Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
WOULDN'T LOOK HAPPY.
Lion That Objected to Having HIS
photograph Taken nv FIasbltpbt.

"sraph 1aken by FIashlight.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
There was sensation In a Market street
photograph gallery yesterday afternoon a
sensation and lion. There had been many
mons there before, but they were ordinary
sOe.ai mons. This was a four-Iegged fellow.
pis' taWny beast with a cavernous mouth
anu d voice ike fog horn. 1t was Commo-
1oie' an eisht-year-old lion from the west
eoaS' OF AFRICA Though he is a member
OF theatrical troupe yet. wonderful 70
relate. he does not like to have h,s ,,,o,,,ro
taken.
The big brute was carried nv, int ,n.
gallery in a box closed in ON an s,aas a
ring had been screwed into the foor 20
"nlch ne could be tied. A groun of baIr
dozen curious people crowded into tba
gallery to see the fun. Then they AN tried
70 get out at once. His majesty didn't
hke the way he had been jostled fin going
up nlsht OF stairs, and when his box was
open ne came out with a jump His voice
expressed savage dissatisfaction as well
as his manner.
ne was soon quieted. His master stood Inv
anu cooiIy pointing at him, ordered him 70
oe So The lion tanner had nothing I'm
ms hand' yet the animal crouched. and.
'housh Its great face was wrinkled into a
Nasty snarl. allowed itself to be fastened
to the ring.
Just then Chinese entered the gallery
ne came to see the lion. He only wantea
o.e glance. The lion leaped toward him
VIII open mouth and the Chinese fed. he
as aieerWard found concealed in another
80 i Nnent but could not be induced to
60 approach the operating room.
photoprsn n LAY down calmly enough till the
To
49, ois one-eyed animal he must have
49, e,e camera to be come zipzaqgtng
o eomarc MN he growled ominous1v' The
his bpshy na been sleepy flashed, and
bts pIss Ihane stood on end as he rea red
us nedo proudly, awaiting the Advance Of
s,su e. "nen the camera came To rest he
fSa a1 e eesi. II suspiciously. every now ana
the ladies us = rIinoiing growl that made
-. .aules VINO had gathered near the vim
uoMs OF tne room start back
MS attention was soon drawn IN .,o...-
saihera- This second one came nm WITH .
squeak that brought him To his 70, ~
Irst camera was forgot,en g., 49, 49, ine
assressiVe one. It was unfortunata 1hat
me cameras were not focused in oraar
~. S"tSn ms defiant attitude The grand
ua IN It's frame OF bristling mane tha
IIthe body so suggestive of latent ,eo,,. .a,e
..u e hopie picture, in spite of the chain
win which he was incumbered
again w words from the trainer put him
nsain IN a crouching posture He Law ou,e,-
enough while the mates No. fasa-
changed and a half dozen pictnres S,ars
s saAeh big fiash-light photog-anb was
men suggested. The powder was mn, a.
tne httie pans of the frame work Peh,nd
tSo IT, pan was flame of gas In was
-, nousht pest TO move this frame of lights
~ .ie other side OF the camera.
,a al attehoant picked it UP. The lion had
- SeoniS SO quiet that the man disrega r5ei
nun. ne started with his frame of lipbts
h SetMeen the lion and the camera His
SsS was toward the glowering beast He
s not see the lion gather himself SLOWLY
oogether. If he had he would NO, 49,
gone on with his work so QUIETLY Tha -
maj, maj lower jaw dropped. his nose curies
pdch, exposing his curving teeth his uhoIe
aughI' AHeh. wa
Inc hor leaped to the end of his .,o-,
chain with mighty roar. II Was sho,t
L gu quicA, but deep: so deep thar even
No. .tose WHO Were anticipating il were star
ueu- Inc man with the flash bgbt frar,a
WAS not Startled, though. That exnressinn
rams 10 Indicate his sensation He No .
scared. Scared badly, too. The i,,nn hs
lna,e put out all the lights ON the frame
anu anu Would nave insured him a place as an
ae.ooat with any circus in the land.
AFTER the Fash light picture had heer
TAKEN the hon was loosed. He did NOT wa
70 a Dit but he went back into the cags
Jus. the same Then six men carries ~
70 the Top OF the stairs and IL was slorrl,,
lowered This is thought 10 have haen 81
nrst nme full-grown lion was eyer tatan
into gallery. 'aAen