B
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On the
Spoor of
the King
of Beasts
By Lord Delamere
kO get good sport In
Somalllnnd tlio first
tiling Ih to got a
good nhlknrl. Tlicro
aro oxcollont men to
do found with caro
and good luck, but a
great mnny who nro
absolutely worthless.
In addition to oth
ers, I hnvo ulways had one man, Ab
dulla Anhur, an head shikari. Besides
bolng an ugrcenblo companion, ho Is
far and' away tlio beat flndor of gamo I
havo ovur scon In tho country.
Mis pluck la undcnlablo, and the
only dimcully I havo had with
blm Li to provent him going
where I did not caro to go myself.
This may Bound oxuggoratcd praise of
ft natlvo, but among other things ho
grappled a lion which had knocked me
down, bolng sovorely mntilcd before
bo got tho bruto off, so that I natur
ally entertain a very high opinion of
him. Owing to his skill in tracking
I have only lost ono wounded lion out
of many that wcro hit, and that wafl
not his fault, r,i tho blood stopped al
most directly and tho ground was
nothing but stones for miles. This
speaks for ltsolf, as any ono who has
hot lions knows how dlfllcult It is to
recover a wounded boaBt without dogs.
I only onco had tho help of dogs
after wounded lions. Wo woro camped
down in tho Hnud among tho Kldegnll
villages under Sultan Derln. Ono day
I wont out to try to get Bomo meat
for tho natives, accompanied by n war
rior called Hassan and his pony. I
hail Just ohot an oryx, and wo woro
putting It up, whon tho smallest So
mali I havo over soon camo running
up to Bny ho had Just observed flvo
lions nslecp under a troo closo by.
This man bolongcd to tho low-casto
tflbo of Mldgans pooplo who do not
llvo together In ono trlbo, but nro
Bcattcrod all over Somallland In differ
ent vlllngcs, whero they aro chlofly
engnged In killing antelope for meat,
other Somnlls, as a rule, thinking It
bolow their dignity to do anything but
go out occasionally on looting expedi
tions. Mldgans aro armed with hows
end poisoned arrows, and each of
thom carries a knlfo. Until qulto
latoly no other Somali would uso a
bow, but now it Is qulto a common
tiling to moot a natlvo belonging to
another trlbo who hnB discarded his
spenra for a bow and qulvor of
poisoned nrrowB.
Shooting Lions with Poisoned
Arrows.
LionB aro occasionally killed by
Mldgans, but tho poison on tho arrows
cannot bo very Btrong, as frequently,
after being alck two or throe times,
tho Hon Beoms to recover nnd got
way. Captain Sway no gives nn ac
count of tho way In which theso Mid
6ana hunt tho oryx with their dogs.
But to got on with my Btory. Tho
llttlo Mldgan carried a bow nearly as
long as himself, and was followed by
about a dozon small natlvo dogs with
curly atoms nnd prick oars. Theso
llttlo cura woro wonderfully broken.
The man trotted off In front of us,
and whon ho got near tho plnco where
lio had Been tho lions ho simply put
out his hand, nnd nil tho dogs lay
down in a bunch nnd never attompted
to Tollow on nfter us. Then wo stalked
carefully towards a big thorn troo ris
ing nbovo tho bush. This was whoro
tho lions woro said to bo. Tho bush
was vory open, and whon wo camo In
eight of tho troo tho Hona wero JuBt
docnraplng. Thoro woro four of thom,
not flvo an old lioness and throo
lions, perhnps not qulto full grown,
and with very llttlo mano. Hassan
bad followed closo bohlnd on his pony,
bo I shouted to him to try nnd koop
bis oyo on tho lioness, and ran on my
eolf with Abdulla after ono of tho
lions. This ono did not sooni much
Inclined to run, and nfter a short
burst I managed to get a bullet Into
him Boraowhoro Just ns ho disappeared
Into Bomo thick bushos.
