The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
WONiN'S

Inc latest StOfy OF woman S love ana
betrayal ard elaborate vengeance comes
from Sicily. The circus and MENACE
RE !here is there about the same as
here, and among TIE attractions of the
show, as in this country, the spectacle
of somebody going into a cage of lions
and flashing the beasts about is II
which pleases the ~carnivorous populace.
In one troupe the heroine OF this incl
denE, a young woman named FlOrlna,
was the person who acted the part of
lion-tamer. She had a lover, and she
had learned that he was untrue to her,
having become enamorej Of another
woman. Then Nine. Florina planned
and executed q revenge on the falthless
youth which was equally artistic, Ora
matte and complete. There had been
Il performance of unusual brilliancy,
in which FloriHa had conducted herself
so boldly among her dangerous pets
that the people were wild with enthu-
siasm. She strobe about among the
bowling beasts like Diana, and forced
them by the fierce light in her eyes to
submit to cruel lashings and to lie sup
~plicatingly at her feet. The audience,
stated with even such spectacle, finally
withdrew, but Florina remained il the
cage, and the lions still lay restiessly
at her feet. She finally stepped to the
door and called to her lover. He came,
and the conversation which ensued was
very muck to the point. do you love
me?' queried the girl. The Young
man responded III the affirmative. "Do
you know that I should die If You loved
another? 2" said she, "but I should first
Kill you," she added. "How?" said
he. "Thus," was the response Of the
Jealous woman, az she threw herself
against him, precipitating him into the
cage, and at the same time flashing the
insuriated beasts with her whip. The
lions didn't fear any look there was IN
the young mans eye, rs they did the
woman'8 Glanca, and, within five min
| utes from the time he was introduced
TO them they had torn the young fellow
in pieces, and 80 conducted themselves
generally that the keeper felt there was
10 necessity for giving them any more
meat. FIor;na, meanwhile, gazed placid
" 0 the horrible scene, and mani
tested no symptoms o~fregret. Looking
at the case from a purely critical point
of view there seems to be no doubt that
| she got, at least, even with her lover.
4 SELFAPPOLNTED PEdCEHiKE8.
While an Old gentleman was standing
near the fire bnilt by the skaters on the
bank Of the Mississippi, d boy named
Patsy Lally accosted him by poking
him IN the ribs with his list, and saying
in a jOvial tone How are you, cid
gal 2" The old man didn't like Patsy's
greeting very well, but said nothing,
and Patsy thought it was ali right.
Bnt a big Dutchman, who is employed
in hauling ice, thought that this was
an insult to the old man, for which
Patsy should be chastised, and seeing
that no one was going to take the mat
ter in hand he determined to do i: him
self. Accordingly Germany made a
break for Erin, caught and gave him
several hard blows with a heavy black
snake wagon whip, and then went back
to his work as if nothing out of his or
binary line of business had transpired.
The c~ooines of the Dutchman aroused
the anger Of a colored gentleman named
Joe Johnson, who said that dat ole
beer guzzler amt got no license to do
me dat way, I tell you," ~whereupon the
Dutcbman, who had heard Joe's remark,
went f0r the gentleman and gave him a
dose OF the same medicine that he had
given Patsy. The thing was beginning
30 grow serious, and no one knew whose
turn would come next, until a young
man by the name of Warren, who had
seen The whole transaction. said to
Of his friends who was standing near
81 would like 70 know what right that
big Dutchman has to take up for any
N else" The Dutchman was Just
close enough to Warren to catch the
meaning of his words, which lie did not
like. He had commenced the thing and
he intended to carry it through. He
advanced on Warren, and after giving
him a warming, again resumed his
work and did not have occasion to