Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

and / Drained ii with the little Springfield
i On walking up it appeared that need not
have shot at ALL The hyena, which was
swollen with elephant meat, had gotten in
side the huge body, and had then bitten
hole through the abdominal wall Of tough
muscle and thrust his head through the hole
all right, but the muscle had then contracted
and the hyena was fairly caught, with its
body inside the elephants belly, and its
head thrust out through the hole.
Meeting the Warlike Nandi.
From the Moi we made a. couple days
march to Lake Sergoi, which we had passed
on our way out; a reed-fringed pond, sur
rounded by rocky hills which marked about
the limit to which the Boer and English set
tiers who were taking up the country had
spread.
At Sergoi lake there is a store kept by
Mr.. Kirke, South African of Scotch blood.
With kind courtesy which cannot too
highly appreciate he, with the equally cor
dial help Of another settler, Mr.. Skally-also
a South African, but of Irish birth-and OF
the district commissioner, Mr.. Corbett, had
arranged for party of Nandi warriors to
come over and show me how they hunted
the lion.
Two Dutch farmers, Beers from the
neighborhood, had also come; they were
Messrs. Mouton and Jordan, fine fellows
both, the former having served with De Wet
during the war. Mr.. and Mrs. Corbett-
who were hospitality itself-had also come
to see the sport; and so had Captain Chap
man, an English army officer who was TAX
ing rest after several years service in
northern Nigeria.
The Nandi are warlike pastoral tribe,
close kin to the Nasal in blood and tongue,
in weapons and in manner of life. They
have long been accustomed to kill with the
spear lions which become man-eaters or
which modest their cattle overmuch: and the
peace which British rule has imposed upon
then-a peace SO welcome to the weaker, so
irksome to the predatory, tribes-has left
lion killing one of the few pursuits in which
glory can be won by young warrior.
When it was told them that if they wished
they could come to hunt lions at Sergoi 800
warriors volunteered and much heartburn
ing was caused in choosing the 90 or 20 who
were allowed the privilege. They stipu
lated however, that they should not be used
merely as beaters but should kill the lion
themselves, and refused to come unless with
this understanding
The day before we reached Sergoi they
had gone out, and had killed lion and lion
ess; the beasts were put up from small
covert and despatched with the heavy
throwing spears on the instant, before they
offered, or indeed had the chance to offer,
any resistance. The day after our arrival
there was mist and cold rain, and we found
no lions. Next day, November 20, we were
successful
The Nand Hunting Line.
We started Immediately after breakfast.
Kirke, Skally, Mouton, Jordan Mr.. and
Mrs. Corbett, Captain Chapman and our
party were OH horseback; of course we car
ried our rifles, but Our duty was merely to
round UP the lion and hold him, if he went
off so far in advance that even the Nandi
runners could not overtake him. We in
tended to beat the country toward some
shallow, swampy valleys II miles distant.
In an hour we overlook the Nandi way
riors, who were advancing across the roll
ing, grassy plains in long line, with inter-
walls of six or eight yards between the men.
They were splendid savages, stark naked,
1.-THE as panthers, the muscles ripping under
their smooth dark skins; all their lives they
had lived on nothing but animal food, milk
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