Year: 1859

of immediate death.


The distance was about forty PAGES, and
fred without hesitation, aiming for the
} shoulder The lion fell at the report of my
gun, but Immediately regained his feet, when
another ball struck him in the side. He
gave one roar that threw the two Arabs into
convulsions of fear, and then sprang over
sheer precipce of fifty feet in height with
single bound, and the dark ravine below re
ceived his last struggles.


The Ouled Sassi had reached the ridge
overlooking the platesa, at the moment
fred the first shot, and had seen the lion
make his grand leap into the Hades below.
They came running along the rocks, leapipg
like chamois from ledge to led ge, and I had
great difficulty in preventing them from going
into the ravine in search of the wounded
beast, who would have made bloody work in
that narrow gorge, if by chance he had
moments breath to spare.


J. had hardly reloaded my rifle, when the
sontinels called out as loud as they could
yell:


"Two lions are upin front of the Ouled
Achour."


There was no time to lose-the lion | had
shot could not we'll get out of the ravine,
even if alive, and so we all rushed off, pell
NELL, on the scent. When we reached the
slope of the mountain, we found the Ouled
Achour had fled from their foes and the lions
could nowhere be found, though we spent
the whole day in the search.


On the next morning it rained, and we
watched with anxious eyes, all day, the fly
ing scud, through the curtains Of our tents.
The following morning, however, shone out
with the accustomed brightness of African
skies, and its earliest light found me on the
mountain, guarding the same plateau as be-
fore, and mounted on a rock where I could
command better view. From here I saw
lioness coming down the hills by the same
path the lion had followed on the previous
day. kept still until she was within thirty
PAGES, when l arose with my gun to my
shoulder, and then halted. She gave an
anxious glance over the shoulder, and then
showed me her teeth, kissing like cat, and
tossing her head. I took aim at her should
er, and fired. With the explosion of the
gun, she doubled UP like snake, and then,
with all her strength, bounded at me, but
before she could make second leap, my re-
naming ball struck her in the neck, and she
fell dead.


The Arabs them came running from every
side, at my double shot, and when they saw
the dead lioness at my feet, they knet one
by one, to kiss the hand which had given
them lesson never to be forgotten.


In January, 1850, I was summoned by
the same people to come to their help pagainst'
the mighty-aa two lions had emigrated from
Aures, and since theirarrival, there has been
nothing but rapiue and vexation of spirit.


The morning after I reached the zarazer,
I was standing on the high plateau of the
mountain, while ten Arabs beat up the ridge
on one side and on the other, having agreed
to come together on the highest point Of the
range


The trackers on the northerly side found
nothing but old spoors showed under, but
their comrades, more fortunate, came upon
the very lair of the lions. Astonished at De-
ing awakened at so unreasonable an hour,
they got up from their beds, and finding the
prudent Arabs had placed themselves bey-
ond all reach, they took to another cover,
grumbling very much in their own language


The Sheik of the Seguians, who was with
me in the hunt. and came up to tell me what
had been discovered, said that the lions were
brothers, and that one seemed to protect the
other, and was constantly showing fight. We
started off, but did not reach their lair until
the afternoon. The Arabs, who were stand
ing sentinel around, told me that they were
still there, and that one had showed himself
several times outside of the bushes as though
anxious for revenge. After having placed the
Arab bureau, who had accompanied me, in
place of safety, ordered all the natives to
leave and keep out of sight, retaining one
near me to carry my arms. The ruse sue
ceeded admirably.


The moment that the Arabs disappeared
behind the rocks on the brow Of the hill, a
lion showed himself on the edge of the
copse, and after looking all around him, and
seeing me alone, with only single man be-
hind me, he came directly towards me. At
ter him, his brother came out of the copse,
and followed on behind, both marching bold
ly to the place where I was posted, carrying
their heads high in the air.


I had taken my seat on a knoll which
overlooked the place, and that was easily at
= tainable by lodges Of rock in front, that
sloped up to where sat- The Arab was
behind me holding my Lepage gun, that
had cooked and put into his hands, with
strict injunctions to hand it to me the mo-
ment had fred my two other shots. 1held
my Demisme rifle to my shoulder, awaiting
the action of my foes.


The first lion came on without haltlng,
r until ne reached the lowest step Of the rock,
) aud had leaped upon it; he then turned an
instant to look for his comrade. This move
r ment presented his shoulder to me, and with
out waiting an instant, I fred. He fell at
[ the shot, struggled to rise, and fell again
he had both shoulders broken.


The second lion, hearing the report Of my
gun, and seeing the fall of his comrade,