The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10
Crippled BY A LION
LivingStone'S Fearful Ordeal ard
His Narrow Escape.
A>BATTLE WITH A MANEATER.

The Wounded and Maddened Monster,
In Paroxysm Of Dying Rage,
Caught the Explorer In His Jaws and
Shook Him as a Terrier Would a Rat.
David Livingstone, the famous Afri.
can explorer and missionary, once had
Il singular encounter with wounded
lion that almost put an end to the eX-
plOrcr's remarkable career before it
had fairly begun. But the story must
be unfamiliar to MANY persons who
have never read Dr. Livingstoues
books, The adventure occurred while
he was living among the BakutIaS. not
tar from the present town of Mafe.
king This account is from his own
narrative:
The people of Mabotsa were trou.
Oled by lions, which Ieaped into the
cattle pens by night and destroyed
their milk and draft animals They
even attacked the herds boldly by day.
light, and although several expeditions
against the wild beasts were planned
the people had not the courage to car.
ry them through successfully.
1t is well known that if one in II
troop of lions is killed the others leave
that part of the country therefore
went out with the people to help them
destroy one of the marHIIders We
found the animals on Il small bill coy.
red with trees. Tie men formed
Ound it in circle and gradually
Osrd up. Being below ON the plain
With Il native srhoomHStpr named Ma.
aIwe. | saw one Of the lions sitting
N Il piece of rock. MahHIwe fired ut
lin, and the ball hit the rock The
ion bit ut the spot rs Il dog does at
tick or stone thrown ut him. and then.
Gaping away, broke through the cir
lie and escaped The Baliutlas ought
o have Speared him in his attempt to
get out, but they were afraid
When the circle was reformed we
Jaw two other lions in it. but dared
not fire lest we should shoot some of
he line, and rs it WAS evident the men
'ould not f1rc their foes we turned
laCk toward the village.
In going round the end of the hill |
saw lion sitting on Il piece of rock,
lbout thirty yards off. with little |
push in front of him. | took good aim
It him through the bush and fired both |
larrels
The men called out. He is shot. he
S shot" Others cried. Let US go to |
him"
| saw the lions tail erect in anger
md said, stop a little till l load
lgain" | was in the act of ramming
Town the bullets when | heard a
bout and, looking half round, | saw
he lion in the act of springing at me-
He caught me by the shoulder. and
We both came to the ground together.
rowling horribly, he shook me as a
errier dog does Il rat The shock pro-
luccd Il stupor like that felt by
mousse in the grip of the cat 1t caused
I
vas no sense of pain or feeling of ter
or, although | was quite conscious of
What WAS happening This pacidity
s probably produced in all animals
;ilIrd by the carnivora. and. if So it is
mrrciful provision of the Creator for
esSrning the pain of death
As he had one paw on the back of
ny head. turned round to relieve my.
ERECTED to Narrative. who WAS aiming
t him from II distance of ten or tif
cen yards The sun missed fire in
10Th barrels The animal Immediately
high Another man. whose life had
avrd after he had been tossed by II
,u.tuo, tried to spear the lion. upon
which he turned from MahHIwc. and
ciZcl this fresh foe by the shoulder
At that moment the bullets the beast
nd received took effect and he fell
Town dead The whole was the work
# few moments and must have
,een his puroXysm of dying rage. In
rider to take out tue charm from him
he Bal;atlHs on the following day
made huge bonfire over the carcass.
which was declared to he the largest
'ver seen.
Besides crunrhing the bone into
pIintrrS. eleven ot his teeth had pen
.tratcd the upper part of my arm The