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Show nGHTINO WITH A OADOON. A ' I -M mil. Ila.,,1 ! Hal, I lUllla -Id, a M,,n-lre lull.r"i ,11 Ian wnlklutc tbrough my 1 intta aud hn I toy gnu with inn, mil tlio lailnn na WvromtiaJiilny on tin) top of llio rfky prwlplco that ovr rlianga my burnout! 1 Tito tloira In tbo fanuj ur,l, nn inuring tbo ihiImi tbo Uibmina wero nuikbn;, riiKliinl up to tlio mountain nud woro noun ngagol In n ilon.lly light. I took uiin truu mil clliiila-l iiptbo mountain moun-tain for tlm purr-Mo of iiM1tinf tin ib ra mil In tlio bopnof MVim: thin from Uln z torn bi 1 !iwi, lull I n in I M Ibo auuiuilt if the kr.mu n liiiuib r of lialajuiia flcl. 1 Hrd anl wotiiidcl ore lu tbo about leri bo wai luimodhtcl) ( orauod nn 1 tockliHl liy th i inly doir l.ft, tbo othcra liaIni; Uen t ru to iKocea. Tho ttniKglo for life 01 death waa taking Uco between the w nun led Itnboou and tbo ibu ou tb iry brink of nprcclplpo Ilia I not nn other cartrl lji for lay gnu, an 1 put It down and picked up a cotiploof lartro atonivi and wulko.1 to wllhlu n few )artUof tboaiMit I wan Juit In the act of linrllns ono ot tlicui at tho 1kiIoou when anllenlya trtmoiiloui nub. b iIkii, tlio lnrg.t I luo Niu, camo atralblit at mo lu a bul I mil dillant manner, Ida ejes gloaming with outran I hi btvo j iws working t igi tin r in if In ontlclkitlou of tin crnncliiii that waa in atoro fur mo. 1 jtiat boil timo to bntl tlio atiaio in my now uprnlicd ban 1 at blm when lio wai uinu mo. lio nolrod mo b tlio Kg fir.t nn 1 bit too with audi violcuco that 1 thought eviry lone in my l.g wni elni'dicd to ntmna. I ldckivl with all in) mnjit, I tried to get hobl of a atone, I attempted (onlzoltlm b tbo tltraat, loalt him roeral Uona with IbolUt, lmt it wn all ilieleaa, tho etrt ngtb of the enrngcl African mandril oteriiow-crcl oteriiow-crcl mo rotapli tel After bo hwlMililKHlwithinyloglio rabml lilmKlf on Id) bin 1 lga,putbli nnu amoii 1 ma an 1 aolzcl bol 1 of moon tbo client w itb bla pouirful Jawa, liat coul 1 1 do? Kvery now and then ho let go Ida bol 1 of in) brcnat und snapped at my throat, I nlznl liimbylbotbro.it with my right linn 1 nnd clinched iu) flngi ra, b it lio w oul 1 not ) iol I UU gru.p fur n ahiglu moment, llicry time 1 mo od bo draggod mu nearer tu tho eilgo nf tbo prccl j Ice, an 1 w o woro now w 1th-in 1th-in tlireo feet of tho brbik an 1 tbo groun 1 lo) Ing down to It. I know lli.it if I for n moment loot my footing down wo about 1 go into tboebnam liebiw. Tlio wounded liaUviu an 1 tbo dog, that wcro rtwiiou-ibla for tho awful predicament in which 1 now fonul ui)ielf, had just rolled over Into the nbyia We bud been at it in arlyau hour, aud m tbo balaion ahowotl no algns of reU aIug mo I felt I aboul 1 not to nblo to bol 1 ont much longt r, rut 1 am an old man, conblaVrubly oter Bitty, AtllUatagol lcthought m)sclfofn rnknlfo I bail in mywaintcout axkct If Lcoullonly get It ont I might ward him ouT b) atabblng lilm in tlio face, 1 gralually gut my left hanl into my jKkct mid got tbo knife, tbo bruto iicrntclilng and tenrlnj my faco with lili handd all tbo wbllo 1 go it to my mouth mil held It thcro till 1 luidnn i o portnulty of openlug It with my left linn 1 I thou liesan Blabbing and 1 rod. ding blm, but tbo kntfo waa not largo ( in ugh to do him much damage I drew blood, however, tbo Bight of w blcll onl) made lilm more vicioua atlll l!y thla timo I hail scarcely n vectlgo of clothing Kft, and my lacerated body bora tokim of what (i aoutli African balioon can do when bo chooaca to tacklo and fight an unanocl man. Iwai wondering liow all tbU waa going go-ing lo tad, when ono of tbo doc, that ba I bocn .woundod lu llio fight and Iin 1 recovereil anfllclently to mako biswny to where wo wcro rclred tho nnimjl from behin 1 1 felt tbo bruto w lhed to Git at tbo dog, lio throw hlmwlf from mo upon tbo ilogi thoy hail ono rough and tuuiblo, mi I then tho baboon walked inllunly away along tbo lldgo of llio prociplco. looking back from timo to timo an If undecided whether bo ahonl 1 rt now tho attack. It wan somo timo lie fore 1 could recover ftttnlcliut atruigtb |