At thnt moment wo cnught sight of
another Hon trotting along parallel to
us about 200 yarda off. Tho woun'dod
ono was keeping up a continuous low
growling In tho bushes, so, thinking
ho would not get far away, wo ran to
cut off tho other. Ho turned off when
bo caught sight of us, and wo had a
long, Btern chaBo nfter him, aa n ro
suit of which I was so blown I could
not hit him, although ho was lobbing
along not mora thau 100 yards nhend.
At lust I did got a bullot Into his
flank. Ho at onco turnod, and, growl
ing fiercely, camo bounding a fow
yards towards us, aB If trying to mako
up his mind to charge Whethor ho
would havo dopo no or not 1 do not
know, as my second barrel caught him
on tho point of the shoulder, bringing
blm on to his noso, and boforo ho
could recover hlmsolf I put in another
bullet from my second rlflo and fin
ished him.
It la more than likely ho would not
havo charged, as I havo aovoral times
eoen n Hon make this kind of demon
stration whon slightly hit, more, .'
think, to try to frighten his assailant
than anything olso. A Hon that really
means charging up comes qulto silent
ly, galloping vory fast along tho
ground like n dog.
A Wounded Lion at Day.
Whllo this wna going on wo could
hear Hassan shouting In tho dlBtunco,
bo now wo ran off towards tho sound.
Whon wo started tho shouts aeotnod
to bo nlinout stationary, but aa wo rnn
they got further nnd further off tilt
nt last wo could hear nothing. Wo
then turnod to go back for tho wound
ed lion. As wo got near tho placo
whoro wo hnd loft him, wo could hoar
a tremendous row going on, men
Bhoutlng, dogs barking, nnd tho unmis
takable grunts of nn angry Hon. Kun
nlug up, wo found tho Hon, with his
Hhouldor broken, standing In a bush
surrounded at a rospcctful dlstanco
by tho little dogs. Thoy kopt up nn
Incessant ynpplng, nnd every now nnd
then tho Hon would mako n drive nt
them, but thoy wore much too quick
for him with hla broken shoulder, and
wcro ut him ngnln directly ho re
treated to tho bush. Tho llttlo Mld
gan nnd ono of my mon woro closo
by, yelling with excitement. As I
walked up to try to get n shot with
out hitting ono of tho pack, tho Hon
took no moro notice of tho doga, but
kopt his oyes llxed on me. I nover
Baw a lion look nastier, but I suppose
hla broken Bhoulder hnd sickened htm,
and I shot him without dlfllculty. Tho
Mldgan, after cnlllng hla dogs, had
run on after us, nnd had como on tho
wounded Hon. Wo skinned this beast,
and tho llttlo Mldgan rather amuBcd
us, nu ho got so vory much annoyed
becnuso his dogB would not oat somo
great chunks of raw llon-llcsh ho cut
off nnd offered thom. Wo woro on
our way to skin tho other Hon when
wo mot Hnoaan looking rnthor sorry
for hlmsolf. He said that tho lioness
hnd trotted qulto quietly at first, and
ho had brought her round In a clrclo
towards tho placo whero ho hnd left
us, riding aloiigsldo or her, and shout
ing to lot us know where ho was.
a jft4kMBl
WITH A 8AVAQE SNARL HE CHARGED DIRECTLY AT THE TH
Unluckily she crossed the track of
tho wounded Hon, and after Bmolllng
at tho blood sho becamo perfectly un
manageable, making oft at a gallop
and charging him whenever ho got
In front to try to turn hor. At last
sho had gono Into tho thick bush on
somo hills, whoro ho had lost hor.
Whon wo had skinned tho other Hon
we mndo n cast to try to pick up tho
fourth, but could mako nothing of
him I nover got this Hon, nlthough
ho killed one ot our donkoys tho next
day.
Badgering an Angry Lioness.
