrag little trench. Next she picked
ile man and laid him in the hollow.
Great Scott" l thought. "She means
bury him.' There was some more
lift z, while l watched with straining
Is Then she started to cover him up,
4rg sand over him with one paw.
g-r now and then she would stop and
Il Il the poor beggar again. | was
2. With Impotence, wishing she would
.r If, so that | could get at the un-
.t- ate fellow, for | had an odd feel
z tiat he was still alive. She finished
a--. with the man fairly we'll cover
s5ve for his boots and hands, which
~ rretched out.
Tie !ioness now moved off about five
gs then turned and came back, step
rg Try lightly, for all the world like
.v rmous cat. She had another sniff,
r apparently satisfied her, for she
-g- # again, this time little farther,
It Ely to repeat the process. | could
- object now. She evidently had
4 bs somewhere near, and was 60
bring them to dinner, but wished
-ect her prize meanwhile.
gi brute's next journey took her
@ a hundred and fifty yards from
| determined to fire, trusting to
tn get in another cartridge in case
mss. So, just when she turned to
e 7ack for another look at her prey,
the trigger. / aimed just behind
t alulder, hoping to fix her in one
The moment | fired, out of the
Of my eye l saw the fellow in the
-lat roll over, rise to his feet, and
g-rr towards me. Then | turned my
ion to the lioness. l could see she
lit, for she was sitting on her
hes, roaring like ten lions in one.
" shot had just caught her backbone,
she was helpless. | gave her one
~. Trough the head and killed her
.--a.n G. D. Haigh in the November
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