 ... who was trying to shoot him at a distance of ten or fifteen yards. His gun, a flint one, missed fire in both barrels ; the lion immediately left me, and, attacking Mebalwe, bit his thigh. Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been...  Routledge's Every Boy's Annual - Page 2981882Full view - About this book
 | Christian Henry Bateman - 1857 - 534 pages
...Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe,...he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysm of his dying rage. In order... | |
 | 1876 - 396 pages
...Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe,...he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysm of his dying rage. In order... | |
 | 1854 - 778 pages
...a flint one, in life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe...he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysm of dying rage. In order to... | |
 | 1857 - 802 pages
...Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe...he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysm of dying rage. In order to... | |
 | 1857 - 996 pages
...Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe,...he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysms of dying rage. In order to... | |
 | 1857 - 588 pages
...before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwc. He left Mebalwe and caught this man by the shoulder,...the bullets he had received took effect, and he fell dov.n dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxysn. of dying rage.... | |
 | 1857 - 794 pages
...Another man, whoso life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe,...man by the shoulder; but at that moment the bullets ho had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must... | |
 | 1857 - 784 pages
...луЫ1е he луа* biting Mebiilwc. He left Mebáhve and caught this man by the shoulder, but at the moment the bullets he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the work of a few moments, and must have been his paroxyam of dying rage. In order to... | |
 | 1858 - 1246 pages
...Another man, whose life 1 had saved before, after he bad been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe, and caught this man by the shoulder, hut at that moment the bullets he had received took effect, and he fell down dead. The whole was the... | |
 | 1858 - 878 pages
...thigh. The enraged animal then attacked another native ; but ere he could •vent his fury upon him, " the bullets he had received took effect, and he fell down dead." It will be remembered by our readers, that the Bakwains had at Lepelole shown great kindness to Dr.... | |
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