The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-25

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pretty closely tied touching matters OF
his profession, but in due time ne eI-
pandet into :slk when he ssr the gen
uine enthusiasm Of the keeper for sll
los. rels.et 20 the subject, yet naturally
prsctised strict reserve IN everything
concerning his psrticuls. work IL .
word, professional secrets remained Ell
,ombed-
He though. men were born 20 lis vo-
cation. sni there wss no resisting it.
He hsd followed shows and hung around
lion cages when he wss s boy. Toward
manhood the business hsd exercised
such 8 fascination thst ne ST last ob,sin-
81 employment. With tanner, whom ne
followed until he was killed oyi his
beasts. This sanguihs-y spectacle de-
tered him for the time from The lcea
o; entering cage, but ne continued n:
WORK
There were two kinds OF lions in the
menage-ies-,nose born snd raised IN
cages and those caught ~ whelps Wild
in Asia sad Africa. a few full grown
were caught in pits. The fes: time Ne
entered = cage was IA s SINAI! show 10
provincial town. The Two lions whom
he then encountered were old scd sick,
ard bore the scars OF twenty years whip
ping on their bald hides besides. they
were born and brough. up behind the
bars. They grow!ed from force OF hsbii,
bat there wss lot much danger IN them.
The posters Of course announced tue
brutss ~ i~o Of the most teroSious kings
0: the forest
From these be passed to csge.bred
lions in their prime. iheccc 70 the Wild
animals. OF which Bruius was one I'm
I'll tie iamer wss sb!e 70 work With
these last, be vs no: considered s. BE-
lossing 20 the rank OF req! tanners. The
sci ss,ion be experienced the first time
be entered the csge Of Wild snlms!s ~ss
difficult: 20 describe; it vas sn spPrecis-
ton Of inmiuen, danger coupled with
courage. Wien be issued tromthe cage
bis tights and span gled cloth teli as II
thew had Us. come OF! OF the WISH !uo.
he VS. ;,eslet 10 the point OF bravery
before the bru.ss. bu! ten minutes after
ward = child could have knocked him
over.
The principal secre. OF managing the
b-u,es was 20, 20 - afraid OF them
" hen the man showed fear he Mss los.
The mastery was not acquired 80 much
through violence Of treatment, s. 50 so-
solute sense OF security IN their presence.
Audsci.y aud self-Possession were nee
esssry every, minute, every second;
moments loss OF equilibrium nigh!
prove isiAi.
The ou,;ery mode OF treatment sbou;
which bcokmen wrote had no existence
in tact among sho~mea. No mAn man
seed his beasts with kindness. W nea
bis Bruius licked his face IN his perform
spce j, cooked affections:e, but II vss
NOT. ne die il because be Was afraid and
when the animal went through this O.
cnl.,ory business he VAS obliged 10
keep bis eve on him with sill the ccncea-
,rstiou OF his will, for there MAS some
thing in the beasts eyes which showed
TIA; he xo1ld sooner Use his teeth ihsh
ms tongue.
There Vas an impression ihs. lion
once tanned il tanned for good, a. horse
!. broken 20 harness. This ~As sn en-
ror; the lien hsd 20 be tanned every day
anew in order 20 keep him IN suolecilon.
Rounters asked him If be meant 20
SAY ths. ali lions were vicious To
which be answered ressiively. There
were good lions and had lions, inst IS
there were good and bad meo. The bad
h,-..ts however. were more numerous
tran TIE others, for 1t ~As their nature
20 kill 10 provide for their hunger. The
hsok talk about their generosity vas
nc, Trustworthy; the instinct OF the
bsss, u.s 70 Kill when it Was hungry
hut when It's stomach vS full u S>s
less dangerous. He had seen the beast
in its Wild state. having hunted him IN
Africa He had cap,uredB rufus tae,e
when the animal MA two years old;
he xss then ten, bu: always retained
something Of his Wild nature. He vas
secured in . pit win ms mother the
mother beng shot
In another menagerie With which he
h.i been connected his principal Per
forruance uss -,he happy family, II
which he broush. together in the same
e,ge TWO lions, several wolves, couple
OF bears, . sheep. /. ANAL elephant with
q monkey on his back The eroNsing
feature OF this Vas the Introduction OF
the Sleeps head into the lions mouth
which be held opea by the upper hp
With . strong grlp. The sovereisnsy OF
the lions WA scklowledged By the Other
Aninaa, Who looked II them With fear