MK. LIVINGSTONE STEDCK DOWN BY A LION. 
the beasts to burst tbrouo;h. also. If tbe Bakatla bad acted accordinof to tbe custom of tbe coim- 
try, tbey would have speared tbe Hons in tbeir attempt to get out. Seeing wo could not get 
tbem to kill one of tbe lions, wc bent our footsteps toward tbe village ; in going round tbe end 
of tbe bill, bowever, I saw one of tbe beasts sitting on a piece of rock as before, but tbis time be 
bad a little busb in front. Being about tbirty yards off, I took a good aim at bis body tbrougb 
tbe busb, and fired botb barrels into it. Tbe men tbcn called out, ' He is sbot, be is sbot !' 
Otbers cried, ' He bas been sbot by anotbcr man, too ; let us go to bim !' I did not see any one 
else sboot at bim, but I saw tbe lion's tail erected in anger bebind tbe busb, and turning to tbe 
people said, ' Stop a little, till I load again.' 
" Wben in tbe act of ramming down tbe bullets, I beard a sbout. Starting, and looking half 
round, I saw tbe lion just in tbe act of springing upon me. I was upon a little beigbt ; be caugbt 
my slioulder as be sprang, and we botb came to tbe ground below togetber. Growling liorribly 
close to my ear, be sbook me as a terrier dog does a rat. Tbe sbock prodiiced a stupor similar 
to tbat wbicb seems to be felt by a mouse after tbe first sbake of tbe cat. It caused a sort of 
dreaminess, in wbicb tbgre was no sense of pain nor feeling of terror, tbougb quite conscious of 
all tbat was bappening. It was like wbat pa,tients partially under tbe influence of cbloroforra 
describe, wbo see all tbe operation, but feel not tbe knife. Tbis singular condition was not tbe 
result of any mental process. Tbe sbake annibilated fear, and allowed no sense of borror in look- 
ing round at tbe beast. Tbis peculiar state is probably produced in all animals killed by tbe 
carnivora ; and if so, is a merciful provision by our benevolent Creator for lessening tbe pain of 
deatb. Turning round to relieve myself of tbe weigbt, as be bad one paw on tbe back of my 
bead, I saw bis eyes directed to Mebalwe, wbo was trying to sboot bim at a distance of ten or 
fifteen yards. His gun, a flint one, missed fire in botb barrels ; tbe lion immediately left me, 
