Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-14
THE LEorARD,s Ire.

the EquescurricuLuns attacked by One OF
the 41sinadZs.
New York Herald.
The last act of the circus had come, and
the audience were prepared for the sensa-
ton which was to be the climax. The
horses and the gymnasts and the clowns had
finished, and the wild beasts were to be de-
fed. The creaky little wagon that held
them was drawn out into the ring, and o
woman entered the cage-a slender, 1.-the,
active, sinewy woman, with black eyes full
of fire and a cruel rawhide whip in her hand.
The whip was weighted at the handle, and q
quick shift would make it deadly slung
shot, but this the audience did not know.
1t was Nine. Rhinehart, and the wild
beasts we're the lion, ioness and leopard in
Equescurriculum. 1t was yesterday, in the
afternoon. The wornan-cool, careful, quick
and keenly watchful as ever-snapped the
whip around, and with sharp, angry words
to corner in the usual style If such perform
ances. 1t was exciting even to those who
were used to the style of performance they
dren it was thrilling; for the deep, angry
They were too sullen to be laughed at.
Suddenly Nine. Rhinehart stepped back
ward to leave room for the lien to Jump in
one of the tricks she had taught him, and
she stepped against the leopard. With a
snarl that seemed half human in it's malice
and wholly devilish in it's utter ferocity, the
angry beast turned its head and raised its
paw. The paw rested one moment on the
right thigh of the daring woman, and the
claws shot straight through the thin gar
ments into the quivering flesh. The Jaws
now open an instant and then closed on
what seemed the woman's body.
Probably not one person in five In the
audience realized what they saw was any
thing different from the usual performance.
for every thing Nine. Rhinehart had done
had been done in flash, and there was no
time to realize this before she had mastered
the situation. Turning as quickly as the
huge leopard had turned she shot her slender
white left hand straight from the shoulder to
the leopard's throat with motion as quick
as Heenan's, and with her right she whirled
her whip around and brought the loaded
handle down squarely between the two great
green eyes that were cleaning hate into her
own. Then shifting the whip. again so
quickly that few saw the motion she rained
dozen quick fierce blows on the tenderest
spots the leopard wears. There was not
time for the shudder the audience began to
feel to have passed away before the trick
was over, the lion was ready for his next
word of command, and the leopard had skunk
back two steps to the far corner of the little
cage, cowed and beaten by woman he could
have rent limb from limb had he known his
power.
THE WOUNDED WOMAN.
Only three great drops of blood remained
to tell the story of what might have hap
pened, and they did not show on the gaudy
dress she wore. The woman's stays, rigid
and stronger than the fashionable corset, had
served to protect her side from the fangs of
the beast, and her arms aud legs were only
scratched.
At least she called them scratches, when
few moments later SIZE laughingly stretched
out manned arm and grasped the reporters
arm so firmly as almost to make him vince.
She was putting plaster over the s'scraches,''
disdaining any better treatment. sIt'll heal
right up" said she.
''Why, you know my history,'' she said in
response to a question about her business.
sI'm Lenetta Rhinei1art. Sam Rhinehart's
wife, that's been known to every circus man
in the country for the past ten years at least.
No, I'm not living with HIM now, and
haven't been for three years; but I'm taking
care OF our two children. He does what he
likes and I do what can for myself and
them. No, there's no DIVORCE
Mme., or Mile. Rhinehart, as she is called
lndltferently on the bills-"The Madame
as every one around the circus calls her, re-
spectfully US black haired, black-eyed
woman, with strong features and strong
fingers, quick eyes and motions, who talks
as simply and unaffectedly of what she does
as another woman would talk of embroider-
ing. Her face is not pleasing and intel
igent
GIVE been in it all my life,o she said.
CAT least for sixteen years, and sixteen wears
ago I was only girl. 1 began in the side
show line, and kept candyestands and that
sort of thing. How did I get into this?
Well, hardly know. I had an idea could
do it, and did. First, began riding. Now
there is hardly bone in my body that hasn't
been broken by horse at some time or
another; but I'm not AFRAID of any horse liy
ing. Well, I thought could do as we'll with
the beasts as any of the tanners, and I got .
chance to try with Sells Brothers. circns.
that travelled out of Columbus, and since
then I've kept at it mostly all the time"
ono, never had bone broken ty anv of
the wild beasts. It's lucky for me, too, for
such wounds never seem to heal. Jim.
yonder, got bitten by a lion five years ago
and one of his bones was shattered and never
healed. But I've had my flesh torn and
chewed up most horribly at different times.
MY leg, from my waist to my heel, has been
torn all over. This particular leopard has
attacked me four times this season. You
see ne is ugly any way, and he seems to hate
me particularly. I ought to feed them all
myself, but I have been careless about it
lately and have let one of the men do it for
me. Well, this leopard can't seem to stand
IL TO nave me change my dress. I got struck
With the blonde fever while ago and put
on blonde rig, and when took it off he
went for me.''
what do do? Well, I hardly know. I
get hold of his nose or his throat and beat
hlm with whip or club. I don't know
why 1t is, but he gets frightened and gives
up right away. suppose it's because T
don't get frightened. always have club
mandy, however, in case should drop nv
whip, and man always stands near to help
me.'' " AAotp
well, yes, people say to me very often,
You will go in some time and YOU wont
come out but I always say that never
think of it that way. I always think I am
coming out. What would become Of the
children if I didn't"
At Washington two sisters, Pearl and Sadie
Ellsworth, the elder of whom is IT, have been
sent to jail for keeping a house of ill-fame
tenanted by girls still younger than them.
elves,