Wo had not been back In camp vory
long when my companion enmo in, sny
ing ho hnd run ncross n lioness In
tho hills, which ho was suro was tho
ono wo tmd soon, ub sho wa3 vory
angry. Sho hnd run Into Bomo long
grass, ami had charged out towards
his men, when thoy woro going up to
light It Ho vu3 very unwoll with
fovor nt tho tlmo, nnd although ho
1'iul two or throo shots, ho wna bo
shaky ho could not hit hor, and at
Inst felt so 111 ho hnd to glvo hor up.
His shikari told mo tho lioness was
very much boat from being badgerod
about In tho sun nnd ho was euro wo
could find hor. I owod hor ono for
frightening Hnssan, bo wo started at
onco, Hassan not coming, but sending
a rolatlon of his on tho samo pony.
After a short rldo wo got to tho placo
and found tho tracks going Into a
long strip of high feathory grass. Wo
cast all around and could find no
tracks coming out, so decided to burn
tho patch. It was about 200 yarda
long and perhaps CO broad. I could
not command tho wholo of It, bo I
told tho men to light it at tho top
and along ono side, and Abdulla and
I took up our station hnlfway down
tho othor sldo, about 30 yards out
from tho odgo. At the bottom ond I
put tho warrior on tho pony to boo
If the lioness broko that way. Al
most tllroctly tho grass was lit a big
spotted hyena blundorod out and camo
within a fow yards or us, but tho
great part of tho patch waa burnt bo-
I foro thoro waa nny sign or tho lioness.
I T"ien I caught flight or hor Blinking
along through the thin grass nt tho
odgo of tho atrip going towards tho
bottom end. She did not bco us, ns
wo wcro rnthor behind hor nnd stand
ing qulto still.
When I shot sho eenmod to stutnbla
forward, but recovering herself
caught Bight of tho man on tho pony,
nnd beforo I could shoot again sho
waa half way towards him, going Hko
a Hash. Ho had not seen her when
I shot, as olio was hidden by tho
grass, und by the tlmo ho got his pony
turnod around and started she was
closo to him. Ho galloped straight
away from mo, and I daro not flro at
tho lioness for fear of hitting him.
For nearly 200 yards it looked nny
monoy on the lioness. Sho got right
under tho pony's tall, but did not soom
to know how to Btrlke, and at longtb,
to my great relief, tho pony began
to gnln on her. Sho at onco pulled up,
and turned Into a bush whero she lay
down Btrotchod out at full length,
panting. Running up, I 6hot her bo
foro sho could prepare for another ef
fort. My first bullot hnd gono through
tho muscles of tho forearm Just bolow
tho shoulder, nnd being Bolld hnd only
drilled qulto n small holo. Tho na
tives nald thnt tho reason nho could
not catch tho pony was hecauso a Hon
could not spring beforo a momontary
halt to crouch. If this Is bo, a pony
could nlwnyB get awny from a Hon
galloping straight behind it, unless tho
pony was such n bad ono that tho Hon
could como alongside. On two or
three occasions I havo been chased
mysolf In tho open grnss plain, but
havo nlwayB got a fair start, nnd my
pony ban hud no dimculty In kcoplng
out of tho lion's way. A pony boy of
mlno was vory nearly cnught ono dny
In tho open. Ho was trying to round
up n Hon, nnd got rather too cIobo
to it on a tired pony. Ho only Just
got away. TIiIh same Hon afterwards
chased mo and two or thrco of my
men for qulto a long time. Unless a
pony falls down, I nm sure thero la
nothing to bo fonrcd from a Hon In
tho open, ir ono gives him a pretty
wido berth, so as to get a start when
ho charges. Ab a rulo tho Hon will
glvo up tho chaso after 100 yards or
so. This pony ot Hassan's was about
tho best I over saw In Somallland.
Ho would not put n prlco on It, bo
causo ho said ho could mako qulto a
roBpectablo lncomo by making looting
oxpodltlons on Its back, ns it waa bo
rast nobody could catch IL
KHIing Camels to Save a Pony.
