| Show the horse and the lion ilon ther there i e were some horses on board belonging belon ink ini to major Kein ball the consul gene gane geneal al at bagdad one of which got loose and ikpe leabel I 1 over overboard jilt jil t at dawn the steamer was then about half way to bagda dagda and gettig I 1 U under n 11 e r way wa V after a anchoring as usual for the 1 t ofle ab horse was not missed for half balf an ark oun mun houn honn but was then descried ashore in what seemed seem dery ery peasant unpleasant un proximity to a seten ila iia lid did J lion the lion circled gouid ani an 1 round I 1 hinl hini a ways Vs a s closing in the horse remained motionless ti 0 nl e beyond turning his head bead antl to watch the lions liona movements move mo mens mena suddenly the latter iatter att gave a tremendous bound but the horce was too quick for hlin him and escaped 1 with a slight scratch but instead of galloping away he only went berit a hundred yard 4 and again stood still the tle lion his bis former tactics with a similar result only his bound was less vig rous th a time the tho horse did not even yet take taye completely to cohig his heels heel he seemed either tied by some st fascination or inclined to tantalize ar enemy from whom a few m lutcs canter canten entirely freed him again the lion commenced his circles but bat ere they hey were ivere is ere narrowed to springing cpr iggins distance a party had hall landed from the steamer and the instant the horse had descried them lie he came gal gai down as fast tast ast as he could while the lion stalked breal away toward bonard tf hat haa jungle bla bia ck woods magnane |
