160 DAYS AND NIGHTS BY THE DESERT. 



show. Through negligence the two escaped from 

 their box. Leo was killed when being recaptured ; 

 while Juno effected her escape, not to enjoy her 

 freedom long, I fear, for she had a strong collar 

 on that must have strangled her before she reached 

 maturity. 



In infancy my lions were delightful pets ; in 

 maturer days they proved a constant source of 

 anxiety to me. Still, I cannot regret the many 

 hours I spent in their society, and the study they 

 afforded me, when time would otherwise have hung 

 heavily on my hands. Then, although my reward 

 was not commensurate with my hopes, I have ever 

 deeply regretted their sad and untimely end, and 

 that the careers of poor Leo and Juno should have 

 ultimately closed so miserably. 



SPRING-BOK. 



