The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-01

means something in animal nature, as
well as in human nature. The further
proof OF his domestic nature. as shown
, by his cheek, chin. lips. nose and fore
head, is seen in the quiet way he carries
himself among MS fellows. and the friend
" regard they all seem 20 have for him.
IN the third cage beyond, i another
type OF lion. whose head and face plainly
tell a character story. For his body he
has too much head. He has more fore
head than any lion in the collection. II
is 2 high, steep. wide forehead. and
bulges more at the top. That signifies
that he has more gray matter stored there
and thinks a whole lot for himself. Were
he a man they would probably make him
a judge. saying that he had a judicial
mind and had a capacity for sitting
things 10 the bottom before entering
judgment. As a lion. he cannot hold any
Office, and any though he may have he
must keep TO himself. He looks some
times as If he We're reading you through
and through That he has a fine sense Of
right and wrong. which may come from
reflection and may come from some moral
sensibility. is seen in the fact that he
never steals. even food. and in ali the
battles that have taken place among the
lions in our animal quarters, he has been
uniformly on the side OF the weaker. and
the agrieved. III bet h could write
story. were he able 70 talk. for you VIII
notice over the temples Their is quite
pronounced fullness and his eyes are
wide apart and expressive. He makes you
think of one of those little men with big
heads and small bodies who make the
laws, and write the romances and songs
OF the nation, but would not cut much
Of a figure under a musl1et. or stand up
long in a soldier tramp under a tropical
sun.
Next to the lion Of literary suggestion is
crouched one of an entirely different
brand. His head is almost round, and IN
dicates that the good things OF appetite
are most important in his daily feelings.
II also shows that he viii fight for his
portion. and more. for he is a selfish
brute. His hopes now are upholstered,
ike an olG-fashoned sofa. To eat and
sleep are the only rhyming things in this
life for him. he has a good many coun-
terparts in human flesh, as everybody
[ have to have him watched constantly, or
he would eat all the youngsters portions
and get so abominably fat that he could
not move, and would probably smother
some night during hard journey.
"The two little baby lions. 7 think. viii
turn out to be fine creatures. The father
and mother are exactly opposite in char
acteristics and habits. which should
bring about a happy combination in the
character and nature of the offspring. I
would prefer that they were more like
their mother than father. AS said in the
beginning of this article, Prince, although
a very handsome animal, has some for
hidden traits.
4 forgot to tell you about our sanity
lion. He is a raw-boned youngster about
four years old. We call him saint. be-
cause he has long, narrow face, thin
lip and ashen color of cheek that goes
with a man who practices self-denial and
breaches the gospel. In other ways he
justifies this name. He is so mild man
nered, his step is so deliberate and an in
clination of the head upward, showing
lot Of the white Of the eye. as well as
small appetite, all point to the ways and
hopes of the evangelist, rather than the
wild and untameable beast of the jungle"