St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-05

v-,s nhIiT,d to turn and face the two
ILLNESSES a> they passed nm. leaving
thr lion to he watched 10y the attend
ants. But the attendants failed to see
th,. monster sneak along the floor. The
audience were watching more closely.
the danger WAS seen. and II cry of alarm
WIS raised. hut it WAS too late. the
monsters jaws had closed on the calf
of Lrngrl'~ right leg. the teeth met, and
Lrm"cI fell To the floor of the cage. His
rlun flew from his hand AZ he fell. and
WAS hclond his reach. The moment
Vas one of terrible suspense: the spec
tatur> were terrified. and the TWO III
tcuuantS paral Zcd at the result al thell
foreclosures. Bat LvmgrIs presence oil
mind did not desert hmm. ne nom
even i'm his rage. could not forget the
power of his fallen antagonist, ana
inn~rnrd his hold tnr Il moment. ana
h..t,,lt. the liuur~> could gather Ton an
attack. tI,. tanner was OH his feet, seized
bi~ " hin, and attacked his foe. flashing
him mo the corner. Leaving the cage.
l,n.,I walked to his dressing box.
arru~> the rIm.. where he sank. faint
from the loss of blood. 1t WAS found
that no bones We're broken, but the
wounds " rc - large and deep, that
the surgeon Whn dressed them prohed
them It'll his finger, and failed To touch
the end. lrugcl has been live times
before, bitten hN his pets, and shows Il
~c;tlIcd body but IN every rasc before,
his wounds have been from lOneSSes.
+ This he thinks. is the second case in
which lc has been Intentionally bitten,
I.4,, IN
them >mltl~ among themselves they
have seized him h> mistake.
How II FLtL~ 10 Et BLOWN | T..
\ .,rIN i,uI Of the. recent disaster to Tia,
tn. boat McDougald on the Mississippi
thu- tells tn" story of his experiences
/ ua~ awakened from sleep hl Il heavy
,omril sion. followed immediately aitcI
Nud hl Il second and heavier one
Every thing seemed Ia give away.
There WIS 4 rush of hot air and found
NV self coin" through the air. Some
thin" struck me in he side and hrok,
NY ibis. knew in Il moment What
was the matter. and | had all my >cn>,'>
about me. 1t seemed To me that ! went
up 4 tIi"h;i'ui distance. How far. o
course. | c;uuut tell | left the hot aiI
that started with me. and struck Il cool
.or rIrlcnr. went mp head first, and
~ Stopped. turned over and cam,
down head first. The thought PASSED
through my mind that this was umturtu-
nate. Ton might strike Il piece of Tia,
wreck and iuiur myself. just then Il
stick stuck me. and whirlrd me oven
:" that | struck the water feet first
The blow left Il mark on my right lee
about eight inches long. and crippled
it - that | could NOT Use it. took IN
~ fall breath of air as | touched the W!
ter and soon began To rise. The thought
struck me. " hat if | come up Just IN
time I" hc hit 10y Il falling timber. ~
came up | thrust up my hand over my
head T." protect it. and caught 1t on {;
piece "t he l"oi. cuttim" ii somewhat
Ny theory l. that il was Il part of tn,
roof over me. | had followed it mp an,
beat it coming down. lonkcd arnum,
and SAN the wreck had already sunk
The deck seemed to he attached in som,
way /" the wreck. for | tlnatcd away
from il. and began too look around tol
>"mIctlIIu" Ia cling to. found Il mas,
OF timber. and WIS soon after picked ~
h., some, men in skin.
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