 | 1850 - 806 pages
...began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river-side, under cover of the bank. We went to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy....consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot ; the grass and hushes were all stained... | |
 | 1850 - 736 pages
...cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of the kraal, and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the awful tragedy. In the hollow where the lion had lain...consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on hi* foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1850 - 740 pages
...cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of the kraal, and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the awful tragedy. In the hollow where the lion had lain...consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe stiil on Aw foot; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1850 - 910 pages
...began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river-side, under cover of the bank. We went to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy....consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | 1851 - 604 pages
...began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river side, under cover of the bank. We went to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy....consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | 1854 - 602 pages
...dragging something up the river side, under cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of the krasl, and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the night's...had lain consuming his prey, we found one leg of the poor man, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - 1855 - 422 pages
...next morning, just as the day began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river-side under cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of...consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon Cumming - 1856 - 434 pages
...something up the river-side under cover of the bank, and, having driven the cattle out of the kraal, proceeded to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy. In the hollow, where the beast had consumed his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee,... | |
 | Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming - 1869 - 310 pages
...next morning, just as the day began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river-side under cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of...consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten off below the knee, the shoe still on his foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
 | 690 pages
...cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of the kraal, and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the awful tragedy. In the hollow where the lion had lain...consuming his prey, we found one leg of the unfortunate Hendrick, bitten oft' below the knee, the shoe still on hit foot ; the grass and bushes were all stained... | |
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The next morning, just as the day began to dawn, we heard the lion dragging something up the river-side under cover of the bank. We drove the cattle out of the kraal, and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy. In the hollow... 
