^ The Capturing of a Lion 



to wade through a morass of reeds for hours at a stretch. 

 The hunter should remember that the irons may have 

 gripped the lion's paw in such a way that he may be 

 able to shake them off with a powerful effort. Then 

 the tables may easily be turned, and the lion may clasp the 

 hunter, never to let him go again. 



On another occasion I caught two full-grown lions in 



MY HYENA, THE ONE I AFTERWARDS BROUGHT TO EUROPE AND PRESENTED TO 

 THE BERLIN ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IT WAS CHAINED UP IN CAMP. 



one night. They had roamed about quite near my camp 

 night after night. They had frightened my people, and 

 had been seen by the night sentinels ; but in the daytime 

 no one had been able to catch a glimpse of them. At 

 last one night a sick ass, that had been placed as a bait, 

 was torn away. The trail of the heavy irons led, after 

 much turning and twisting, to a reedy swamp. Here it 



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