The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
WOULDN'T LGOK U1I'PT.
A Lion that Objected I" Having His Photo
graph Taken ny Finshiisht-

from NE an frTnohc1 ChIoH"'r
There was sensation in n Market street
photograph gallery yesterday afternoon. a sem
saton and lion. There had Leen many lions
lions. This was a four-eGged fellow. n big.
tnwny boast with cavernous mouth and a
voice like a foghorn. 1t was Commodore. an
eight ycar-old lion from the west coast OF
Africa. Though lie is m ember OF a theatrical
troupe. yet wonderful to relate he does not
like to have his picture taken.
Tho big brute was carried up into the
gallery in n box closed in on all sides A ring
had been screwed into the floor to which he
could be tied. group OF half dozen curious
reorle crowded into the CALLER to soc tho fun.
Then they NIL tried to get out at once. His
majesty didn't liz. the way he had been lostled
in going up q flight Of stairs. and when his
box was omen lie cHmo out with lump His
voice expressed savage dissatisfaction as well
as his manner.
and. cooly pointing mt him. ordered him to DO
still. Ths lion tanner had nothing IN his hand.
yet the nnmnI rr?ucted: and: though its great
itsel! To hs stained TO the ring.
Just then Chinese entered the gallery, He
glance The lion Ienped toward him with omen
mouth and the Chinese hed: lie was alter
ward found concealed In another apaitmont.
but could not DO Induced to again approach
tho operating room.
m" lion lay down calmly enough TIL tho
photographic got TO work. When he saw tho
hlg onr-eyeG animal he must have taken the
camera to he. come zigZagginS toward him he
sre?y flashed. and his bushy name stood on
.nh ns no rare! his head proudly. awaiting
t" rest Go still eyed it susnirionsly, every now
and thon sting rumhln& grow that made
III. ladies who had gathered noar tho windows
of the room start back
His attention waa soon drawn to another
camera This second one came un with
sGnonk that nronght him to his feet Tho first
camera wn- forgotten in this NOR. aggressive
"na. y was unfortunate TINT thu cameras
w"r" not loTIssra IN 9r.ert to catch his defiant
hris'l Ing name the 18th" nody 30 suggestive OF
latent nowar. ma lie noble picture. IN spite OF
few words from tho trainer put him again
IN a"roU"hIng posture. II" lay quietly enough
M Mi'G G ,nm b,rs wore being changed anu
light photographs was then sugGestcd. She
powder was p4t in the little pans OF the frame
work. lrhinI zach pan was a fame Of gas,
l. was thought best 10 move this frame OF
liTh's 20 tns other site Of tn" camera
come SO ne that T ha man T dsr ne "" HT n "@
lie ,startod with his frame OF iiEnts between
TIE li2n and the camera. His back wa. t"wnri
gather ham oil slowly together II he had h"
would III have gone on with his @"rS 40
nose cnrled back. Exposing his rurvirg t""'!
! Tls Wh""'Hr hpncnSr2nce was Oh" al amer
IN. lion eared to tho end o. his shor' rhnin
WIN = mighty roar. 1t wa- abort nMl lMirk,
Int d"ep; 40 deep that even tho" VINO wore
anticipating II wera startled. 'H' man with
tho tlHshlight frame was not ''lr', ed Tough
Ho was scared. Scared badly 100 The. iump
he made nut out Nil the liGot@ on IN" frame
and would have in-urcd him =, pace as an
acrobat with any circus in th" land; ,
After tho fashlight pictui" had been taken
the lion was loosed. lie drl not want TO hlt
hut he went back into tho cage Just the same.
Then ak men carried IL 10 IN" tor OF the stairs
and II was slowly lowered. This t. thought To
have been the first lime iull-srown lion Was
ever taken into Il gallery.