Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-12-28

usual, under the impression That bIs
fore footed actors were quite snug in
their cages. 1t was not SO. The cage
that contained tiger and a ,igress,
was in state of decrcpittide, so lha!
the ferocious couple broke loose If
their keeper was to eat his beef stake,
Or. and Mrs. Tiger thought they
oughtt 10 have something fresh TOO. Ac.
cordingly, being free as air, they cast
their eyes rouod The habitatioh, as a
gormandiser in cook shop, and so Sc.
lected fine foreigd animal, called the
Lama, on which to Gt;;ue. 1T the ap.
preach of the tiger couple, The peoe
lama got scared, and setu gruns
One of the tiger family 1--we have ii.
ger families elsewhere) sprung at his
hroat, brsught him down, a nd tappef
his iugular vein in twiukling. Hero,
both the animals slipped away with
great perseverance, as fast and as cor
daily as the cobler aud bis wife bong
over cider barrel 10 New jersey.
WHICH they soon enptied ofits contents.
The heart oil the peor lama was soen
drunk dry by these two feline topers.
In the mean time the keeper hnish-
ed his dinner, drank bis glass, aHa
was putting away at the butt OF Span
lsh segar, when he eat cred, and found
The work that had been going on He
was alarmed ut first, bat bis personal
courage did not ooze away, as Acres
did IN the play. He ventured into the
riag with moose 10 fling over the
heads Of the two ferocious animals.
while they were sucking ont the last
drop Of blood from the poor latsa. The
tigress finishing her repast sooner than
her Mate, turned round while the kee.
per was is the very act of catching
them; and made preparations to spring
upon him, in the same way that a cat
does when she sees a mouse. The
keeper felt the danger of his situation,
but with great presence of mind, he
made retreat behind his elephant,
who, from the other side of the circus.
who was looking on the scene with
great composure The tgress did not
iorego her intent She made spring
at the keeper past the elephant, but
just at this moment, the sagacious AMI
NAL, observing, il would seem, tho
danger OF his keeper, let cat his trunk
with the celerty OF an arrow from the
bow, and pitched the tigsess to the far.
TIER end of the circus.
A wonderful hurly burly was now
kicked up Ali the monkies and ha.
Blooms scanpcred up 10 the rafters, and
the glafing eyes of The enraged tigress
struck dread into the whole, except the
elephant, vino folded up his trunk with
neatness after his feat, and the lion
who sat in his cage on his hips like a
dog, looking Oh with great dignity and
composure. The ksepe: now run out
from behind the elephant, and an.
preaching his trunk, uttered certain
words, which the sagacious animal
understands with so much cor ectness.
The elephant unroiIed his trunk. the
keeper got astride, and in a momeut
was elevated 10 the back Of bis preser.
yer.
In he mean time the tigress had re.
covered from the toss she bad got, and
made Dew preparations to spring upon
the keeper, who was upon the baek.of
the elephant. The elephant saw, and
took proboScfs measures accordingly.
Again the iigress sprang upon the man,
and again the elephant interposed his
trunk and tossed The tigress a second
time to the farhest extremity of tho
circus. This pitch wounded the side Of
the tigress, and finding there was no
usein trying further 10 tap the juglar
ofthe keeper, sDeaked into her cage
with what she had got.
While this business was going on,
the tiger himself had begun to look
round, and see what fan could be pick
ed up. On raising his head from the
lama, the first thing that struck him
was the iion sitting in bis cage with
great dignity and unconsern The IT,
ger showed his. teeth--the lion shook
his name The tiger drew back on his
hIpd legs 10 make. a spring--the lion
rose up with great dignity, and shot
fire from his eyes The tiger sprung
at the cage with great fury, forcing one
OF his claws between tive of the bars
and at the SnTne instant tn. lion made.