WHEN BILL ADAMS WENT TO INDIA.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2643, 28 August 1906, Page 7

WHEN BILL ADAMS WENT TO INDIA.

A portion of the crew of a ship i which was anchored off the coast of i India once went ashore for the purpose of cutting wood, and one of tha i sailors having through some causa i become separated from his com- ' panions, was considerably frightened by the appearance of a huge lioness i which he saw approaching him. Much to his surprise, however, she did not, on coming up, appear to have any evil designs on him ; but instead crouched at his feet and looked | steadfastly first at. his face and then at a tree some little distance away. I For a time the man could not understand this conduct, but presently . on the lioness rising and walking towards the tree, looking back at him as she went, he found out what it. [meant. I'p in the branches of the • tree was a large baboon, with two i little lion cubs in its arms, and it was because of this that the lioness 1 was in such tribulation. The diffi- ! cillty now presented itself of how to i save the cubs, for the sailor was I afraid to climb the tree. So, havj ing his axe with him, he resolved to I cut the tree down, and this he did, I the lioness watching him most anxij ously during the whole time. When ; the tree fell, and the three animals j with it. the lioness, it is said. | dashed with fury upon the baboon J and destroyed it.' Then, having gently caressed her affrighted cubs j for some time, she returned to the i sailor, showing her gratitude by ! fawning upon him and rubbing her ] head fondly against him, and at I length carried her children away, ; one by one.