Show ROOSEVELT IN AFRICA The Lion Tells Why He Eat Him Alive St Louis Continuing their retreat beyond the mountains the animals were overtaken by a badly mutilated lion He limped one of ot his ears was shredded and his neck and shoulders were terribly gashed They all aU laughed as he came up Thought you were going to stay and have it out with him they said He only moaned with pain and trot trotted trotted trotted ted along with the rest How did it happen they asked He trotted out ahead but they moved up with him amused and Ind curious Did you have hae it out with him There was a great laughter at this and tears tear dripped from the lions cheeks Maybe he killed him one of oC them ventured He shuddered shu dered and pushed on toward the interior Of Ot course said one of the hippos He leaped upon u on him from a tree and aud audate ate him alive just as be he said he would They all screamed at this and a big bis rhino said It is all aU plain enough Our brother here engaged him in mortal combat anti and n before he dispatched him he re received received a few fe trifling scratches They The all ali roared with laughter I can see it Just bust as It happened said one of the gorillas Our bromer was in the tree as he came along Be Between BeI Between tween them was a big lilg thorn bush Our I brother leaped through this thorn bush to get at him which accounts for his shredded car ear and the slashes on his head and shoulders The mountains resounded with fresh peals of ot laughter and one of the ele dc elephants elephants said No It was like this Our brother was standing In the trail as he came I up He met him face to face Our I brother finally finaU him and antl when he lie fled fied pursued him It was while chasing him through the waita bit thorns that our brother got all his wounds They all aU whooped again and one or orthe orthe orthe the wildebeests lay down and rolled Meanwhile the lion limped on un unheeding unheeding heeding heed In 0 O come they urged tell us about It Coming Coining to a slight eminence tur he beI I turned and faced them He was very crr meek The fur on his cheeks was mat matted matted matted ted with tears Hear they cried He will tell us Yes he lie said I will wUl make a breast of it Anything to escape your taunts bunts I make no excuse and offer no nn apology The simple truth is that J I laid for him as I said I would and lin he h bit me first as he probably said hiv ho would With that he resumed the long him and t the animals began quarreling about how far It was to the lake called Ozo V |