Show I noun BY A MOUM V1N HON no o 1 Iln Clterlllu 11 Ills I ocl < ome floral A geiitlcm m who h is rcccnllv returned fiom the Gicen Her count tells I btorj of ho v I joung m in was elMiirhed I curly one morning by a mountain lon un < obliged to entertain his unnoliomo I lot for evei il minutes Two young mm ono named Charles Smith and the other lumril Dofl had j i InUtn up Ihetr Icmponrj icBilenco in a i I log hilt lt Ihu foot of tho his not fir I I from the river and in n pi I ico tlnckh lc I I trovvn over with i timber Ono evening hermit 1 week Dolt blurted for Iltapxnt Viil I lew Junction tho nearest snpph Million leiving mith ilono at thu Cahill VI 1 i i about dusk smith svouot sOle distance into the timber after ehickcns anil I bcvcril times ho heart a noi < e m the brush not far from him butec ireh I fiileil 10 sati8 his curioMtj us tovvlut eiuised it flcr being out neirlv hal mi hour und nndin nogime1ho letiirntil anil ua he neared the cabin which how ever was yet out of slht ho heaiel llio door blim He ran to the spot but could fmil no melee 01 anvlhmg and short if lorvv irel went to heel He was soon noah cncel at mi ami made another vuitm Bench for tho luso of thu elisturlunro ami ngain went olTIo Bleep Shortly tiller elajhuht I ho was iivvalencil oneo moro bj sam hlngstcppiiuon tile bed uu blramlii its eyes lie bin in one corer of limo loom a full mown mountain lion He iciehel Jar Ins pistol which would not at first eo coil lull ut last ho Biimeelcel in ettlni Iwo bills into Iho lotion line lions silo of tho hnl fho boast wus feaifnllv rithtcneel miamI 1 fur from making a lUhl Hei I juvviel nt the door In nn attempt toni to-ni 01 t oul Smith ran tu the other Milci of llio room ami look whit ho llioiight was btiro iiim when hue aiiinul ran mom I liiinl a lirgo box vvhieli Htool near Ilia liiael of tho lord Smith then opened thou eloor osent to tho opposite cormr of thu room nnd let fly tIme rcmilnin Ihreo hills lIlt leva gnn ono Doiinel nnd 1I I was out of tho dooi mil then tort lgg into i I i tho timber I 1ho door sa3 n heiij onu moviin 011 i lealhor hinges anil 010111111 to tine inside It was mipposcil that the ininiil hnil i piisheil tho bar ami walked in clool open 1111 wllked II ie iv hie limos dooi to lone utu him nnd loci him 1 in I01 1 It is a well known fact that he nionn I iln lion m a kri at coward hut it m I rather I Biirprism that Ihib ono el id not m iko 1 ipiiiteied n hlwlun ho fniind hllot I closely i I I I |