Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27
,,o1 T7yIEEs' RoOiANCEs.

,,oI T7yfERs' RoOfANCEs.
.-,.~erees Covering a Period OF |
Fifty Years.
.- g,ia that he must have been !
y Fl nan who first yentured TO eat an
icy. ----ssrIy "a bolder man he must
70 vrr first undertook the task Of
,'. 49,. liam SAYS the Chicago Inter
History assures us that Hanno,
r.-+rs,rian General, was the first
.-.,rst.r familiar acquaintance with
.r-r-rf heas.s.~ But the first public
..s5-.r II trained lions was given by
- ANTONY who, with a lady by his
81 s---s pairor tame lions harnessed
.5...-a-rrnd tie arena Of the amphi-
ss--a at Rome.
t-,f5a- early liCu-tGmer was andre
$50 story bias been made familiar
81 .l-rrr frequent repetition in school
Arl-acIes was a Greek slave,
81 Fsafr- from the brutal tyranny Of
p0rtr master sought refuge in the
-s--ss rr 3 lonely forest. Here he met
81 a- arrrulu- Lion, and, while pom
-5-- 1r the questionable advantage
.r-f Er ruHriu. away from his masters
- irf'a lions Jaw. be noticed that the
~ -aauri Oh bee iu too much pain to
- t1r--aHt any intrusion on his sylvan
-ear NprfuriuE q closer examination,
nan ,aw that the animal had been
--sI bv a thorn in its foot, and, as il
- no hostile demonstration, he pulled
tbaru out. the lion testifying its graft
NJ tv various feline signs.
~ nan and beast became good friends
their lonely retreat. But soon after
lmatiTe slave was pursued, found and
nr.5i back 90 slavery. As a punish
rffr running away he was sentenced
= thrown 90 the lions Of the amphi-
sre. Tie beast brought out tor this
sson was a large lion, recently cap
r.t and very ferOciOus. What was the
rirueut OF the spectators when the
n instead of falling upon Androcles
IA tearing him limb from limb, fawned
mn h.m. licked his hand, and then lay
zuguet.y at his teetf Itwas his CRATE
eumui0n Of the forest. Andr0cles,
rg Bis story to the amazed audience,
s5ed bis pardon and his liberty on the
t We are not told that a circus man
an Instantly engaged him to perform as
Son king, at a large salary, but il
ems highly probable.
Rtnr similar manifestations in Eu-
we 30 must come down TO times quite
5t-u. The menagerie was a thing un-
r5su t1 the middle ares, save for an
esas0nll wild beast In the possession Of
vsitv. The presentation OF three Loop
ais % Henry I'll. i'm the Thirteenth cen
lFv lei 90 the formation of the Tower
nla-erie. which was increased from
ims % time tin it became a really excel
aHt Wild beast show. In the time of Ed
TaHl lll. the first lion and liOness were
ilaj and Do the reign Of Henry VI. the
g. Of keeper Of the lions was created
pc an allowance of six pence per day
reTery wild beast iu his custody. an office
liUally enlarged until it took in all the
l.mlls Of the col ectiOn. The Tower
-sBl.erie was abolished about fifty years
a0 the animals being purchased by a
lcuAi0r named Cross, who first had
In ol exhibition az the Exeter Change,
sli then 90 get sufficient space, removed
In 20 Surrey Gardens. Here for many
slS they formed a rival attraction to
e Co lection OF the Royal ZOOlOgi cal
aiy, into which, however, they were
ga mlr ed
The lions collected in the Tower
sllseTie were an named after reigning
sis-eigus Ci Europe, and popular super
llln connected thei, fate and condition
s1ne degree with that OfrOyalty. Thus,
i.aotller am illness Of George H., Lord
Gsierfeid wrote.
ZIG was greatly thought that His
esiy would have died, and for a very
~ reason; the oldest lion in the Tower,
az ABOUT the Kings age, died about a
-.Aisll ago. But the King 0utwitted
81 superstition and the lion and lived
years longer. The lion here re-
-tsl " was said % be over 20 years of
= q. l4e ume Of lls death, and was the
-.sl A'el lion on record. The usual
-;-'.el ol ME Tor this beast is thought
Y 4't over nlty Years, even i'm its wild
1is term.
-lle lions IN the Tower were a Great
Traction Co rustics visiting london
lsl gave rise % the favOrite hoax of
lll- tickets 90 see tie lions washed AT
spot u the Tlaues-au OperatiOu
-.el- Wy heed hardly say. was never thus
er.omel. - mus
AZ 4, ltst travelling menagerie was that
oll vel. whose naI.e was a house
q "Qst IN Europe for a half century or.
~, IAls m3u was originally a cObbler.
l9 .t-ll lIs sllWm3u'S career nv a,-.
--s .-E-e snake which he had DUR
4'- he formed his menagerie in 1905. /
success Brought two other notable col
az 49, w. .-- ngld during the next ten
.-.s-'l1se 9l Atkins auJ RaIlard-and
NJ S.i-e sIera. others.
- IN -.sila caravan was near Sails
october INiU.a Ii1Doss ascanad from
ta--- 4 moo unusual occIfrreDgo tt,is
-. -e-ie l.s,0ry- but this particular.
49, .-.esIel larseif immortal bv at
I llt Exeter mail coacb. This
aTv--s.-- s-lleE az AN inn near bv TO
49, '-s 045 vt letters. when the IiOness
~ ~t'9 one If the leaders. The
sssst az, plunged violently; and. as il
y ~ 1alA, The terror and confusion
s -li.5' eI was tremendous. When
'gth urou sht and the rature
-..dtalng animal was perceived
49,, y rs not Iessened. Dogs were
49, t-e u0nesS. which left the horses
tl-n; and, after killing several
- 6,--ss under granarv. whence she
arz--1ggl Without diEculty when her
- - --.--ts and rs stored to her Gaze. A
~ X ...,ji ieseutlng the thrilling incl
ii,f I. Y le seen at the inn before
n - l-d. known as WintersIOw
Niles from the city Of Sails
s ys-- ~. 81. 15 a. two famous lions, known
b tiilr ~ a-lace. Nero was much
% al e a--L as amiable and as tame as
sussss ., o,-lI be. In July. 1925. a bet
Z IL $50 sporting gentlemen concern
f-r5v-+I ,.-s qualities Of Nero caused
h, - y advertise a fight between
aes ~ -l y, SIX bulldogs, who were to
H. All- OF beasts" in heats of
Us - - snow took" and though the
e s--.irs- -'l-iissl0n ranged from one TO
Is rks- e, cry seat in the mensgerie
i1is,'-r 1l.u hundreds could not gain
llss +. 1l- u proved perfect Ssselr'
1le,.-ss tle amiabIlity Of the lion.
81 y would roll a dog over
49, him little. and
~ ~ would rush at him as
1 IN -. would make him tight. but il
b aus aud at last the Dlfienee az
q OF Fl "as Worn out, and they
salEsli' - disgust. The excuse Mr..
aa fsbf - was: We can't make
slg "a ~. ssS Sah we, if they Won'tF' But
iiila ~ s. .l q general feeling Of indig-
izle-l -le matter that the manager
ION, second encounter, In W hfch
a. IN i'.4, allace, was Substituted
sfs-. cue. The results were unite
9 I'm -teIg dog that faced the lion
L. c5r- u terribly mangled, the last
a Eat n. ~ ABOUT lu Wallace's mouth
4b .ers and literally shaken