In Wildest Africa ^ 



my cage, but meanwhile I decided to fasten the animal by- 

 means of a strong chain and with a triple yoke specially 

 made for such a purpose in Europe. 



But even the bravest of my men absolutely refused. to 

 obey my command. It needed the greatest persistence 

 to persuade some of them, at last, to lend a helping hand 

 to [me and my assistant Orgeich. As usual they required 



A CAPTURED LIO^ 



SNAPSHOTTED AT THE VERY MOMENT OF 

 BEING TRAPPED. 



the stimulus of a good example. After some time I had, 

 as can be seen on pages 485 and 499, set up my photographic 

 apparatus right in front of the lion so as to take several 

 photos of him at the distance of a few paces. 



Then we cut a few saplings about as thick as one's 

 arm, and with these we tried to beat down the lion so as to 

 secure him. At first this did not succeed at all. I then 



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