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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 dangerously 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 a 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 de 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 
j had established itself since my departure among my friends the 
Makouna. 
“ I still suffered from fever, but I knew how healthy are the 
air and the water of these mountains, so started off. 
“ Of all the people in the country, a man named Lakdar had 
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