Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-31
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this way
"A party OF us went out Sunday after lions
anu auop'ed the novel method of riding them
down on pony-back We had not been out long
before we put up" big tawny fellow and imme.
oiateiy gave chase There were four of US in
the party and We soon rounded the lion up in
me shape. While one of fired at him In the
open plain with revolver wounding him badly.
ne came to bay, clawing up the earth in huge
patches with his claws and emitting terrifying
roars.
We closed in upon him from all Sides having
mnch ado in getting our ponies to face the un-
usual situation One man rode in close and fired
at him with a revolver. The lion was wounded
MORALLY for the second time but sprang saw
ageiy at him and seized him by the leg. We
we're Mortified to see the lion drag him off his
pony to the ground and rode forward to the res
cue. We killed the lion over his body and SO
saved his life, but unfortunately efforts were
unavailing, for. after living through an agony
OF torture for a week or more. he died from gan
creme poisoning
That 1t the first and only case where the hunt
ers have suffered from this new and invigorating
form of sport II beats pig-sticking as an excit
ing form OF sport and is infinitely more enervat-
ing than shooting lions by approved methods of
hunting There is something in the wild ride
and the attendant risk which is altogether fascL
mating and irresistible for most men who have
once tried this method of lfon-huntng.
Quite a number of lions have fallen victims
In the field as the result OF this plan OF at
tack In fact. the game warden has no less than
four lions to his credit from this method of kill
ing Alone to say nothing of the numbers which
have fallen to his rife by the accepted form OF
staying
was in the sotik country one day trailing
out to inspect a detachment of my force who
were on outpost duty. | was alone about an
hours march ahead of my porters and escort and
1t being very hot, decided to sit and rest until
my caravan came up with me. I saw large and
shady bush a short distance from my trail and
decided that this would be very suitable spot
to rest. | went to II and threw myself un-
der its welcome shade. Then | took satisfy
Ing drink from my waterbottle and filled my
pipe. must shave sat there for over an hour.
smoking and thinking of what I should do when
! reached London for my six months holiday.
which was within measurable distance,
| thought of danger and smoked and built
castles in the air. In due my porters
hove In sight and as they approached they began
to sing Justify Suddenly from behind some
thing big moved There was instants swish
ing of the grass and the cracking of twigs and
then, 10 and behold big blaek-maned lion bound.
ed away from the other side of the bush,
too astonished TO fire and could only stare after
1t. open-mouthed with establishment
l do not know to this day what had really
happened, but | suspect that the lion had been
asleep In the shade the other side of the bush.
as unaware of my presence of his. 1t
certainly remarkable experience and
laughabe one. although In all conscience 1t
might have ended very differently My native
porters and servants firmly convinced that
had the evil eye and therefore the lion would not
attack me- Nothing could shake their faith in my
power over the king of fsasts" If had known
of the proximity of this wonderfully fine speci
men, should certainly not have sat down and
smoked unconeernedly beside the thorn-bush
Al Muhoroni station in the Nyando valley
near Lake Victoria In the latter rart of 1904
was taking stroll ont from the camD when the
sun had cooled OFF in the evening ! knew that
lions were In this vicinity and SO
did not bother to take gun with My sport
ing little fox-terrier. "Micky Dooan." kept me
company
turned my footsteps toward a small stream
about mile and a half from the camp On
rival at the banks of the almost dred-up river
stood for while watching young reed buck
gamboling with its mother. Micky Dooian chased
imaginary rats with deep content Suddenly the