THE LION. 



grow dark, the Hottentot, Aiding gently forwards, let himfelf down below 

 the upper edge of the precipice, upon a projecting part of the rock, where he 

 had barely room to keep from falling: but in order to deceive the Lion, he 

 fet his hat and cloak on the Hick, making with it a gentle motion juli over 

 his head, a little way from the edge of the precipice: this crafty expedient 

 had the defired effect : the Lion foon came creeping foftly towards him like 

 a Cat, and mistaking the Ikin cloak for the Hottentot himfelf, took his lean 

 with fuch exact precision, that he fell headlong down the precipice, and thus 

 relieved the poor Hottentot from his fears and danger." 



The Lion is hunted on horlehack in Africa, much in the fame manner as 

 they hunt the Elephant : as many particulars refpeding the difpofition of 

 this animal may be learned from it, we mall add the following concife 

 account of it. 



The hunters never venture to purfue the Lion on horfeback except on the 

 open plains. If it keeps in fome coppice, or wood, on a riling ground, they 

 teafe it with Dogs, till it is provoked to come out ; they generally go two or 

 more in company, that one may affift and refcue the other, if the firli mot 

 Ihould chance to mifs. 



If the Lion firft fees the hunters at a considerable distance, he takes to his 

 heels as fail as he can, and endeavours to get out of fight ; but, if he is 

 diifcovered near, he walks off in a furly manner, without hurrying himfelf in 

 the least, as if he fcorned to betray any fear. When he finds himfelf 

 vigorouily purfued, he is foon provoked to refill, or at least he difdains to fly 

 any longer. He now slackens his pace, and at length only sidles away 

 flowly, Hep by Hep, eyeing his purfuers afkaunt as he retreats ; at length he 

 makes a Hand, turns round to face them, and, giving himfelf a inake, he 

 roars with a fhort and fharp tone, to lhew his rage, being then in fact ready 

 to feize on them and tear them in pieces. This is the precife time for 

 the hunters to approach the Lion, keeping at a proper distance from each 

 other, and he that is nearer!:, and has the bell mark prefented him of that 

 part of the Lion's body which contains his heart and lungs, ihould be the first 

 to jump from his Horfe, and, fecuring his bridle, by putting it round his arm, 



