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of the remainder of the herd, made a successful 

 dash right across the lion's path, and fortunately 

 rejoined us in safety. The object of the lion was 

 clearly more the beast than the man ; for, upon find- 

 ing himself thus suddenly baffled, lie stopped short, 

 and, with a savage look at us, and an angry growl, 

 bounded out of sight as quick as thought ; and by 

 the time I returned to the waggons, the lioness 

 had thought fit to follow her lord's example. Thus, 

 almost without any effort on our side, we were 

 providentially saved from this most extraordinary 

 and dangerous attack. 



At the first appearance of the lions, the men 

 took refuge in the waggons, and, long after the 

 danger was over, they trembled violently from fear 

 and apprehension. 



As a general rule, a lion, unless previously 

 molested, will seldom attack an ox in the yoke, or 

 when attended by man, but long abstinence makes 

 him desperate. 



After considerable trouble and difficulty, wo 

 succeeded in re-arranging the oxen, which had 

 become excessively scared. Two or three hours' 

 further travelling brought us, without other mishap, 

 safe to Richterfeldt, where our hair-breadth escape 

 was listened to with the deepest interest. 



