Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-19
E-rna. rhe Lion Tanner.
ITranslatea from sacher Masoch. !

1t was the beginning OF the year 1919
Ven the famous Harsberg Menagerie
came to Buc,,l.rcct. for the first time. All
the town was in state of great excite
ment about the number and rarity OF the
animals, the DC -, OF tt lions, and
abovc al about ',e tar2er, who perform
ed sor. rema. la1le Eats of strength.
HERNIA Daistrem wHs her name; she was
Young Swede, oes .;ful, distinguished,
bold. and irreproachshle. 1t is true that
size was supposed to De tie mistress of the
menagerie; but the rich Boyards VINO Law
ished their homages upon her in order to
win her good graces were met only by a
cold kaughtiness which drove them away.
She lived with the Harsberg family at the
first hotel IN the town, went to the men,
acerie and returned from it IN o carriage,
like d lady of high degree, received no
VS. and was never seen alone either IN
the street or anywhere else. This vestal
severity puzzled the gallants as well as
the ordinary mortals, so that the Swedish
lion tanner soon became as popular as
bucharest as La Catalina and Lola Mon
teZ.
One night Prince Maniasko, the
spoiled child of the ladies of the
Bucharest, who had just returned from
an excursion to Paris, came to the mana
gerie. He reviewed the different animals
in company with some friends, was high
" amused by the explanations and by the
feeding, and at last stopped before the
lions cage, awaiting the arrival OF the
celebrated Swede with a skeptical smile
on his lips. Suddenly little door opened
in the back wall of the cage and HERNIA
appeared in the midst of frantic applause.
She threw off with an indescribable
movement of pride the large silk cloak
that covered her, and advanc ed into the
cage dressed in a costume of white satin
bordered with ermine, a whip in her
hand. tall, slender, with the noblest face
in the world, to which her golden curls
and her fresh color impaired an irresista
BILE grace. The Prince was at once fas
cinated; he followed her every move
ment with feverish agitation. His heart
beat when she placed her pretty head in
the terrible lions mouth, and he trem-
bled half in pleasure, half in fear, when
she began to harangue the dlsobedient
animals and kick and fog them.
Hardly had HERNIA left the cage when
the Prince Maniasko was bowling down
before her while she put on her cloak
with the aid of Edgar, Harsberg's son,
a Young man of remarkable 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 coldly, but
with embarrassment and with smile OF
indescribable sweetness.
The Prince came every night, and
HERNIA received hiH not only with affa-
bility, but she even looked for him with
rapid glance as soon as she entered the
cage: and when she left it she stamped
her foot if the Prince was not there to
help her on with her cloak.
But that was all the Prince could OBJ
tain and the more untractable she showed
herself to his prayers the more he was
urged on by diabolical desire to possess
her. An unexpected rival came to his
aid. Edgar said to HERNIA one night with
trembling voice, before she entered the
cage, cup till now thought you were
nv fathers mistress, and have not
spoken; now I tell you, love you. and
will never consent to your lowering your
self with that Boyard, who is only max
ing sport of you, and is already affianced
to a Princess" When the Prince came
to see her after the performance, she said
to him in whisper: 'Is it true that you
have fiancee?''
ssIt is true,'' he replied, "but as soon as
you please 1 will put an end to that tire
some romance and PROSTATE myself at your
feet as your slave"
''But you do not love me-.
Chow must prove that love your"
She drew herself up before him.
"Come an hour before midnight to the
little door of the menagerie," she said in
low voice and with courageous resolu-
ton.
az will Gomez was the reply.
And he came; and when he left the
menagerie in the shades of night, two
straining arms were around his neck, and
two burning lips were pressed against his
own.
Soon the talk in the club was of moth
ing but of the strange "liaison'' of Mani
asko with the beautiful lion-tamer, and
the young Princes father, anxious for
the future of his son. fastened as much
as possible with the Princess Agrafine
Slobuda, to whom he had been afianced
when he was child. A violent scene
took place between the father and son;
at last the latter yielded, and one night
he did not appear at the menagerie.
HERNIA passed night of anguish. Two
evenings she again waited in vain for her