Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-28
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"!Hr!.. IL | was >a.inm. / have had
my up. ;Ind I've had my downs. One
II NV down" VAS in front of The. spotted
leopard. and afora got up ag.iin the
she brute grabbed EiY ear and bit it
rompttriy oil. The sr:ly on my face was
'au>cl by Il kick irDin Il buffalo. AMI [
.1St these three fingers by Il bite from IA
ION. WAS handing the anim;L :, iii
If meat and Il trazing of it somrwhI.
Ny attention was called OF hy. some
thing, and the l;on made juIpp ard
and got the meat and my fingers in his
mouth. and bit three OF them clean OF.
Well took that philosophy like, 81
Iiln get ny 5acl: m. St"args 10 sttr..-
| had to cut OIL the lion ; Ter Il few
months after. / his Is how il happened
The lions den WAS divided from the
'iger's by row of bars. and the two
'ninals would sit opposite and spit 1t
Zach other for hours. Ore dav the
ion goes to sleep near the partition.
and III his sium 'crs he stretches one of
iis hind legs thorough the bars into
he tigers den. That tiger gives a
prnC pouncc, on the lion ) limb, and
before we could separate 'cm the mon
lrch of the forest had his trottcr fright
iuliy mangicd and chewcd M by his
striped rival. The next day that leo
begins To swell and fe>ier. and the boss
he SAYS. i shall lose tha, lion, it's
limb will mortfy, and there goes
~2.0no" Saws l. Amputatc the leg.
>ays he Where will Yer find the saw
noncS a II do it?' Saws /; I'm there;
I'll do it for $50. You" says. 'hc. Yes
| says. me, Int give lis the 800 bin fu,,.
lie considers awhile and yankS out the
money, and then ! makes my prcpar:l-
lions Tor the operation. | gets Il lot of
chlOroform in Il bottle and engages half
a-doHcn medical students to give me- a
help. Then approaches that lion
cautiously and ponrs the chluroiorm all
pver his head aud ne falls nScnSible
Then we tilted up that lion and bound
him in nj sorts of ways with ropes and
chains So that he couldn't move an
mch. and then takes on, nv knife
md handsaw and sets To work on the
wounded le@. one of the Young students
helping re all the while"
''Thank We. sir; don't mind if | do;
here's fUrtunc.'
"Well, | sawed the bone, burnt the
rrtcr'cs, and bound everything upcom-
iortahle-likc in less than ten minutes,
and the lion never moved, so strong
vas Tie dose of clorotorm. We had
time to rcbind him and pour pail
Of ice water over his head before he
madc any signs % life. and then he
-lowly came to. He lay on his side for
about two hours, roaring like billy hoo
with pain, aS weak rs u mOuSp How
ever. he stood up at last on his three
legs and beIan To sniii all around the
stump of his fourth leg. Then he faces
around and looks me full in the face
sczcs hold of the limb had cut of.
and shows it To him. and lets him smell
il. lie looks at me again and winks.
rs much rs to say: i understand il all.
old pal and darncd if ! don't believe
he did. for he would craw, to the front
OF his den and allow me to wash the
stump of his limb without any signs of
anger. In two months the wound heal.
ed. and there was no kind of liberty
| couldn't take with that lion. used
to put my head in his mouth, lie down
by his side. and have even gone to
sleep with my hand on his back. One
day Noticed how uncomfortable it was
for him when he wanted To sit down. So
| sends for Il carpenter and has chat
with him. The result of that conver-
sation was tha, wooden leg was made
for the lion. with 4 comfortable leather
socket. and one day | strapped it on.
1t puzzled him good deal at first. hut
he did not attempt to gnaw it off. and
in Il few days took to it rs pleas
antly as though it had grown there.
That wooden leg idea was biz thing
for the show. They used to advertise
The Lion with the Wooden Leg in
letters yard high. However. he only
lived a year after the operation, and
when he died left that show - Phtla-
dci,1hia Press.