Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16

afterwards TO act on the offensive. After about five
minutes hghtng, the faUw coourcd dog was taken
away, lame, aud apparently much distressed and the
remaining two continued the combat alone--the lion
stil working only with his paws, though seeking to
Td hseii of torture, the nature of which he did not
well understand. 1n two or three minutes more, the
second dog, Tiger, being dreadfully manned, crawed
OUT OF the cage; and the brown dog, Turk, winch WAS
the Shtest OF the three, but of admirable courage went
on fighting by himself 4 most extraordinary scene
then ensued the dog, left entirely alone with animal
OF twenty times his weight continued the battle with
undated fury and, though bleeding all over from the
effect OF the lions claws seized and pinned him bv the
nose at least half dozen times when length releas-
ing himself with desperate effort, the lion flung his
whole weight upon the dog and held him living between
his fore paws for more than minute, during which he
could have bitten has head off hundred times over but
did not make the slightest effort to hurt him Poor Tint,
then taken away by the dog keepers ericyousl,
ranged but still alive, aud seized the ou O- at least
The twentieth uEe the very moment the, he ,sas
released from under h.u
1t would be uresorle 10 GO al lenpth into the detail
OF the "second fight" it was called winch followed
ths the undertaking being to the assembly-for The
notion OF SNATCH" nuVy began be too Obvious hum
Dug 10 be talked anout-hat there should be two Ouses
at twenty minutes interval by three dogs AT each time
When the last dog Of the first set Tu, was removed
poor Veros temper just good as before the affair
began. The keeper Wombwel went into the cage in
stantiy and alone; carrying pan of water with which
ne hrSt suced the animal and then offered him some to
drink Alter few minutes the lion laid down rubbing
the parts OF lis head which had been torn as cat ould
dO) with his paw; and presently pan of fresh water
beng brought, he Tapped of il for some moments
while second keeper paGd and caressci him throuph
the iron CRATE The second combat presented only a
repetition OF the baIbaritics committed In the first
cept that it completely settled the doubt-f any existed
-as 10 sum OF money being depending. In throwing
water upon the on coed deal had been thrown upon
the stage This made the floor of course extremely
slippery; and 50 far very absurd bunder TO com
NIT But the second set Of dogs let in being heavier
than the first and the lion exhausted h. was una
BILE TO keep his footing the wet boards and fell in
endeavouilng to shake them Off bleeding freely from
the and head, and evidently in a fair WAY IN he
seriously injured The dogs all three seized him on
going in, and he endeavoued 10 get rid of them in the
same way as before using his paws, and not thinking
lighting, but not with the success. He fell now
and showed symptoms of weakness, upon which the
dogs were taken away This Examinations however did
not please the crowd who cried out loudly that the o
were mol oeatel. I'' --i'sion then followed; after
which the dogs ag4., in, and ara!r seized the
lion, who by this time, well bleeding freely from
the head appeared to have got hurt in one of hs lore
feet at length the danger of mischief becoming.
pressing aud the two divisions of the second combat
having lasted about five minutes, Mr.. Wo,n5wc! an
nounced that he gave UP the part of the on and the
exhibition vas declared to be at an end.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
Inc hrs struggle between the lion and his assailants
lasted about ii minutes and the last sometime les
than five; but the affair altogether wanted even the "A
,n
Dull or bear-ba,t For, from the beginning of the mat
Ter 10 tue end, the lion merely suerer-he M yer
struck blow. he only picturesque point which could
present Itself IN such contest would have been the
seeing an animal like the hon high state of fur, and
eNcatio but before the battle began felt assn rc!
that no such event would take place becarsa t,o am;
mai IN question had not merely been bred up in such
manner as would go far TO eXtngush all natural dspo-
son 10 ierocy but the greatest pains had been taken
10 render HIM tame, and geutle, and Submissive
" om5wcI the keeper, walked about in the care " IN
the on at least much at lis ease as he could have
dhe WIN any one OF the dogs who TO be matched
against HIM Al the end of the first combat the yery
moment the dogs removed he poes nto tja 90 orc
and gives him wafer at the end of the last hath
while he Is wounded and bleeding ne goes TO him again
"ilhout lhc least hesitation Tins must have known
20 certainty, that the animals temper was not capabe
OF being reused TO ferocity. might admit perbans NJ
some question whether the supposed untameabe nature
OF many wild animals is not something oyerrated and
whether 1t would not be the irresistible STRENGTH of
domestic lion lin he should become exciteh that
could render him dangerous inmate rather than anv
probability that se would easily become furiou but &C
regards the particular animal in question and the hat
lie which lie had TO fghthe evidently had no under
standing Oh it--no notion that the dog was his eneror
very large dog, belonging TO gentleman in War
WICK, was led up To his cararan the Ga, before the
light this dogs appearance did produce the slih
est IMPRESSION upon him. So with the other beaefs ne
WomoweHs collection who were shown TO the fighting
dogs' as we observed above on the morning of Tuesday
~ que VI tEeh appeared TO be reused by the meeting
10 the smallest degree. A common house cat Womb
nave been upon the gu oUe, and mans too prona
Oily, III moment. All the contest that did Ike Mace
arose out OF the fact that the dogs we're of breed too
small and light to destroy animal OF the lions WEIGHT
and strength, even if he did not defend himself If y
9u'.e clear from the moment when the combat began
that he had no more thought or knowledge of foht;nr
than sheep would have had under the same r,r,,,
stances. Ills absolute refusal TO bite is curious isc
be had evidently no idea Of using his mouth or teen a.
means his d"fence The dogs, most of them. show
Cd conside AbIe game; the brown dog Turk perhaps as
much as ever was exhibited and none of them sestrea
to feel any of that instructive dread or horror which
some writers have attributed 10 dogs in presence of a
lion
BALTIMORE, September 49,
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