The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

onesses, and often carries them OIL then bcing
no kindly surgeon to lance their li,,lc gums.
Hubert was taken to The camp, where, Of
course, he became the dol Of the regiment al. !
ways present ut patadcs, and gamholkng with
thu mcn during the iilr hours. As h. grew !
up hs exploits hccsme sonaea hal questionable. /,
Tic had early stranglol his nar@r. the goat. lie
then showcda propensity ior sheep, donheys, |
and Rclorius, which made IL necessary for him |
10 bc chained up, and finally. having Killed
horse and dangerously wounkd two men low
ing 10 some difference oi sentiinciit,l lac was
Gagged. Gcrari of course continued to pct him.
Evry nigh, he opened the cagc, lluhcrt
spraw ont joyousiy. ami hogan playing with
him ~ hldesndseSk en,hrsrns h'"', "i'"
ast,cablc. "oNc hight IN high spirits, he en-
braccd M 80 frven,iy that should have i~sn
strnnglei Ind they Not bent him away with their
sabws hcaths. That was the last time | cared
10 phy hijoaud sc,k with him, Rul must
do him the iusticc 10 say. that IN all our string \
g,cs he scrupuloasly avoided using his teeth ~
talons he was the same 10 oil whom he liked.
aud to whom hc was really very anrciionata
and gentle" Hubert WINS sent 20 'ars, and
pla,SS in the far3,n n. Pianies, wherc some !
time afterwards Gerard went 20 scc him. He
WAY lying halt asleep. gas'ng With indifference
on all the visitors. When Suddenly he RAISED his
head. his eyes dilatcd. a nervous twitchmg ct
the muscles OF his face and agitation oi bis tail
showed that the sight 1T the welLknown uni
form had rousei him lie roognse,i the uni
6f FL 5di iIai na7 W ;n,fs,S s I,xrs-
Ills eyes eagerly interrogstcd this vaguely nc
membcrcd form Gerard approached and, IN
able TO rrsis, hs emotion. thrust his band into
The cage II was touching moment which
r. a Al. Ia,
ard. he applied his no~r 10 the outstrctche,l
hand and began TO breathe dccpiy with every
breath his eye became more .ii-ctionate, aud
when Gerard said 10 him. Well Hubert, my
old soldier :" he made terrible bound against
tie bars Of lis prison. which tremblsl beneath
his weight. MY friends, alarmed. sprang
back, and called on me to do the same. Noble
bens, thou art terrible, even IN thy love lie
stood up, pressed against the bars, striving 10
break through the Obstacle which separated ~
tie was magnificent N he stood there roaring
with Joy and rage. lila rough tongue licked
with Joy the hand which ! abandoned 10 him,
While with his cnormo,. paws he tried IN draw
me gently b. him. No sDDner dill uny one mp.
proaeh the cage than b. How out in expressions
Of anger, winch changed into Guinness and ca
rcsscs on their retn'ating II Is impossible" Tor
NC w ~s'Ii" INV f""t" "n' I""""N w"
th"t DAY twenty Times was ,oro'" 70 "'o'"
10 feassife am t'ht ~ "oh'u Sr me aR"ni
anu c"on ',oc 'hM , "ove, Wv. " sRn, u,
nmoe '"' P'h'c 'f''hh'' WIN nv """""' wv"
cries"
f""f ',""" wv" NH''' an" w" 'ooR faf1'
,d@ OF su's,Hun' ',7i,', h'"n. caP,N'y a","
1fs T"h''"' !" nun, o"' VIZ 'n,Vt @'"'o :" :"
injurious on 'ne ~"o'' "e "'"I"", "s' 'n'
ksi~' Attributed u 10 these V's''s wn'e" pi
haPs maze nm ihngn'sn 'or ue ea''ip anu ",
Oh days OF liberty ne died, has,nR '. .....,.l
ilt ut, 10 c.iurc w. nnre death IN the forest, by
rife BENZ infinitely preGrahlc TO a puI,pona.
| nv disease bred in prison.
! lIaa the lion power Of fascination Thr
Arabs MI declare I've has. and TINT both men
and bcas,s are forced To follow hun when once
he rscrcis,s that power over them. The royal
arrrct and the pi,rcipg splcndor of Lis tawny
eve, together with MI tlos. associations ri Ter
rcr which his presence calls M, may suffice TO
parnlyz, aud iscipate AN unhappy victim al.
iIm,cb Gerard saws for bia mari he meyer EI,
the slipb,cst inclination "a follow md eyrIaiu
"oai. ae :, ..,,. n ,,a n. .d,s p.,..,.
Eo, mn, avn mari ve ,.o bclicvc II, ..v
amount Of fascination. We were once EN-,
! brnccd by an ancctionaL Young Iiop,ss. who
nut her paws lovingly around or neck and
would have kissed our rhseka bnd ,,ct that
symptom Of "A bodness NOR than mat,bnly
/ besrl AT once by ia ,irtuoilsly rcprcsscd, The
fascination Of this tawpy maiden, by whose en-
brace We were haunted for fortnight was
camllcd by the Illumination W. felt on another
ocra.ion m the presence Of tn. lorest king. An
visitors 10 the Xo1laionl Garden admire ibr
noblr li,n who oceupIes HE la, den and most
visitors have soen his wrath when The keeper
lapprsncb,s the den before The bone he IL vnaw.
| Inc IL Thoroughly clean. Tho sight ofhis wrath
snd the sound ~ his Rrowls greatly interested
us, and the keeper not being al hand 10 excite
them we o,n ,ay rot over the railing OPPOSITE
! hh dan. and began dancing snd hisbing before
him IN "A Wild and, ~ W. IMAGINED, i,rfa,aal,le
manner. Instsad Of flashing Gu, Ia wrath aud
thunder. the lion turned his eye upon us, anil 10
! utter contempt coniipued licking liz legs of
bed. v-raoily uu,ro.bIsd by our LshiDg, prob
ably asking himself the meaning of tLose 10.
comprehensive gesticulstioDs. 40 felt small
/ W. evidently I'D not think ~ worth even n
gruv and W. we're forced 10 get back over
the railing, utterly diSrnnf'et by The quiet
dignity Il hs msjesiy
However, Oh ihis subject Of fasciDaiioD. let
us hear 'bc story which Gerard beard from The
Arab Come years ago, Segbif. the hero N
this adventure. was denied The band Of his mia
tres for no worse crime than impetuosity,
which has cat many n true love knot, and be
though, u simpler 10 elsfe With bis beloved. boz
lie did 40. hut his fyatb wae ,labgsfst,z and l,.