The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-06

heF hui>t "l royal temper had no power to
awe such as he.
Their tricks over. the four-fo footed actors
were marshaled into line again. and turned
into the runway, down which they disap-
peared pell-mell, knowing well what scraps
OF meat await them in their cages a. re-
ward Of merit Stockton himself remained
on the platform
The last tail-tuft had hardly vanished
before the cage itself. aSsailed on every
side BY gang of workmen, ike ants
swarming around dead beetle had also
disappeared At the same moment six
richly comparisoned horses swung into
view. drawing 4 large. gilded cage which
had appeared that morning in the parade
In 1t were >ix magnificent specimens Of the
king Of beasts. Very slowly, aud To ht-
ting music, the pageant made the circuit
of the hippodrome. aud then drew up on
the stage. The horses were unlocked,
aud lei short distance away. the music
aud short thick set man stepp-
Ell forward and faced the area Of reserved
scat
Ladies and gentlemen. he began ia
steuioriau tones, YOU behold IN this cage
six superb specimens Of what /, known a
the man eating hon-an animal which. in
it, native state lives solitary life. and
eats nothing but human flesh, when it can
get it. The hghte,t Of these animals
weighs seven hundred and fifty pounds
They were captured after attaining matur
ity. and arr therefore absolutely aud psi
lively uniamablt They were fed las,
uishf at eleven % clock very hight meal
They viii not b. fed again until eleven
% clock tonight. after the evening perform
aue,, You viIl thus understand that ST
thu, hour their hunger which j. Nature ;
.uad to irracity in man or beast, j. very
kfyu
You Will nos have the great privilege.
la,s,sS and -cn5lcurn. oi witnessing an eX-
hibstiou never before ~csn in this country.
AMI one whiyh the management, takes
narr pr,ie in pr,--cn,inS than any other on
the gry4.ram Mr. Stockton. the prli,->
-,r wiir. will L. bound hand aud foot,
AMI ,hrown into this leu e slid beasts, bs-
fore which even ihc rrophes Daniel. |
think wgald have quailei aud begged to
b. excused But, hrss saieilal and in
credible A. ss may seem "a yoa--ProieS~ar
>lagktou himself. taking hls hle IN nj,
hands will vuirr the Cagr. and quad lhs~c
fcr-lau. man-eA,iug hon, into fary HIS
w,fe will then t,e thrown in. bound and in
pr-srAie attitude
L., me bricay explain ~hat that last
means II an animal trainer IN a cage
q great cats. lo-e, hp fooiins aud falls,
h.. poser i epor The aniaal, no longer
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Il ,has slender yoang woaan--Io whom
will 'ntr,-iacr yOu in = mamrOt--ihat,
bos,nd unartrcd and in = pr,rira,c atti.
','''' W. ~. " " '
tine "efd m"rr. Ihls oeing. As
have i"ilma'ri, vnr II 'ae uaossi trying and
dangerous irAts ever performed, Professor
Sts.skton earnestly requests that there b.
Do applause until after hts wlir has lctt
the cav
This address a ,ksllfal web ot Truth
and uutruth. did rs work. In The front
Seai. stockton could s.-e women buegip.
eI.-.r Ia f,tbrrs bs.l,,nd. er lover, a. IN.
r,~., mich, b. 4 few w.r, already nal.
Even th. men VEN for th. n,.,r mar, ..ri
.u, and SEEMED 4, =. .,.,,In. morn than
their noncy worth but ,hey settled
dDwn determined to s..e the thing through
Some Il them smiled. A. ii 10 show they
knes II va, only trick and no real dan
.,f involved But il wa not trek. and
danger va, involved for in this feat the
animal trainer pushed to the EXTREMIST
limit III, marvellous power over hi, dumb
ssptiye. And a, Stockton stood daring
the haraugue. and saw the emotion in
other men wives and sweethrarts, and
reflected that II was aruu,ad by the mere
antiripatinn Of >.eigg bis wife IN, Et,le
sweetheart. ia deadly peril his heart
swelled.
Margaret Wa' standing at the moment
10 the dressing tent screened irom the au-
dience by curtain, and waiting ior her
ene-the last WordS oi the arenic orator.
At his last word, the fingers which held
her cloak at the throat tightened couyul-
siyely for the fraction Of second As if
she could not let it 90. then ike a butter
Hy bursting from its she'll she stepped ont
of the carmen; and handed il 10 waiting