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having re-loaded their weapons, they return to the attack, and 

 recommence firing until the foe succumbs. 



The colonists of South Africa adopt a similar method, and there 

 is no instance on record in which one of them has been killed in 

 this kind of tournament. Not only do they practise it without 

 apprehension, but with pleasure, and they are always ready to 

 avail themselves of an opportunity to enjoy it. 



This sport, however, does not go on so smoothly with the Arabs, 

 for their arms are inferior to those of the colonists ; and the Lion 

 is never so terrible as when he is dangerousty wounded and on the 

 point of death. Every one who falls beneath his claws at such a 

 time is truly in a perilous position. 



. There is still another method of chasing the Lion, which 

 demands coolness, intrepidity, and, above all, remarkably good 

 eyesight ; this is the chasse d Vciffut, so well explained and illus- 

 trated by Jules Gerard and Chassaing. By this mode it is 

 necessary to go alone to the places frequented by the game. 

 By observation the favourite haunt is chosen, the animal's precise 

 movements are studied and watched, so that the hunter becomes 

 thoroughly acquainted with the marauder's habits. At last, on 

 some fine night, it is waited for in the most favourable situation 

 for attack ; then the sportsman must conquer or die. 



By this method Chassaing obtained surprising results : for 

 he killed fourteen Lions in ninety-six hours, four of which fell in 

 a single night ! 



The exploits of Jules Gerard, surnamed the "Lion-killer," 

 have been admired by all the world. His spirit-stirring ad- 

 ventures have been widely read and enjoyed. We will limit 

 ourselves, in giving an idea of them, by selecting what appears 

 to us the most interesting. 



In Chapter XVI. of his work entitled Le Tueur Je Lions, he 

 thus relates what follows : — 



" Scarcely had I arrived at Guelma, when I received new 

 complaints, due to the presence of a large tawny Lion, which 

 had established itself since my departure among my friends the 

 Makouna. 



" I still sufiered from fever, but I knew how healthy are the 

 air and the water of these moimtains, so started off. 



" Of all the people in the country, a man named Lakdar had 



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