Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
A LlONESS ABROAD.

full grown, however, and has never
been regarded as vicious Another
animal kept at the gardens, more for
general utility than rarity or beauty,
is what some people call donkey,
but by the public at large is called a
mule. These two animals, in their
appropriate stations, are useful as well
as profitable; but they do not make a
handsome team, or pull well together.
Yesterday afternoon about o clock,
while the sun was shining SO pleas
antly, the cage containing the lioness
was taken out of its winter quarters,
that it's occupant might have the ben
eft of sunlight and the fresh air.
Shortly afterward boy employed on
the grounds passed the cage leading
by halter the unfortunate mule
which is to figure in this narrative.
Boy like, he stopped in front Of the
cage Of the queen of beasts to admire
her beauty and to give his friend, the
mule, an idea of what he (the mule)
might have been if born under differ
cnt auspices. The lioness no sooner
set eyes upon the ill-starred donkey,
than sire croaci. ed in the back part of
her cage, and, with roar that startled
the echoes, spraDg against the bars,
swapping them like threads, and land
ed upon the mules back. The boy
Oh, where was he? "Ask of the
winds,' etc. The last seen of him
he had cleared the grounds, the road
TO the city, the city itself, and was
almost across the suspension bridge.
The struggle between the lioness
and the mule seems to have Disguised
The former. When a mule cannot
stand up any longer, he can lie down
and roll over; and that is precisely
what he did in this instance, and the
loness with him. Perhaps, when the
male was on top, he remained little
longer than was absolutely necessary
for the comfort of the lioness, and
was probably the cause Of her dis
gust. At any rate, after terribly lac
Grating her long-eared antagonist, she
laft him, op1 u,ont ,bnpt tha ornunlS
in search of new mules to conquer
The guard was aroused and they
came to the rescue with shovels and
pitch forks, and l9ludgeons. They
came very near the lioness once or
twice with their weapons, but sudden
Iy recolccliug some unperformed
duty, made gleat haste to see that it
was duly accomplished. Fearing that
the queen Of beasts" might take a
sudden notion TO leave the yet I'M
flushed garden for a stroll through
The classic shades of Clifton and
Avondale, whore some approach to
her native Jungle could be found the
officers of the ground summoned our
noble police. The brave Lieutenant
Cody, in command of mere corpor-
ais squad of watchful guardians, made
descent upon the garden with drawn
revolvers. They did not wish to an
initiate the enemy: they wanted to
take her prisoner. They advanced in
good order; but, on the enemy eyinc-
lng desire to resume the offensive,
FELL back in something like a panic
Thus the battle continued until the
shades of night began to gather. The
Vigilant police put in one-half Of the
afternoon in chasing the lion, and the
lion put IN the other half in chasing
the officers
1t has been determined to kill the
1oness should she attempt to leave
lhe grounds of the society, although
IT will be considerable of loss. Up
70 a late hour last night she had not
been captured, but was taking things
very leisurely, the monarch of all she
surveyed.
The lioness which escaped from her