. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. THE LION AND OTHER BEASTS OF PREY the wilds, when he came suddenly upon a lion, which, instead of giving way, seemed disposed, from the angry attitude he assumed, to dispute with him the dominion of the desert. Diederik instantly alighted, and confident of his unerring aim leveled his gun at the forehead of the lion, who was crouched in the act to spring, within fifteen paces of him; but at the moment the hunter fired, his horse, whose bridle was round his arm, started back and caused him to miss. The lion bounded forwa
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. THE LION AND OTHER BEASTS OF PREY the wilds, when he came suddenly upon a lion, which, instead of giving way, seemed disposed, from the angry attitude he assumed, to dispute with him the dominion of the desert. Diederik instantly alighted, and confident of his unerring aim leveled his gun at the forehead of the lion, who was crouched in the act to spring, within fifteen paces of him; but at the moment the hunter fired, his horse, whose bridle was round his arm, started back and caused him to miss. The lion bounded forward, but stopped within a few paces, confronting Diederik who stood defenseless, his gun discharged, and his horse. S*A/&&yCStP/V, THE LION IN PURSUIT running off. The man and the beast stood looking at each other in the face for a short space. At length the lion moved backward as if to go away. Diederik began to load his gun, the lion looked over his shoulder, growled, and returned. Diederik stood still. The lion again moved cautiously off, and the hunter continued to load and ram down his bullet. The lion again looked back and growled angrily: and this occurred repeatedly, until the animal had got off to some distance when it took fairly to its heels and bounded away. Adventure with a Lion Cub.—A gentleman had obtained a lion cub while quite young, and had carefully trained him as a pet,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. [Philadelphia, The John C. Winston co. ]
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