A year artor this I met Hassan
again, und asked him how his pony
was. Ho said it was very well, but
that ho had very nearly lost It a Bhort
tlmo bororo. Ho had boon down In
tho wuterlesa plain on a looting ox
pcdltlon with somo othor Eldegalla
wnrrlora. After a successful raid thoy
split up to avoid pursuit, and Hassan
wna on hl3 way homo driving somo of
tho looted camels in front of him. It
was a very dry year, and although it
was tho rainy season, ho had been
unablo to find any water in pools to
glvo his pony. Tho result was that
having bo.n ridden hard for two or
thrco days with little or no wator to
drink, tho pony got beat, and at last
lay down, about 20 miles from tho
wolla thoy wero making for. No
amount of stick wauld get It on Its
logs again, nnd Hassan was In de
spair. Ho know thoro woro no vll
lagos nt tho wolls whero ho could got
vcssols In which to carry wator back
to tho pony, and it seemed aa ir noth
ng could bo dono to Bavo It. At last
ho thought of a plan. Driving tho
camola at top speed to tho wells, ho
gave thom as much water aa thoy
could drink, and hurried them back
ngnln. Ho round tho nonv whoro hn
. had loft It, In a vory bad way, but
Immediately proceeding to kill nnd cut
opon tho camels, ho took tho wator out
of their Btomachs and gave It to tho
pony, which rovlved sufficiently to
Btrugglo to tho wolls. Artor a row
dayB' rest It completely rocoverod.
Hassan added that ho could very soon
got somo moro camels, and that he.
would rnthor have cut tho throats or
a hundred than havo lost hla pony.
This Mory shows a great doal or ro-
Rnurco in n native, but tho life a So
mail leads makes him wonderfully
quick at finding a wny out of n fix of
this kind. It wag vory lucky tho pony
wna not killed by lions or hyenaa
whllo Hassan was away.
Just boforo Hassan's pony was near
ly caught by the lioness wo had a pony
killed by lions, tho man on his back
escaping rnthor cleverly. At that tlmo
wo had two separato camps, six or
Bovcn mites apart, each or thom on tho
edge of tho Marar Prairie, on a ban
or open grass plain many miles In ex
tont This was tho best place for
lions It has ever boen my luck to como
across. Hardly a day passed that
Hona wero not seen by ono or the other
of us, very often right out in tho opon,
miles from any bush. It was cool,
cloudy weather whllo we wero thoro,
and tho Hona seamed to do most of
their hunting In tho daytlmo. Thero
wero so many, and thoy wero bo bold,
that the Somalia woro quite nervous
about walking through tho bush In tho
daytime. Between us wo shot 24
lions In this placo in a llttlo over a
fortnight. Desidcs Hona thero waa
moro game than I havo ever seon any
whero else. Largo herds of hart
boosto, oryx, and Sommerlng's gazcllo
were to bo Been feodlng In every direc
tion. Dcsidea this, in tho opon thero
wero a good many ostriches nnd a fow
hunting cheetahs. In tho bush at tho
back or our campB wero Waller's ga
zelles, leopards, warthog, and Innu
merable dikdlk and birds. In tho
rocky hills I Baw several klip-springers.
Ono morning my companion was
roused by his natives, who told him
that threo lions were Just crossing a
Btrlp or open ground within 100 yards
of his camp. Beforo ho waa ready,
two or three of tho men Jumped on
ponies nnd galloped after tho lions
threo very fine males with manes
which wero by that time making off.
