Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-23
THE LION OF A~NDRooLUs.
aow the Savage Monarch OF the Forest
Repaid AN Act OF Kindness.

aow the Savage Monarch OF the Forest
Repaid AN Act OF kindness.
You would be very much surprised to
see a man leading q lion about the
streets like a dog, but If you happened
to live in Rome 1900 years ago you
would have seen it done there.
The mans name was Androclus. He
had been a slave in some place in Africa.
His master was so cruel 10 him that he
ran off into the desert, preferring TO
starve or die of thirst rather than to
live with him any longer. He wandered
on and on till at last he came TO a cave.
The cave was cool and dark, and An
droclus was glad enough to get out OF
the heat and glare of the desert. Lying
down on the sandy floor he soon fell
asleep.
When he woke up, ne saw to his hor-
ror au enormous lion at the mouth OF
the cave. Androclus thought his last
hour had come. He was too much
frightened TO move, and even If he had
been there was no place to which he
could escape. So Che sat there waiting
to be eaten, with the perspiration pour
ing of him aud his hair standing up on
end with fright.
The lion came in, and Androclus saw
that he walked on three legs, holding
up the other paw as If it hurt him. His
big, fierce face wore a very sad and tired
expression. He limped nearer and did not
seem TO be angry at all, and so Andro-
clus began TO take breath and TO won
der what was going TO happen. The
lion sat down by him and held out his
lame paw, looking up in his face very
pleadingly. Androcius took the great
paw in his hand. 1t was all swollen
and lnfamed, so that at first he could
no: see what was the matter, but pres
emily he discovered the end OF an i'm
menSe thorn sticking oct. Very care
fully, so as not TO break it off, he drew
il out from the flesh.
Then how glad the lion was to be rid
of what had made him miserable for
DAYS. He lay down at AndrocluS' feet
and licked them with his rough tongu
and fawned upon him and whined with
pleasure aud gratitude. Androclus lost
all fear Of him, aud they were great
friends until he went on his way and
left cave and lion behind.
Oub udy many JC0lo uA'SA SANNN
Coliseum in Rome was crowded with
people. The cruel games were going
on, and a man was 10 be given up to
the lions. The man was AndrocluS.
AS be stood in the arena in the sight
of ali the people he only hoped
that it would soon be over. DE remem-
bered his escape in the cave. but be
could not hope for another such. Then
the door OF the lions den was thrown
open, aud the great beast rushed u
He was hungry aud would make hort
work Of the poor slave. All the cruel
Romans leaned forward TO see better.
But they saw instead something very
wonderful. As the lion lint near the
slave his whole manner changed. His
glazing eyes grew soft, his brIstling
name smoothed itself down, and he
crept up to Androclus fawning like a
pet dog. Then Androclus knew 1T was
his own faithful lion, and he patted him
on the head.
The people shouted and cheered, and
they gave Audroclus his freedom and
made him a present OF the lion. And
both lion and slave lived in Rome the
rest OF their days, honored aud admired
by all who saw them.-St Louis Post
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