, 1869-07-04
A TALK WITH 4 LION-TAMER
Lcucel Five Tltue~ wounded.

In ,he les b loneSs ia Charleston, ). e., Ill
Ap5t, and IS stiu disabled in consequence of the
wu1ad. One OF the cearlestoa papers Eescrtes
visit to HIN IS follows:
we found III. LeaS-l lying down rs=.,.ns. not
su1eslu. MITCH, but very .estless- He = apparent
,rars older. lie told rs that he Is > native or
Philadelphia aud has been eneaZett In the Hon
ta.linS tustnesS for Is years, acll1E Which time
he nas eervcd II the cl.cuse5 Ut J. II. June,
S. Z. Nowe, Phineas T. EaE1l-zo, l1atSnt Cham.
A,oc4 ihe latter 81 which he Ia E1,h at present.
Jacc ts tlt:Lt. Howe aud Ballum hare quilt The
bl.sluess; llatsat Cna1uhe9s fat!cd IN Texas tTo
years aso, nals!st aua Ca=teno atr LOW show
"in ausver to n que atom as TO hia msnner Of
vas Sitt of mature With hin i have no tear
OF Them People ,eu nle eEs75 sttne st wouui
1ha. i ought 70 h xaznas; 10 Eae- M A. shnuLi
not When am away from the lions get home
| sick, ua.l when ] 70 1fere they arr and iuy
Se, more hatnes!cE still never net any lo;,s
=! could NOT 1arac Three years ago ta1nsu 1'e
In New York which, While in Europe, had AtllrH
cnc nan and 1,al5 manesta a;losnes; wn5 had IT.
tetapteti ~ tntUi- N shTce weeks after they
were put tn my charge tEcy were 81 talne az
wished. thuuxn Esfote thcE were consitrred un-
taulatse- sury seldom: E-t force III tstu!s::s
tEcm, hut SOMETIMES 1t hso1aes nccessar5-ktnd-
KISS i ny asNa! plan: In alwaya ea5efulto
Keep f1y rye upon iheM. ...,....
y Eversopr who h,s seea THE liop tanaE 'leay-
!ng thc caSc after ms feat OF 1sns down among
thel and ItlD.s OF pistols, has atAbL!ecs noticed
!; haw carrtui ne was-sseppns ons backwards
which alwa,s advanced u;.on bun. In speaking
u. this, be ssld: II did not Keep my eye upon
them, ther ~cnll jump q: me. ,Taey hare sessts
crsNiSh 10 hnu,s itat aIa F1reatsis sfn.n th-n.
and tary gain courage; she1r Is more .:4nEer 10
ne at Ibis ti,le than ut sny other. II the ftuEs
we're at nhetr, woali lear to 50 nen them.
some People think that Hon born In America ~
ters toctr, pTstasang less es the sayae I&suse 0!
], tlc brute, than one horn ID AfflcL o. Asa Not
ss1. Womb rather have to tame a litter born IN
either Of tne last mentioned places tn LII liz
ur born III tits country-iht 'atter Atp Rurr dar-
i Gtruui, and itss etslf tanned
i" MI Len.vl has t,eei bitten number ot times
] by lous-Iunesse4 We Should hsve saiI ~ the
! mslss have never doue so; TAG honesss1 said
ht arr ,zt.chtro,ls and deee1fnt than the
li,rs.' He has keen slightly scratched Ut almost
1at.uletal1e nutul-r OF tttae. Iii: bus never h'!
| to Ia! up In, twice from his wounds. The de-
! srrtrilon uf thu wounds a1i the places where he
| received them are uacntione.i hel0w.
The frs: wound WAS Lite IN the LEFT le4s.
| Western Pcr2s ilfaE!1, Ahle With liafnuslA clr-
"Tne second was zecr,ycl whilc with S. b.
in the left haE,.. THIS "oi1pl c.usel hin TO lose
the Gsc Of hL, middle na:e7.
| hy d ltoneHs In Howe / Casteos circus. TINS
time t1n9csa OF the r.ght hnnd we're ul13ettt.
LIE has ful Use OF them now.
| d!ana last surllnef. The lIourss seized hin hJ
the right leg. diving her teeth into the cA1t OF his
The NTH was rrc,5ye, last Ann, in New Or
| leans. The Aa1Enal seized HIN by the left ,S, in
| er11'ug nee tooth OF the lower }nw at inch anu
hull Into the calf and tooth OF the upper law the
/ ka:1 Ger:h nto the upper site Of tho knet joint
| Nj. LcEgc1 ~as confined t. his bed white, but
whtn iis circus 1Eusrd be came N1enx, anu gaze
! two exhibitions, in Augusta ami Que Ia Sayan-
Eah, the latter or which he s3ys II paradsa. for
| eirtas- On eoD!ng here he maize nsrangein ents TO
| Itlerm last "Wednesday, hut h!s leg eatntr hini.
| hc consulted sIr. f. " Robertson, Rho ordered
him II lea a onee telling hlus that the bone Of
! H.. f-t: ~as Injured. This uIltf was ebeyeI, aaA
| Mr. Leastl s;,lI remains IN tcL lie IS aale hoy
/; esrr, TO trases a!out The MON occasionally,
:" II Is somewhat Of q Coincidence that DT. foh-
er-en Eas attended his pat lent On two oth-
| Fious. the Pavilion Uotnl, for wounds received
frntn utlssseS. oil Of the WOUNDS Icing upon the
| left SIDE uf tae body. ....
t :" lttrr Leltge does no. think he was bsihtn but
/ once Internationally. lit saya the lionesscs when
| tnsf:ner never meet but they sttlp and Brah at
! t;.cn urntT-tMo VI them uvees 1--we pcasefully In
! tEe same ca.r-aud states I bis opinion thai,
| with the exception mentioned, when he arRra-
| waited ore hts,ui tncu:ailcc, ist Was In thr way,
| and was t,ttcu Tor one Of The llouesses- lie hul
bit tt,n rarposcly. The tet1h Inca and Aall
| long. with q root about i've and half Inches IN
! length. II the teeth were driven in nesh ur to
! The gums, lar-e-sIZe1 peach stone c1u:d be
Plarteti IN the hole. Inc c.aws which the auiEsai,
/ Ike the cat, keers uas4Foset till wanted. arc
! fprInit.lc lnrk.E:, oojec-A Wt!'o not nov couhf.
as nnre t:,a. inc ass2EltnEs Of travellers, thas
te7 Gut great t1:lssrA Of E.h. Herr Lenxel BIZ y
he fears Ihe:r CLAWS Hore than tile!e teeth, that
| the. geueraI:r strike before they bite.
] t'f1ttr Ltn:e! viii have IN r'I..:lta hire Hbent
ten days longer. af.cr which 1t Is probable y Ill
| t- able 10 retotn las COMPANY"