Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22
A REM.iEEdBLE LTOYSTORF.

| IPsriS Correspondence Of Boston Advertiser
An exhibition which will he of unusual in.
| telest II ALREADY near completion. In a vacant
9t situated between the Hipp 'drome and the
'hahii,S de Mars menageTie-Such as has
\, Vel b. en- seen ii Enrupe-is to be open dur
.rr ne next three months. Ii will undoubfei
" tr hrlous and interesting, but doubt il
he capt. re t I'll any one OF Its animals has such
Porte Saint Martin Theatre. l am Indebted
to M d'Enne,' y. one of the authors of the
Tour da Monde, for the following partlcu,
nart of any menager.e e, and have retained all
their terrible SavageHess'. 1t Is q hhnter and
l OF trainer, who accoml 'anieS them. Maco-
mo- large, powerful negro OF Central bs, Africa,
mails in the following manner; lie had been
Informed OF the nightly presence OF lion in
his neighborhOod. He lost no time III armine
Himself with long eutlaSS, and, dragging q
young OK af; er him, arrived at the appointed
place. At the usual hour his majesty APP
peared. The moon was at its full, and the
strange trio saw one another as In broad day.
The lion gave utterance to deep, significant
growl, looked from the man to the OK aud
nouIlshed his great tail. Macomo remained
perfectly quiet for an instant, then suddenly
rlunglng his cutlass into the OK, he raised him
IN his vigorous arms and threw him at the
lions feet. The wild beast made a bound,
sprang upon the bleeding body, caressing it
for moment as a cat does mouse, and then
giving expression to stifled grOwls of JOY, he
drank the blood and crushed the bones. Aud
Seated quietly few steps from his guest, he
opened little sack from which he took a bit of
corn bread and dry figs and began his own
il9gal repast When his hunger began to be
satisfied. the lion raised his head and looked
at The man. Their eyes met. Those of the
lion were filled with surprise. Those of the
man were calm and smiling. The lion re
turEs to his supper. When he was complete
y satisfied he rose. MacOmo did likewise.
The lion made three or four steps towards
Macomo, who remained moIionleSS, and look
nnfsn1 m u ht.al
Tally deyoured, his eyes seemed to say: This
belongs TO me- MacomO bowed A last
elance. friendly this time. and the lion quietly
went his way, leaving MacomO to return to
his home. On the following evening, at the
same hour, the African returned to the place
OF meeting, where the half-devoured carcass
still ay, and shortly afterward the lion made
LIS appearance, but not alone this time. As
The hunter had foreSeen, he came accompa
Lied by family and friends. They were four
In nImber-tWO lions. a liOneSS and lions
whellS. The repaSt was served, but not as on
Inc previous evening, in the open air. Ma
Como had built an arD0r, covered with vines
iahana and palm leaves, and into this pretty
dining room his guests entered fearleSSy
IhcL craW ling nOiSeleSSly within reach of a
hidden spring MacOmO touched it, and his four
lions suddenly found themselves imprisoned
Gen beneath green leaves. Friends were near
at hand to aid in removing the four lions upon
cart, and they were about to commence their
work when they perceived a new loneSS
crOuched down upon the sand and licking her
whelps between the iron bars. When the
me raised the cage upon the cart She looked
at them beSeechingly, and when they al
narcht on She followed at short distance
With dropping head and fearful eyes. And
thus 1t is that we have five lions instead of
iour at at the theatre Porte Saint Martin--fve
tellible, ferOciOuS beasts, ready TO revolt at
any moment. and although Macomo enters
their ca &c and dominates them TO a certain eX
tent, they have not forgiven him for having
taken advantage of their confidence in him
and would ask nothing better than to treat
him as Lucas was treated by his seven lions In
the last days of the old Hppodrome-Simply
lear Lin TO pieces