Tho natives meant to try and keep
thom ongagod till tho huutor had
time to get his rlflo and cartridges
ICKET WHERE I WA8 CONCE
and catch thom up. Tho lions wero
galloping among scattered mimosa
scrub, making ror the thick bush be
yond, nnd with an object In view a
Hon can get along at a very ralr paco
In tho cool or tho morning. Ono of
tho mon got n Btart or tho others and
waa rapidly overhauling tho Hona,
when ho lost sight or thom for a mo
ment Ho galloped up to tho bu3h
whoro he had last seen thom, and as
ho roundod it, ono Hon camo at him
from behind and tho other two from
tho front Thoy had got Blck or run
ning nnd had waited ror blm. Tho na
tlvo did a very clovor thing. There
wa3 no chanco or getting away by
galloping, a8 ho was regularly hemmed
In, so, half checking tho pony, ho put
his hool on Its wither, nnd Jumpod
right Into tho mlddlo of n mimosa
bush. Almost as ho Jumped tho lions
knocked tho pony over, nnd whon my
companion camo up ho round thom
eating it, taking no notlco of the
dismounted mon closo by. Tho first ohot
hit ono, and whllo ho wnB following
It up tho othor two gave his men tho
slip. These two lions woro decidedly
out of luck, as I got thom tho samo
night
Approaching Big Game in Jungle.
That morning a lioness killod a
holfer closo to my camp. I had al
roady seon hor tracks Bovoral tlmca.
but thoy had always led ua on to aomo
Btony hills whero wo had lost thom.
This tlmo tho samo thing hnppened
again, so, thinking sho would probably
como buck that night to finish the
holfer, wo decided to sit up for her.
Wo therefore mndo an cnclosuro of
thorns under a mimosa bush noar by.
Tho hat top of tho bush came
down to moot tho thorns built
up all around and ono could
hardly tell tho wholo thing was
not n bush. In tho front thoro wns n
hoto to Bhoot through, and nt tho back
wo loft an opening bo that wo could
get Inside. After this wo returned
back to camp, and In tho ovcnlng after
dlnnor wont oft ngaln, taking ray bed
ding on a donkey. This donkoy was
also to sorvo aa a bait, ror tho natives
had cut up and takon away tho holfer.
Wo tlod tho donkoy by ono forolcg,
almost touching tho fonco of our
zereba, and after shoving tn my bod'
ding, crawled In through tho oponlng
nt tho back. Two men who had
como with us crammod this hoto up
with thorns, nnd thon went away,
talking loudly to mako tho llonosa
think that all was safe If sho wore
nnywhero near.
Alter looking about for Bomo time I
made out tho lioness Blinking along
behind our bush. She would not como
up to tho donkey, but lay down somo
way off undor a buah. There waa no
holo on that sldo, so I could not shoot
with nny certainty; and at lost, nood
Ing sleep, I lay down, tolling Abdulla
to keep his oyo on tho lioness, and
wako mo ir thero was any chanco of
a shot I had not slopt long whon ho
touched mo, at the samo time putting
hla hand over my mouth to prevent
mo calling out on being suddenly
awoke. I got up on my kncea, looking
out of tho holo, but for a moment I
could not make out anything.
It wns a lovoly night, hut oven by
tho brightest moonlight a Hon la not
a vory easy thing to boo. Thoro wns
an open glndo In front of tho donkoy,
nnd, at Inst, standing out In tho opon,
I saw two lions. Thoy Boomed aB If
thoy could not mako out why tho
donkoy did not run away, and stood
qulto still looking at him. As I
watched they suddenly started, and
camo rncing towards us sldo by sldo
Hko two enormoua dogs. When tho
Hona got up to tho donkoy thoy did
not seem to Btop tholr rush, but
donkey nnd lions all wont down with
a crash together. How thoy actually
knocked him over I did not see, as nt
that moment I drew back my head
Involuntnrlly, because, although wo
woro absolutely salo Insldo a mass of
mimosa thorns, tho wholo thing felt
unpleasantly closo. When I looked
out ngaln I could easily hnvo touched
ono of tho lions, which was standing
with Its forcpaws on tho donkey and
Its hind quarters within a fow Inches
of our fence. Tho other lion was
standing on tho far side looking mo
straight in tho face; but I am suro ho
could not see me, aa tho moon was
right in hla eyes, making thom shlno
as ir thoy wero nllght I could only
see his hond, aa tho other lion's body
was in tho way, so I determined to
glvo tho ono nearest mo a shot. Thero
was very little or hlra to bo seen ex
cept hla hind quartors, but ho was bo
closo I was suro tho bullot would drive
right through him.
