XII 

 MORE LIONS 



NOR do the last remarks of the preceding chapter 

 mean that you shall not have your trophy in 

 peace. Perhaps excitement and a slight doubt as 

 to whether or not you are going to survive do not 

 appeal to you; but nevertheless you would like a lion 

 skin or so. By all means shoot one lion, or two, or 

 three In the safest fashion you can. But after that 

 you ought to play the game. 



The surest way to get a lion is to kill a zebra, cut 

 holes in him, fill the holes with strychnine, and come 

 back next morning. This method is absolutely safe. 



The next safest way is to follow the quarry with a 

 pack of especially trained dogs. The lion is so 

 busy and nervous over those dogs that you can walk 

 up and shoot him in the ear. This method has the 

 excitement of riding and following, the joy of a 

 grand and noisy row, and the fun of seeing a good dog- 

 fight. The same effect can be got chasing wart-hogs, 

 hyenas, jackals — or jack-rabbits. The objection 

 is that it wastes a noble beast in an inferior game. 



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