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 16 and was on foot myself; but there was no time for fear, and it was useless to attempt avoiding him I stood well on my guard, holding my pistols in my hand, with my finger on the trigger, and those who had muskets, kept themselves prepared in tho same manner. But at this instant the dogs boldly flew in between us and the lion, and surrounding him kept him at bay by their violent and resoluto bark- ing. The courage of these faithful animals was most admirable ; they advanced up to the side of the huge beast, and stood making the greatest clamour in his faee, without the least appearance of fear. Tho lion, conscious of his strength, remained unmoved at thoir noisy attempts, and kept his head towards us. At ono moment, the dogs, perceiving his eyes thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him; but they paid dearly for their imprudence, for, with- out discomposing the majestic and stoady attitude in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant I beheld two lying dead. In doing this he mado so little exertion, that it was scarcely perceptible by what means they had been killed. Of the time which we gained by the inter- ferenee of the dogs, not a moment was lost; we fired upon him; one of the balls went through his sido just between tho short ribs, and the blood im- mediately began to flow; but the animal still re- mained standing in the same position. We had no doubt that he would spring upon us; every gun was instantly re-loadod; but happily we were mistaken, and wero not sorry to seo him move quietly away, though I had hoped in a few minutes to have been enabled to take hold of his paw without danger.