. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . er eyes fixed upon mine, her tail swaying slowlv HUNTING THE LION. 467 like a pendulum, in the air. I felt that I had not a moment to took mj aim at her forehead; she bounded five feet from the ground,and fell, uttering a horrid howl. She was dead. The aim had beentrue, and the shot pierced her brain The young lions having fledat the sound of the musket, I waited till four oclock in the morningwithout their re-appearing. At length the extreme cold compelledme to return, and when I came afterwards to take possession of mylioness, I was accompanied by
. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . er eyes fixed upon mine, her tail swaying slowlv HUNTING THE LION. 467 like a pendulum, in the air. I felt that I had not a moment to took mj aim at her forehead; she bounded five feet from the ground,and fell, uttering a horrid howl. She was dead. The aim had beentrue, and the shot pierced her brain The young lions having fledat the sound of the musket, I waited till four oclock in the morningwithout their re-appearing. At length the extreme cold compelledme to return, and when I came afterwards to take possession of mylioness, I was accompanied by more than two hundred Arabs, whomanifested the highest joy at my success; for amongst all I hadkilled to this time, not one had committed so many ravages in so shorta time. Gerard continues to distinguish himself in adventures similar tothose we have related. His services are in general request, and heis known amongst all the natives of Algeria by the name conferreden him by acclamation, by the people of Archioua,—The Lion-Slayer.
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