Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-11-25 | Page 12 | The Terrier and the Lioness

1 ri The Terrier and the Lioness. s r THAT victory is not always a matter of size or t fo btreugth-was pleasingly illustrated In the case of tribe tr-ibe dog that did his duty so effectually In tbe ! sn Incident here related. t Wr A man named Do Beer had' started early one morn- J ing for a Journoy on foot in Mutabeleland, leaving his 1 boy to pack up and follow him. He had not gone half jjl a mile when he heard a growl, and, turning, saw an g Immense lioness about fifty yards nway and rapidly t approaching. She was within twenty paces when he fired. The shot broke tho beast's Jaw. fcj The second shot broke one of her legs. The third, F fired Just as it sprang on De Beer, missed altogether, ' j and the man wus borne down. Ki In a few seconds he was mauled and bitten and his Kt left hand severely injured. There seemed little hope J B that he could escape alive, for his gun was out of U reach, and the lion, lying on him, prevented him E? from moving. . Ht But with De Beer was one companion, a little ter- ' l rier. The tiny animal flew bravely at the lioness' ear, K1 got a good hold and hung grimly on. This made the J brute shift a little, and De Beer was able to reach 1 Is? his rifle again with his right hand shoot the lioness & through the chest She fell dead on top o him, his A fef left hand still in her mouth. '& Is