LADY'S FIGHT WITH LIONS.

Lake County Press, Issue 2135, 13 September 1906, Page 7

LADY'S FIGHT WITH LIONS.

BILLET PLANTED NEAK A HUGE BEAST'S HEART. The following exciting details of a lion hunt, arc given in a letter from N'eirobi, British East Africa : "We had a very fine lion hunt the other day," says the writer ; "in fact it would be impossible to see wild lions under more favorable circumstances. "A party of three (including a lady) were taking a camping tour, and had shot a lion. The next day we went, out to the scene of the encounter, but found some big animal had dragged away the remains of tho dead forest king. "We followed the trail, which fled into a thick bush. To this we set fire, and out bounded two magnificent male lions, both with long tawny black manes. We could not, .however, get a fair shot at' them, and they made off across the veldt like two enormous bullocks. "Our Somali pony men galloped after them and headed them into a bit of thick bush. We set fire to this, and then the enraged lions came right at us. "The lady of the party showed great nerve, and fired at the larger of the lions, her bullet, as we afterwards found, taking effect in the legion of the heart. As this animal made a dying effort to reach us we put a 450 bullet into him, and the huge lion rolled over and died. His companion got away, and we saw him no more. "It was a thrilling experience, in which few women would have shone to such advantage as our plucky companion on this occasion."