The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-15
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF AFFEC
TJON BETWEEN BRUTES.

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lnable 10 nav sixpence for sight OF the
Wild beasts in the Tower of London, 10
primo dop or a cat as an oblatlon TO 1he
beasts. in lieu of money to the Keeper
Among Others fellow had caught up
pretty black spaniel in the streets, and ne
was accordingly thrown into the cage OF
the great lion. Immediately the little am.
NAL trembled and shivered, and crcucheo
and threw itself on its back, and put tortn
its tongue and held up its paws IN suppl,
eating attitudes, as an acknowledgment OF
superior power and praying for mercy. In
the mean time, the lordly brute, instead OF
devouring it, beheld it with an eye of phi
losonhic inspection. lie turned 1T over
with one paw aud then turned it with the.
other: and smelled to it, and seemed desl-
ro,ls of counting further acquaintance,
1Tbe keeper on seeing this, brought large
moss of his own family dinner; but the
lion kept aloof and refused to eat, keeping
his eve on the dog and inviting him as IT
were to be his faster. At length the AMI
mails fears somewhat abated, and his ap-
l.petite quickened by the smell OF the Wet
uals. he approached slowly and with trem-
blino. yentured to eat. The hon advanced
gently, and began to partake, and they
| finished their meal very lovingly together'
From this day the strictest friendship com
s;st;po, of all possible affection and tender
ness on the part of the lion, and of the ut
) most confidence and boldness on the part
of the dog; insomuch that he would lay
himself down to sleep, within the fangs ana
under the laws of his terrible patron. a
! gentleman who had lost the spaniel, and
! had advertised reward of two guineas to
r the finder, at length heard of the adyen-
ture. and went to reclaim his dog. You
see, sir" said the keeper, it would be a
e great pity to part such loving friends.
t However, if you insist upon your property,
: Won must even be pleased to take him your
u self; it is a task that would not engage
! in for five hundred guineas." The gentle
:, man rose in great wrath, but finally chose
Il to aequiesce rather than have personal
le dispute with the hon.
IS But let us proceed to the tragic catastro'
Id phe of this extraordinary story story
a still known to many, as delivered down
,r from father to son. In about twelve months
lg The little spaniel sickened and died, and
OF left his loving patron the most desolate or
CT creatures. For time, the lion did not
III; nnnear to conceive otherwise than that his
~ favorite was asleep. He would continue
-. to smell to him, and then would STIR HIM
At with his nose, and turn him over with his
est nav but finding all his efforts to awake
him we're vain, he would traverse his cage
from end to end at a swift and uneasy pace
then stop and look down upon him with .
OF fixed and dropping regard; and again III
ms. his head and open his horrible throat, anc
re- prolonr roar, as of distant thunder, tol
on several minutes. They attempted, but Il
ON vain, to convey the carcase from him; ne
cry watched it perpetually, and would suite
mes no person to touch it. The keeper thel
inc ne enieavored to tempt him with variety Q
~ victuals but he turned from all that wa
~ ~ offered with loathing. They then put seY
ally eral live dogs into the cage, and these n
rate instantly tore piecemeal, but left thei
um- members on the floor His passions benz
,rcd fins iniameh, he would dart his fangs int
OBJ the boards, and pluck away large splinter
oth- and again grapple at the bars of his Gag
., tne and seem enraged at his restraint fro
7.ao5 tearing the world to pieces. Again, ;
that quite spent he would stretch himself
the the remains of his beloved associate, an
est gather him with his paws and put him
ut a his bosom and then utter under roars
ular such terrible melancholy, as seemed
the threaten al around, for the loss of his Ii
now tie plGy-fellow, the only friend, the on
o"s- : companion he had upon earth. For fN
Is s GI days he thus languished, and gradually d.
tioil clined, without taking any sustenance,
n ,ha admitting comfort; till one morning, /
cas- was found dead, with his head lovingly re
med cllned on the carcase OF his little friend.
bar They were both inferred together an
our, their grave plentifully watered with I'll
eth tears of the keeper and his loudly lamen
unit ing family.
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