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A STRANGE SCENE. 



And, without hesitation, he deliberately raised his Winchester, and drove a 

 bullet back of the fore leg of the beast, who was killed instantly, so that he had 

 barely time to make a single leap. 



Dick expected the report of the gun to draw the attention of the other lion to 

 him and his horse, and he held himself ready to meet him with the remaining cart- 

 ridges in his rifle ; but, to his surprise, both the lion and bull acted as though they 

 had not heard the sound, nor witnessed the downfall of one of the assailants. 



In fact, the larger lion and bull had feinted and faced each other so long that 

 they were rapidly becoming infuriated. They cared nothing for what was going on 

 around them : they 

 had only eyes for 

 each other. 



" Now matters are 

 on a fair basis," 



BUFFALO AND LION. 



thought Dick, observ- 

 ing that he was re- 

 ceiving no attention 

 from either of the 



combatants, " and may the best fellow win." The 

 savage brutes did not delay in getting down to 

 business. 



Once more the lion trotted toward the bull, who, as before, eagerly advanced tc 

 meet him. As he did so, he again lowered his head, turning it sideways, so as to 

 present one of the magnificent horns to his assailant. 



The latter halted suddenly, when a few paces distant, and, dropping part way to 

 the ground, made a quick jump, meant to carry him over the lowered head and 

 upon the body of the buffalo. Had he done so, and the plan was feasible, nothing 

 could have saved the brave old fellow ; for, unable to use his horns Upon his 

 clinging enemy, he would have been at his mercy. 



