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that two lions were crouching among the reeds below. 

 All the wagons immediately drew up on an ascent 

 opposite the place where they lay, with their wheels 

 firmly chained, lest the roaring or appearing of the lions 

 should terrify the oxen and make them run off with the 

 wagons, which frequently happens on such occasions. 

 Thirteen men then drew up, about fifty yards from ih(t 



LIONESS rHOTOGRArHIil) AT A DISTAN'CE OF ONLY ABOUT THREE YARDS 



lions, with their loaded muskets ; and such as were only 

 to be spectators stood upon a heap ot rocks, about fifty 

 yards beyond them, guarded by three armed men, lest 

 the lions should not be wounded, or only slightly, and be 

 able to rush upon us. When all this was in readiness, 

 the men below poured a volley of bullets towards the 

 animals, when one of them, the male, made off seemingly 

 slightly wounded ; but the other was disabled, so that it 



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