 Mebalwe fired at him before I could, and the ball struck the rock on which the animal was sitting. He bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped unhurt. The...  Travellers' Tales: A Book of Marvels - Page 156by Henry Cadwallader Adams - 1883 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Victor Meunier - 1868 - 390 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped unhurt. The men... | |
 | 1869 - 646 pages
...Mebálfc, a most excellent man, I saw one of the liona sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...animal was sitting. He bit at the spot struck, as a dog docs at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped... | |
 | Victor Meunier - 1869 - 368 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...animal was sitting. He bit at the spot struck, as a dog docs at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1871 - 432 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle, and escaped unhurt. The... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 806 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped unhurt. The men... | |
 | Kensington series - 1872 - 296 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him ; then, leaping away, broke through the opening circle, and escaped unhurt. The... | |
 | 1872 - 424 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him; then leaping away, broke through the opening circle arid escaped unhurt. The men... | |
 | Lurton Dunham Ingersoll, David Livingstone - 1872 - 478 pages
...Mebalwe, a most excellent man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mebalwe fired at him before I could,...bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him, then, leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped unhurt. The men... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 652 pages
...man, I saw one of the lions sitting on a piece of rock within the now closed circle of men. Mobalwe fired at him before I could, and the ball struck the rock on which the animal wa• sitting. He bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him, then, leaping... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 646 pages
...Mebalwo fired at him before I could, and the ball struck the rock on which the animal waa sitting. Ho bit at the spot struck, as a dog does at a stick or stone thrown at him, then, leaping away, broke through the opening circle and escaped unhurt. The men... | |
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