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lion it saw me, and stood up with a growl broadside on, and I 
sent a Paradox bullet clean through both shoulders, which 
dropped it dead on the spot. It was a fine full-grown beast, with 
first-rate teeth and claws, but was remarkably thin. As the 
country for many miles round was absolutely devoid of game, 
excepting a few Weotragus Kirkit, this lion had in all proba- 
bility wandered about for several days without food, and was 
goaded on by hunger to make the attack on the boy. On ex- 
amination, I found my second shot with the Winchester had 
only caught it in the hind foot as it leapt over the aloe 
clump. The first shot which had gone through the aloe had 
missed it clean, or had lost all power of penetration—at all 
events, there was no mark of a bullet about its face or 
head. . 
The other instance of men being attacked in open daylight 
occurred near Machako’s, in Ukambani, when a small caravan 
of some twenty porters was attacked by a troop of twelve or 
thirteen lions, which they came upon when on the march. 
When the lions charged out of the grass the men dropped their 
loads and bolted, though, after the men had fired about 150 
rounds of ammunition at them from a respectful distance, the 
lions retired. After waiting an hour or two, the men plucked 
up courage and returned for their loads. My friend, Captain 
J. W. Pringle, R.E., saw the loads when they were brought 
into the station, and found that several of them had been 
severely mauled by the lions. In this instance Iam unable to 
account for such an unprovoked attack, unless the lions, whilst 
lying asleep in the grass close to the footpath, were taken by 
surprise and charged in self-defence, it being very improbable 
that they were prompted by hunger, as game was very plentiful 
at the time. 
Only two cases of lions charging after being wounded and: 
followed up have come under my notice. The first happened 
to Sir Robert Harvey when following up a wounded lioness. 
This beast, which he failed to stop as it came at him, jumped 
clean over him as he bobbed down to see the result of his shot 
