Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

as infants do. When . lion Is
happy its tail thrashes and thumpS.
49, It's eyes light up and shine and
deep within it's throat it makes growiy, wnim
Derv purry noise which diffuses pleasure ana
affection. On the weld at night have hunted
lions with an electric spotlight. 1t Is tnen
that they are kings acknowledging precedence
only to the elephant and the rnnoceroS'
Caught in the beam of light, their coats turn
greenish yellow and their eyes enlarge and con-
tract, glowing pale. luminous green
Enraoed or hurt the green kindleS flashes to
RED and then to green, again to red Sparks
seem to fly Their teeth cleaned showing
white against the dripping red OF the gums.
Their ears fiatten and their heads protruoe'
the crown coming into line with the BACK
Roars and chesty growls, Snarls SO vicious tney
curl the black-edged lips, rend the night.
During three years of wanderings upon the
weld I CHANGED in Northern Rhodesia, into
meetings with lions which gave me quickening
nights of roar-cracked slumber. Seven hons IN
a semi-circle serenaded me one night for hours
at q distance of some SO yards In the morning
when went out in the early mistS TO stalk
them erred grievously and nearly stepped on
one The lion was nearly as frightened as !,
but t won the honors because It spat upon my
face it fed.
On my last trip to Africa I had seven lions.
Some were bought lions and some were wild
ones I was to make q moving picture story
involving African animals, and lions were to be
among the chief actors. Big Pasha was our
sultan Old age and the constant Lack OF
privacy IN circus life had told on his temper.
In johannesburg purchased four other lions
o pair of females Of uncertain age but friendly
dispositions and Q lion cub about months old,
which had been captured on the weld not long
before His tendency was to attack You could
not blame him He had had a rough deal And
sustained hate and fearlessness provoke GER
tain admiration
THE fifth member OF our troop was Baby
Pasha a loneSs cub Of some 10 months.
Where she originally came from know not.
She had been raised by hand with puppy as
q playmate by some loving person. Three feet
long and Is inches high big forelegs bowed
as all strong legs should be, pretty paws that
never showed a claw and the bluest, most
trustful eyes I ever saw, she became at once
the darling Of the camp. Her long -draWn meow
begging for attention was irresistible. You
Just had to play with her little and shake
hands several times Out for walk on o
collar and chain she was bit rambunctious,
but it was only lion play. Baby Pasha never
bit or clawed. The remaining two lions OF our
seven we captured later when we needed them
badly TO complete some scenes.
My intentions were to attempt to stage in
daylight and under the most favorable con-
ditions possible for photography scenes of
animal life which would commonly occur at
night late in the afternoon, early in the morn
ing or in inaccessible places when and where
photography would be exceptionally difficult
or impossible. All work was to be out of
doors on the weld in nearly natural con-
ditions possible. 1 selected Kabuamwanda
as the most healthful, colorful spot in which
to construct our main camp Kabulamwanda
is o large native village in the Mashakulumbwe
country on the edge of the vast Kafue River
Flats. A somewhat vague road a hundred miles
long runs from the village to the railroad at
Choma.
Big Pasha made his rail journey from johann
nesburg in a large crate made of matched
boarding. This was well enough for the
with its fiat flooring where there as no danger
of humping The trek wagons we're another
matter For the Journey from Choma to
Kabulamwanda I had IA trek wagons, two
Scotch carts and a water cart holding 400
gallons. In addition there were the horses. dogs,
loose cattle, donkeys and SO or so natives.
Each wagon was 10 feet long and was drawn
by. 10 goxenoo It was I'm charge of a. native
driver and was capable Eof carrying jf6. 600
pounds Of freight. My own wagons were new
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