Little Dog Braves Wounded Wild Beast and Saves Life of His Master.
That victory is not always a matter of size or strength was pleasingly illustrated in the case of the dog that did his duty so effectually in the incident here related.
A man named De Beer had started early one morning for a journey on foot in Matabeleland, leaving his boy to pack up and follow him. He had not gone half a mile when he heard a growl and, turning saw an immense lioness about fifty yards away and rapidly approaching. She was within twenty paces when he fired. The shot broke the beast’s jaw.
The second shot broke one of her legs. The third, fired just as she sprang on De Beer, missed altogether and the man was borne down.
In a few seconds he was mauled and bitten and his left hand severely injured. There seemed little hope that he could escape alive, for his gun was out of reach and the lion, lying on him, prevented him from moving.
But with De Beer was one companion, a little terrier. The tiny animal flew bravely at the lioness ear, got a good hold and hung grimly on. This made the brute shift a little, and De Beer was able to reach his rifle again with his right hand and shot the lioness through the chest. She fell dead on top of him, his left hand still in her mouth
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