The Irish standard., 1892-02-27
A JEALOUS LION.
The Terrible Revenge Of the Saw
age Brute.

becoming Enraeed Over Division of AT.
tectton He Tears the Bride of His
Master to Fieces During
His Absence.
A most peculiar instance of Jealousy
In animals was lately reported from a
ranch up in the range northwest of Sill
yer City, n. M.
A Mexican named Juan Lopez some
years ago caught a young mountain
lion and raised it as a pet. He had the
animal completely under subsection,
and it was as docile with him as house
cat. The lion is now about four years
old and full grown, but. it has always
been accustomed to sleep at the foot OF
the bed of his master, and has followed
him like dog when he went around
the place. He had it trained for hunt
ing, and it was always with him ex-
cept when he came to town. 1t had
never shown any evil disposition when
with other people and would allow
every visitor to fondle and pet it.
Lopez recently fell a victim to the
charms of one of the senoritas. The girl
was brought home to the cabin of Lo-
PEE, and her first move was to insist
that the lion should be made to sleep
out of the house, as she was afraid of
the big animal. Lopez assented to her
wishes and built a house for his pet
near the door of the cabin. When he
attempted to make the animal go in it
that night the brute for the first time
was disposed to rebel against the
wishes of it's master, and the result was
that it received a whipping. 1t went
sullenly into the box, but all night the
Mexican and his bride could hear it's
low growls. Next morning the animal
SUNK into the house and curled up in &.
corner, repulsing the caresses of it's
master.
It was sullen all day, but the bride
noticed that it watched her constantly,
and she became SO nervous that she
insisted that her husband should get
rid Of the big lion. He promised to do
So as soon 4 possible. He told her that
he would take it to town in few days
and sell it. The second night it went
to its hut outside with little opposition,
and next morning Lopez started to
town to find a purchaser for his pet.
lie left the animal at home and told his
wife t., pay no attention to it bnt go
about her work as if it was not in the
house.
Lopez had no difficulty in finding
purchaser for his lion and about five
o'clock in the evening started home
pretty we'll intoxicated with mescal, and
lated at the fact that he was to get
one hundred pesos for his pet, which he
has estimated to be only worth twenty
Ave. He arrived home after dark and
was surprised to see no light as he ap-
preached the house, as he supposed
that his wife would be ready with supper
for him.
He entered the place, but it was so
dark that he GUILD distinguish nothing.
and as he CROPPED about he stumbled
over something on the floor which gave
to his pressure. STOPPING down, he
that the object was wom-
ans body and he felt that the blood had
flowed over the floor in such quantities !
that the place seemed to be literally |
He quickly struck light !
and was Mortified at the sight that met |
his gaze.
The young wife had been torn to
pieces by the savage brute, which had
evidently looked upon her as the
cause of its disgrace. The strug-
gle could not have been long, as the
marks of the teeth showed that the lion
bad jumped upon her back and broken |
her neck at the first bite. 1t had then
torn the victim to shreds: the limbs be-
ing severed from the body and the foo,' !
covered with bleeding remnants, which |
had been dragged about and shaken as
! cat treats rat. Part Of the breast |
had been torn away and eaten and the
face so disigured that it was unrecog-
1izable.
The animal after completing it's
oloody work had fed to the mountains
Ind has not since been seen. Lopez
hurried to the nearest neighbor and the
errihle story soon spread.
The young hus band refused to be COM
orted. His grief was SO great that
inally he became violently insane and
lad to be confined to prevent him from
aking his life.
4 Strange Affiicticn.