The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-09-29
HERR DRIEsBAcH AND HIS LION.

HERR DRIEsBACH AND HIS LION.
The Galena (lllinois) Courier publishes a
letter from a correspondent in Potosi, wis
consin,) who says:
"Tired of this itinerant and Benedick
life. about three years since, the Herr took
to himself one of the most intelligent and
amiable of the Buckeye daughters, and re-
moved to this place. where he had purchas-
ed himself beautiful farm and where he has
retired to cultivate the earth and make for
himself pleasant home"
Since then the Lion Tanner has visited
Dubuque; and the editor of the Express of
that city gives the following interesting re-
cognition
LAST evening we, with two companions,
walked up street with Herr Driesbach. Our
chief object in taking this walk was that the
Herr desired to witness meeting between
himself and his old pets Of the menagerie,
which he had not seen for more than year,
and which, of course, we were most anxious
to witness, to see whether time, travel and
change had obliterated from their recollec-
tions their old master.
"On entering the canvass, which was be-
fore the audience began to collect, Herr de-
sired US to stand before the cage of the
Bengal tiger, he remaining at the door the
while. This tiger, from some old sore, had
an old grudge against him, and managed to
give marked demonstration of the fact
This cage was selected for the first test of
recognition. While we were stationed i'm
mediately in front Herr came sauntering
along carelessly, habited in farmers cos
tune, and as he neared the cage the tigers
eyes began to glisten with great brilliancy
as they bore directly upon him, and at the
same time a low cultural growl began to
raise in his throat, which burst out into a
ferocious howl as he leaped at the bars to
get at him when he passed by. This expert
ment was tried several times with the same
result, and when at length Herr spoke to
him his rage knew no bounds; leaping at
the bars, he dashed his paws out to tear
him, and only ceased when his old master
walked out of his sight.
1.-THE next place we were desired to re-
move to was the large cage containing a
large lion, two leopards, and lioness. We
mention them thus as it is the order they
stand in the cage, it being divided into
apartments. AS Herr approached this cage,
the lioness caught sight of him, and her eyes
beamed with pleasure, while her tail wag-
ged glad recognition. On his coming up
to her she appeared frantic with JOY, and
when he spoke to her and presented his face
to the cage she kissed him and placed her
paw in his hand with all the air of an intense
affection. Indeed, while he was in her pres
ence she did not know how to control her
self, but would lick his hands while he at
tempted to pat her, roll over, reach out her
paws to him, and press her nose between
the bars as though she would like to have
had a closer presence. While Herr was
talking to the lioness, the old lion in the
other end of the cage began to get jealous
and grumble, for he too had recognized his
old friend. Herr said to him, Billy, get
ting jealous p and then walked up to him,
when tho creature Crowded against the bars
to get closer to him, if it were possible, and
kissed his face and licked his hands with as
great demonstrations of delight as the other.
The leopards, too, in the same cage, knew
their old master, and watched him as they
lay with their noses close to the bars, with
evident pleasure, and seemed highly pleased
as he spoke to them.
lin all our days we do not recollect any
exhibition that gave US so much satisfaction
as did this meeting of old friends; and while
we watched them in their congratulations,
we could not make up our mind which was
the most delighted, Driesbach, to know that
he was not forgotten by these creatures, or
that they were once more in his presence.
While we were watching Herr and his COM
panions, the crowd began to gather in, and
our companions and self departed, highly
gratifed at the result"