West Virginia walking beam. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1879-188?, 1880-05-22

his shoulders, bounding lightly
over the extending whip. Then h
prepared 10 throw thstvo cages in
TO one
"Let InrE out now," Whispered
tho attendant, uneasily. You hav,
done enough already 10 keep you,
ipromi,C, and The audience won,
know tho difference.
No; ! will 90 through. Mind
what told yru, and hIve things
rcady in case there should DO trou
bic, though I don, fancy any"
Then he conrnued aloud, 90 10 bs
prain'y heard by everyone, Hand
mo the pail Ihlood."
4 cold sh or, iupcrnAturAl
awe, srp'"rs 10 pa" through the
.nar'"t .,... u'h' r'"'I, dripping
With t" n drops, va. gwen
Dln h'r' "rt,>N, chan one asked
- .m~ :; ,' NJ NAN Wan mad TO
thus not Ci'''".k biI own lite, but
that OF hiA EHutiiui child. And
when he looselcd aud thruSt aside
the PARTITION, AID the fierce lionoss
and sleck tigIc'me bounding in,
their breath ws absolutely suspen.
dsd, and thei, .cArA momentArily
ceased to bsa.
Down. -
The tiger ob'yed, and the foot Of
the lion tAmr was upon his mock.
"UpT
And the lopArds wers purring
like great GAIA ,pon her shoulders.
whilc tho Iiorem lay erouched with
her ,awuy psw',hrust through the
bara mud growing severely,
"For mercySiakc, let her alone"
whispered tn attendant; land
mind not kick yer that pail. II
the blood sbouu os spilled, it would
be oil over vl,r you both. All tho
men In tho world couldn't save
you"
Stand really, but keep atill.
Tho brute shall mind "
His child ~s' sitting on tho back
OF the lion, an 'miling in that don
of horrors. Her confidence in hor
father WAS suSime-wIs 40 perfect
as her love. She never drsamt OF
fear when he was near 10 protect,
and whileths lockers on shuddored.
she inuocentIy deemed It o pleas
ant pastime.
Down"
The Ieopards Ieapsd 10 either
corner and corner snd crouched
down
Come
Tho honcss gruub'ingly arose,
crawlrd suddenly 10 his ieet, rose
and laid her E-eat paws upon his
shoGltcr, mas 2 - swervs With
Lsr ,n -. II i .: ~ t,-c,.ii!t. :,
head upon q levi with his own,
Slowly y and Swly they turned
round As if waiting, tho low NUT
terinss Of tho booming moro plain.
Iy audible everynonent, and her
yellow, iclins ess snapped with
hidden 6res.
With an amAng exhibition OF
strength be wrsded with tripped
and threw her tru him, and the
canvas tent rang again. But in
stautly she was usn her feet, lash.
ing her sides win her prehsnsile
tail, drawing bAc. her lips 70 show
her teeth, and ut,ring .he deepest
and frrcsst Of heyls.
"For tho levs mercy hand out
your child. os,said his attendant.
"Wait . mnent. I shall be
done very quicky."
The crownin( feat was yot TO
come. Il Was oe upon which he
bad bcatowed mch time, and upon
which he bad pldsd him,elf-wss
q tableau of wiltbsastr, with man.
hood aud chiIdta beauty for the
central Atlraciio.
He stepped tohs corner, led the
monster lion tora into the esairs
Of tho rxgs, mad bim lis down and
placed the ltd girl upon and
strobe Astride. hon . shrill Whis-
tle brought thscheotAh leoparda
bounding apon ds shoulders and
standing up ith paws croEssd
above his bead the black tigor
erecs upon his ,t, and shrottled
with his hand But the Iioness
failed to do bis bidding and take
her place upon lie right. She lay
in The act OF splngiug, and at but .
little distance.
"Coas."
There was Anovement, and tho
whip was ruise. nd foil heavily |
upon her head. 'lnst was all that
was needed 10 NAken her latent
ire, and with = BAR like that given
iu her native srest, she sprang
with almost restless force toward
him. A sharp tingiug blow on
the bridge ofthNosS for . moment
cowed her, and sho might bavo
boon conquered ,ad sho not par
italy foil upon Ad upset tho pail
and dclugod the oor OF ths cABc
in blOodl
Then all hAcan, tho Mlldaat com