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the lion. 
tinue to wound him inefFectually till he 
furious and desperate, or if the horses, startle‘s 
by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror 
and burst loose, the business becomes ratb^^ 
serious, and may end in mischief, especially 
if all the party are not men of courage, coof 
ness, and experience. The frontier Boors iire> 
however, generally such excellent marksmen/ 
and withal so cool and deliberate, that the/ 
seldom fail to shoot him dead as soon as the)' ; 
get within a fair distance. 
Oui Hottentots, after recounting to us nil 
these and other sage laws of lion-hunting/ 
were themselves the first to depart from them- 
Finding that the few indifferent hounds 
had made little impression upon the enemf’ 
they divided themselves into two or thm^ 
parties, and rode round the jungle, firing \nt^ 
the spot where the dogs w'ere barking roiin‘1 
him, but without effect. At length, afte^ 
some hours spent in beating abourthe hush 
