TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. 
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his prey amidst fire and shots, and amidst it all 
carried it securely off.” 
“When the day was more advanced,” the Land- 
rost further informs us, “ the lion was tracked to 
his lair and killed whilst lying over the mangled re¬ 
mains of the poor sentinel.” 
Scenes of a similar nature to the above have 
occurred on two several occasions, in the encamp¬ 
ment of my friend, Frederick Green. The par¬ 
ticulars of the first is from his journal, kindly placed 
by him at my disposal. 
“ October 21,1858.—Last night, a terrible tragedy 
was enacted in my cattle-fold by two daring lions. 
The night was intensely dark, with occasional rain; 
and, fearing lions might select such a night to sur¬ 
prise their prey, I sat up watching until a late hour. 
I had just lain down, remarking to my friend that, 
in case of a visit from these brutes, the oxen w'ould 
give the alarm, when on a sudden there arose an 
awful scream, followed by a death-like groan, such 
as I shall never forget; the very recollection of 
it chills my blood. Twn lions had entered the 
enclosures, and succeeded in carrying away a poor 
fellow, whom they tore to pieces and devoured 
within a short distance of our camp. We neither 
could nor dared attempt a rescue. The unfortunate 
man was lying in his hut, with his wife and two little 
children, when one of the monsters forced his way 
through from the back, and seized him, at the same 
time inflicting two wounds upon the woman. The 
poor wretch, in his hurried exit, had evidently, in 
endeavouring to save himself, laid hold of the poles 
