Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-25
DBSERET EVENING NEWS
SATURDAY. sanuar, IS. 1890.
THE suowMAS's STORY.
LIFE sPEST AMoNGv-cpUs-ASI-
MAILS AND IN TIIE RING.

\ 81 E1AAl s~%A1 49, " -
has grown up in the business, ant
who, until 4 few months ago, knew
comparatively little about any othel
| sort Of life. =.
Pie speaker was MIR. Wv
davens, the keeper OF the CRAM
Park zO0.t 49,
Yes" he continued, as he pat
ed the big lion Molly on the nose,
her cage at the zoo, ''the show
6usinessknf what it used to be. II
Iasbeen ruined, you might say, by
high license and fakirs; by iakirs 1
mean the sharpers who hang on t.
very show that is big enough to
| port tent, and who has
irought every one connected with
he business into disrepute by their
5Dayery. Then there used to be a
ime wien everybody about show
worked, when the high kicker, the
Ider, rope walker aud all used TO
urn in and lend hand IT the
work Of putting up tents and the
Ike OF that. But that's al changed
low. The actors have got to think
hey are better'n the balance OF the
,Oys, and in place Of the good old
ashioned one rig show, where
Everybody could see and heir, it's
NO and three rings. with rush
rom start to finish. No, sir, the
how businessain't what it used TO
be; it's changed"
ssTell me something about your
:ircus life.2
"yYe've seen a good deal, haven't
sc, Molly" and the keeper again
;aressed the great shaggy head that
pressed up close To the bars Of the
age by his side. "Yes, We have
cen together a long ume-Molly
and me. I captured her when she
vas acub, and though she has been
jwned by a dozen different shows,
we've never teen separated for long
at a time. She's not the gentlest
-reature IN the world, but with me
she's rs frierdly as n kitten. Did
he ever hurt anybody, did you ask?
les, she has killed her man. Ii
happened in Cairo, ILL.,, about two
years ago, on a parade. You see, |
vas in one cage with that spotted
fellow down yonder, and Pearl At
wood, another trainer, was in the
age with Molly here. We never
ould tell just how it happened, but
III at once the liOness sprang up and
truck Pearl on the back with her
paws. The blow parllyZed him,
md in two months he died. 1t was
retty bad, but such things viii
iapren. you know; and the worst
t it is, when they do occur, the
,eople say, Oh, well, he was a fool
anyhow for going IN there with the
beast"
Doh't you ever get them, trained
lthev won't 90 back on you?''
81 don't care how well trained an
animal is, a man is always IN dan
ger when ihe is in reach of their
avs or Iangs. You can max,
hem let you put your head in theiI
ncuths, but every time you do il
-ou might as well say your prayers.
lou hear some folks talk about
charniinR-snake charming and
uch like. That's all nonsense. IL
nothing in the world but nerve.
f you had the courage, you could
o into that cage there with Rose or
Jolly with just rs much safety as !
do. All you've got to DO Is 10 make
hem know that you're the boss, that
lou are not afraid Of them"
A loud roar from the'striped iaguar
interrupt ii the keeper. The animal
iad been aroused by n small boy
With 4 stick. After quieting his
aguarfhip by few words, coupled
With the necessary gestures, Mr.. Ha-
ven continued:
'Iset's see-oh, yes, l. vas telling
sOu about training 'em. I'll just
lone. 1t was only little more than
year ago. The show l was with
hen was in New Orleans, and while
acre We run across = UIS HussIai
ear named Marcus. Marcus hat
$50 killed his man, and his ownei
vas very anxious to get rid Of him.
Well, we bought the bear, but he
was SO savage that it was almost i'm
,JssIble TO get him from one cage u
mother. l was determined, though,
o tame him enough to lead by col
ar. One day put three muzzles
IN him in trying to get collar
mound his neck 10 lead him, but he
ore the whole three to pieces. Fin
ally, however, I got the collar on
and succeeded in getting Marcus out
md tying him 10 q stake. But
had no sooner done this than he
.urned upon me, lacerating my leg
very badly with his claws and teeth.
This made me mad, and / picked
I'D n tent stick and dubbed him till
I thought he was dead. He lay as
still a corpse for some time, and
then, thinking l had killed him, !
xent up close to his side But
Marcus wasn't dead worth n cent.
When l got to him he rose ami &C.
ually licked my face. / had con-
quered and after that 1 had no trOu-
Die in handling him, though he was
vicious as ever toward everybody
else, nearly killing boy some time
lfterward.'
"What became of Marcus? That
isn't him out there in the park, is
u" ~
s.No; he was shot and killed by
-Ome fellows that were afraid OF
him. Up in Newport, Tenn, Mar
Gus. who was then owned by the
Hail & Bingley show, got loose by
his cage breaking down and made
Thugs lively there for time, tell
vol. He made for the country,
with ne after him. | could get
within ten feet Of him, but he
wouldn't let me come any closer.
Finally we came to n large mill
oond, on the far side Of which was
4 canebreak. Mr.. Bearplunged into
the water and took refuge in the
cane. secured boat and followed.
When l came in sight, Marcus
started up a tree, but before he got up
TOO high 1 grasped his collar and
pulled him down. As quick as ne
hit the ground he was up and of,