CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAaS 



i. The Lion— His Education, Temperament, and Habits .... 18 



ii. The Arab fashion of Hunting the Lion ....... 80 



in. The Chase of the Panther 66 



iv. The Hyena 88 



v. Hunting the Wild Boar 92 



vi. The Jackal . 104 



vii. The Stag, Antelope, and Gazel . 109 



viii. The Porcupine and other small Game ....... 117 



ix. Hawking in Algeria 126 



x. Advice to the Amateur. Lion Hunter 149 



xi. My Vocation 178 



xn. A Sketch of African Warfare . * 187 



xm. My First Experience in Lion Hunting 198 



xiv. An Excursion into the Mahouna Country, and my Second Lion . . 270 



xv. The Lion of Krou Nega 282 



xvi. The Lion a Mesmeriser 289 



xvii. An Account of two Lions that " would not down." . . . .294 



xviii. A Lion Killed on his own Hearthstone 800 



xix. My Friend Abdallah, the Minstrel 807 



xx. My Friend Mohammed-ben-Oumbark, the Marauder . . . .810 



xxi. The History of a Foundling 81S 



xxn. My Adopted Child leaves Guelma and Welcomes me at Paris . . 828 



xxni. Showing the Skill of the Lion In the Commissary Department . . 834 



xxiv. A Digression for Variety's sake 83* 



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