The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-11

right. She lay in the act of springing
and lay at but little distance.
"Come I"
There was movement, and the whip
was raised and fell heavily upon her
head that was all that was needed to
waken her latent ire, and with roar
like that given il her native forest she
sprang with almost resistless force to.
ward him. A sharp, stinging blow on
the bridge Of the nose for a moment
cowed land she might have been con-
auered had she not partially fell upon
and upset the pail and deluged the floor
OF the cage In blood! 3
Then al became the widest commo-
tion-the most terrible and savage
sounds Every beast sprang down, lap.
ped the blood. and. then turned upon
him. Even the veteran lion appeared to
forget the long years of training, and
something of his young forest life blazed
forth. sss
Amberly comprehended all in an In,
stant, and the father triumphed over the
actor. He snatched the now terrified and
screaming child, sprang with her to the
door, thrust her into the hands of the
watchful attendant and would have fol.
lowed had not the lioness grappled aud
drawn him back, rending his shoulder
with her sharp claws and causing the
blood To, stream over his rich dress.
He was fighting against most desper
ate odds, knew it, backed into the cor.
ner and called for his irons. One, red,
hot at the end, was handed to him, hut
at the first stroke the lioness sent i,
whirling, and her sharp teeth almost met
for a moment in his thigh.
"Hand me something sharp with which
/ can brain the brute ~
Everything upon which hands could
be laid was thrust to him, but he failed
to reach them, and the danger was be-
coming more and more imminent. The
blood had been Tapped up clean-al
were mad with desire, and the tiger and
the leopards crouching upon him Their
the majesty of command asserted itself
"Come, Samson f a7f !.i
The old lion came forward at tht
words, seemed to comprehend that some
thing was VI ong, thrust himself betweer
his master and his raging mate, an6
when she turned upon him sent her roll
ing with blow of his great paw. s,e
The lion.tamer might have escaped
but bleeding, wounded as he was, ht
would not retreat, and turned bis atten
ton to separating the now tangled mas,
Of fighting animals. Picking up ont
leopard after another he drew them into
q further corner Of the cage, dragging
the tiger, with the lioness clinging' to 4
and tearing its glossy hide, thither, tor,
open its paws by main strength, hurled
1t back and shut the partition, turned
reeled to the door, fell upon It and wa
dragged dahrough to safetys even with th,
lioness rattling behind him as it was clio
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fell fainting by the side OF his already
insensible wife, who lay with her alright
ed child hugged closely to her scarcely
heating heart alI =
Then the silence that had been a.
death was broken by the most tumultu
Gus shouts, and breath was drawn again
and half-fainting women and fear.palsiet
men felt as il mountain haG been liftet
from their hearts. r,rs..s.,i
Lame, torn and weak, the lion-tame
entered the cage the next day before tn
most unprecedented crowd, it having
been advertised that he would do so il
his bloody clothes, but never again coul,
he be tempted to take child or pail
blood behind the bars. a4 r.sg-