Quick Shooting in a Crisis.
As tho rifle enmo up to my shoulder
It touched n branch, which seemed
to mako a crack Hko a pistol shot, and
tho Hon turned hair round to bco what
It was. At tho samo moment I flred,
and ho roll, rolling over nnd over
ngalnBt tho rence, and roaring loudly.
Thinking that In hla struggles ho
might carry away somo or our zeroba,
I gavo him two moro shots to finish
him. As I Bhot tho second tlmo, tho
other Hon, which had run back a few
yards, camo and stood closo to tho
donkoy, looking straight towards us.
I pulled at his chest directly I was
loaded. Ho plunged forward, hitting
the corner or our zeroba, then swerved
off, and wo heard him crash Into a
bush, whero wo found him stono doad
In tho morning. Tho bullet had gono
through his heart Theso two lions
woro very ano specimens. Ono had
a thick, nlp-ost Jet black mano, tho
other had a lighter mano, but for a
wild lion very thick. Thero is no
doubt theso woro tho lions seen tho
dny boforo, as tho next day, riding
over to visit tho other camp, I followed
tholr back trail to within a mile of
tho spot
Shortly bofore this I shot threo
times at a lion which waa eating my
donkoy. Tho night was as dark as
pitch. Tho Hon took vory llttlo notlco
or tho two first shots, although ono of
thom hit tho donkoy In tho rlb3. The
third shot was a vory lucky ono. Tho
bullot hit tho donkoy In tho ntomach,
and, going through, caught tho lion at
tho Junction or tho neck with tho
chest, killing him on tho cpot Ono
would think that a B77 rlflo biased In
his faco at about flvo yardc would
frighten any Hon. Thin ono had killed
nnd oaton a cheep tho nlsht boforo,
taking it from tho camo viUaso whsre
I sat up for him.
Tho two foregoing Etorlaa would
soom to show that a larso psreontaga
of tho Hona killed in SomalUand ni'o
ohot at night ovor a halt This Is net
roally so, as It is quits a chanco i a
Hon passes tho placo whoro you havo
a donkoy tied up. Night nhootln, to
my mind, la a thing to bo avoided, o:;
copt now and then aa an experience.
It generally means a vory dhturbsd
night, especially It thero nra any
hyonas about, nnd in tho morning yon
aro not fit for a hard day's work. Oc
casionally by bright moonlight It is
very Interesting, but If clrcumEtancas
admit of lions bolng killed by day, It
la rather Hko shooting a boar In a too
pig-sticking country to kill a Hon over
a bait at night Sometimes it la tho
only chanco you havo of gotting o Hon,
either becauso you aro mo7lcjr canp
next day, or because tho country 13
unsuitable for tracking. Undor tho
circumstances you aro bound to try it.
I havo novor mysolf shot mora thaa
two lions In ono night, but a n:aa
whom I met in tho country chewod
mo tho skins ot four ho had ahot when
sitting up over tno deud body of an
olophant It was vory dark or ho
might havo got nuy number, as ho told
mo ho was shooting most of the night,
nnd that in tho morning thero wero
tracks ot many lions all round tho car
cass. I havo onco or twlco Bat up over a
doad animal. This way of gotting Uons
la only llkoly to bo successful whon
thoro aro many hyonas about, as they
mako such a noise that they will at
tract wiy Hon thnt may como past
within a reasonable dlstanco.
lly permission ot Lonemana, dreon &
Co., Now York.
(Copyright 1S09, by BnJ. B. Hampton.)
GIRLS S1ED BOOTS
Story
of Ambassador Bryoc's
Visit to Madison.
Daughters of President of University of
Wisconsin Proved Equal to Task
of Finding Envoy's Foot
wear at Door.
