Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-11-18
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HERNIA, the Lion Tanner :
A STORY OF HIGH LIFE IN THE CEeI
TAI OF wALLACHTA 20 YEAas Ag3

II Was in the beginning Of Ire yCaI
1859, when tae famous Rarsbarl
m snagerie came to Buchares, fey. tsy
first time. All the town a4s is
state Of great excitement abanE tae
number and rarity OF the snlussis str
beauty of the lions, and ah0se aE.
about tie tanner, WHO Performs! lae
remarkable feats Of strength.
Hernia DalstFsn was her name ssc
vas young Swede, beautiful, disz5a
gulshed. bold, aud inapproach4 e.
II is true she was supposed IL b. av
mistress of the owner II the rfs
but the rich BoYards Who AIS /.
homage upon her IN order 10 sia .sr
good graces uere met nnly ~ 5 gssgi
poliieness and a "a cas,;c hau ht5
which drove them away.
win the llarsburg ranilp at lie
to ci IN rs.c tessra. &efft9 rs
nagcric aud returned from il in car
rIage, llks lady of high degree, -
ciesed no visits aud was never seen
alone either in the street oT anywhere
else This ycstal severity puzzled the
gallsuts as we'll as The ordinary
morials, so that tie Swedish lion
tanner soon became as popular a.
Bucharest rs la Catalina and Lola
Montez.
One night Prince Moniasko, the
spoiled child of the ladies Of Bucha.
rest, who had just returned from au
exclusion u Paris, came IA the me
nagerIe. lie reviewed the different
animals in company with some friends
was highly amused By the c,plana.
ilons aad hY the feeding, and at last
stopped before the lions cage await
ing the arrival OF the celebrated Swedr
with skeptical smile on his bps
Suddenly little door opened in the
back wal of the cage. HERNIA sppcar-
Ell in the midst of frantic applause
She threw of with an indescri bablr
movement OF pride the large silk Gov
ering she had on. aud advanced into
the cage dressed in costume Of white
satin bordered with ermiue, whip in
her hand, tall, slender, with the mob
lest face in the world. 10 which her
golden culs and her fresh color i'm
parted an irresistible grace. The
nrince was at once fascinated; he FOL.
lowed each of her movements with
leverish agitation. His heart beat
when she psced her pretty head ia
the terrible lions mouth, and be
tremblel, half for pleasure, half for
fear. when she began to harangue the
disobedient animals and kick and fog
them,
Hardly had HERNIA left tue cage
when the Prince Maniasko was bow
ing down before her while she put Oh
her cloak with the aid Of Edgar,
Harsburg's son, a young man Of re-
markable beauty. She fixed her blue
eyes. astonished and almost frightened
upon that ideal of beautiful almost
feminine figure; she did not reply to
his questions proudly and coldIy but
with embarrassment and with smile
of in0escribable sweetness.
The Prince came every night, and
HERNIA received him net only With
affability, but sic even locked after
him with rapid glance as soon rs
She entered tie cage. ana when she
left it she STAMPED her foot if the
Prince was not there to help her on
with her cloak.
But that vas all the PIince could
obtain. and the more untractable she
showed herself to hls prayers, the
more he was urged on by a diaboIicaI
desire to possess her. Anunexpected
rival came to her aid. Edgar said to
HERNIA one night with a trembling
VOC, before she entered the cage
Until now | thought you were my
fathers mistress, and | have not
spoken; now | tell you love yon, and
| will never consent to your lowering
yourself with the Boyard, who is al
ready affianced to princess, and who
is already making sport of you When
the Prince came to see her after the
performance, she said to him in Il
whisper: is it true that you have d
fiance?
1T is true he replied, but as soon