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THE LION. 
of the hovel, for the whole back part of the tene¬ 
ment was carried away. 
“On making the terrible discovery, a scene ensued 
which defies description, and which must have been 
seen to be fully realized. Of course, sleep was 
afterwards out of the question ; and, in order to 
guard as far as possible against a similar occurrence, 
we kept up a constant discharge of firearms during 
the remainder of this woful night. 
“ This morning, as soon as it was light enough 
to 3ee, we took up the spoor of the lions, and, 
within about 200 yards of the kraal, discovered 
the spot where it was evident the poor man had 
been destroyed and devoured. The belt he had 
worn round his waist was alone left to tell of his 
dreadful fate, though in following up the trail some 
parts of his leg-bones were afterwards found. We 
chased the brutes for about twelve miles, when we 
were compelled to relinquish the pursuit, without 
having obtained a shot at them—without, indeed, 
having caught more than one glimpse of them in 
the distance. I much regretted having started with¬ 
out my horse, which, though useless as a hunter, 
would undoubtedly have taken me sufficiently near 
to get a shot, and to lead the pack of dogs up to the 
enemy.” 
On the second day after the fatal accident, I 
should add, Mr. Green bid farewell to the dreadful 
place, thinking thereby to get rid of his terrible 
foes; but they followed on his “ spoor;” and on 
the evening of the third day one of the “ man- 
eaters” once more entered his enclosures. On this 