Madison, Wis. An interesting storj
in connection with' Ambassador Jnmoi
Bryce's visit to Madison Inst Juno
when ho delivered tho baccalaureato
address nt tho commencement exor
cises nt tho University of Wisconsin,
has Just leaked out
During his stay horo ' tho distin
guished Briton wna tho guest of Pres
ident Van Hlec. For wcoks boforo the
coming or tho noted Btatesmnn his ln
tended visit hnd been tho subject ol
conversation at tho Van Hlso dlnnor
tablo nnd every precaution had been
made to mnko his stny ns pleasant as
should bo. Especially Interested In tho
plnns for his ontortnlnmont woro tho
two daughters or tho president, Jnnot
nnd Hilda, the former a Bryn Mawr
miss of 20, nnd the latter a girt of 16,
n Btudcnt nt tho Wisconsin ncadomy.
Whllo many distinguished guests had
been entertained at their homo, thoy
looked forward to tho timo when thoy
would welcome tho British ambassa
dor as "ono of tho family" for a fow
dnya at Icnst.
Tho test of tholr hospitality camo In
a rnthor unexpected mnnnor. When
Mr. Ilryco retired for tho night ho bo
his boots outsldo tho bedroom door,
according to tho English custom, to
hnvo thom polished by tho man serv
ant. Whllo tho Van Hlses boast of a
cook and second girl, tho man servant
is an unknown Institution In their
homo.
As .Innet and Hilda, the president's
daughters, wero passing nlong tho hall
jwny on the way to tholr boudoir, thoy
spied tho boots outside tho room oc-
Ambassador James Bryce.
cupled by tholr guest. At first thoy
woro at a loss to account for tholr
presenco thero, but It gradually
dawned upon them that tho boots
wero thero for a purpose to bo
Bhined.
Tho glrla saw tho funny sldo or tho
situation In a twinkling, nnd, picking
up tho boots, carried thom to tho
kitchen, whero they polished thom up
In a manner that would hnvo dono
credit to the most attontlvo colored por
ter. Then thoy placed thom whoro
thoy had found thom.
The girls Bald nothing about tho ar
ifalr, but whon tho samo thing hap
pened the next night thoy could hard
ly contain tholr mirth. Tho ambassa
dor heard them giggling, for tho noxt
morning nt tho broakfast tablo, ho
asked them the cause of their merri
ment outside his room tho night bo
foro. Tho wholo story camo out and
nobody seemed to enjoy It moro than
Mr. Bryco.
It waa noticed when tho ambassador
loft Mndlson that ho woro a dlfforcnt
pair of boots than tho ones ho had ar
rived in, and when naked by Miss Ja
not for an explanation ho answerod
that tho others had boon packed se
curely awny to be put away ns sou
venirs of tho tlmo whon his boots had
been blacked by tho daughters ot tho
prosldent or ono of tho groat state
universities of tho United States.
Little Essay on Man.
BO not Surprised. Oh. WOlnlnrlne nml
gentlo wlfo, becauso tho eminent, high
,and mighty husband-man blamos you
ifor everything thnt happena. Should
the north wind blow down tho chlra
'noy or blow tho chimney down, be
propared to confess that It was all
your doing. Tho only wny to -treat a"
man Is with a laugh. And why
Bhouldn't we, slnco meh nro qulto tho
funniest creatures on tho faoo of tho
(earth? Many of thom feel that thoy
imust roar and fuss nnd fumo lost wo
forgot tholr magnificence and great
ness and superiority. Joko, Isn't ItT
Exchange.
The "Bloovo dog or China" Is tho rar
est breed or dog In tho world. With
tho head or n pug, ho huB tho under
Jaw and characteristic "whool back"
ot tho bulldog, a typo to which his
body conformation closoly approxi
mates. Ho has tho samo bnwod fore
legs, short In proportion to tho hind
legs, nnd quarters lightly umdo in
comparison with hlB broad nnd mas
Blvo frout. Altogether ho la tho
quaintest and most delightful of toy
doga, but so Jealously Is ho oherlshod
by Uio royal family of Chlnn that It la
difficult to obtain a roally good opocl-mon.
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