The Portland daily press., 1894-04-24

| voice. He went outside the tent, and
when he came abreast of the lions he
| spoke their names in an ordinary tone of
voice. The lions sprang to their feet,
| roared, and when Van Amburg lifted
the tent flags and appeared it seemed as
if they couldn't do enough to express
their delight. The wife of one of the
party remarked that she wished some
men, gazing mischievously at her hus-
band, were as easily governed and SYM
pathetic at all times as those lions. Van
Amburg, with all the manner of the old
school. plucked from the great lions tail
tuft of hair, and bowling, presented
it to the lady. saying:ss Madam, keep
that tuft of hair in your husbands and
your own sight, and when either one
of you feel cross or ugly, and careless of
the wishes or desires of the other, just
think of the labor, the thoughtulness,
the patience that has succeeded in MAX
ing these animals so obedient and so
fond of me- and then consider whether
reasoning human beings should not dis
play more love and consideration for
MASTER"
Years passed, and, one day the same
old Snowman and the same man to
whose wife Van Amburg had given the
tuft of lions hair were storm bound in
Schenectady, NY, owing to great
washout. Van Ambu-g was then with
his menagerie. He had forgotten the two
men. but not they him. In conversation
the man recalled the gift to his wife
years before. The "Reminiscences gave
great pleasure to the great lion tanner,
and for an hour he entertained his
hearers with anecdotes of his travels in
remote countries and the wilds of
Africa in pursuit of the beasts, which
were more to him than their families
and children are to many people.
Haydn Concert.
The Haydn Association will give
Gounod's Mass in e f1atrrat their concert
on next Monday evening. Last evening,
at a rehearsal, the full chorus of so voic.
es, demonstrated that it has reached
high degree of perfection in the render
Ing VI GAlo DCuuUl' ul uldSSs ITO buIO
was good, the time steady. the tone ex-
cellent, and the shading beautiful. A
message from Mr.. Beresford statesthat he
is in good voice. Undoubtedly he will
do justice to his part of thesprogramme.
Tickets may be obtained from the men,
bers and at Stock BRIDGES.
Benefit Concert.
The benefit concert by the Samaritan
Club at Chestnut street Methodist
church last evening, was very successful
and was enjoyed by large audience.
Rose Coghlan has taken Hoyt's Madi-
son Square thea tire in New York from
May Z, and on that date will begin a
summer season devoted entirely to
comedy. MI. Charles Coghlan is to re-
join his sister for that engagement. The
comedy aThe Check Book"
Last Wednesday the Manola-Mason
company appeared in Togus for the
benefit of the Soldiers Home, and John
Mason recited Bret Harte's "The Second
Review of the Grand Army" He is said
to have surpassed himself on this occas-
ion, and to have made such an impress
ance the entire audience of veterans in
sisted upon dragging the buggy contain
ing Mr.. Mason and Marion Manola to
the railroad depot.
The first scene of Mr.. Denman Thomp-
sons elaborate production of the "Old
Homestead" has arrived at the Boston
theatre, and has been hung in position.
It is mammoth canvas, occupying
the entire width of the great stage. The
scene is from the brush of Horace
Emens, and was painted from sketches
made in the Swansey valley, Mr.. Thomp-
sons home, the scene of his great
drama. One of the novelties of the cleo
trical effects in this scene will be the
gathering, the fall and the passing away
of summer shower. These particular
effects together with even more aston
fishing atmospheric novelties, are the in
vention of Mr.. J. G. Mayrnhofer, to whose
genius was due the wonderful and
magnificent Urania" spectacle.