The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-05
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uou fboVi +it'i III iN'l'N' 'NS,'' iNttH
ing his trade young, for his father was
lion-keeper in II travelling menagerie,
and Martins first playmate was Il lion
cub. When the boy WAS twenty
years old his father left the menagcrie,
and Martin stepped into his place.
To Martin as hoy ami man were as
familiar lis brothers and sisters are to
most of us, aud he liked the menagerie
WELL but the constant travelling began
to wear upon HIM. and long before he
was gray he sought and secured en-
ployment from the Royal geological So
ciety of london
5 the be>y, lion mara in England.
the superintendent OF the gardens once
said.
For fifteen years Riley kept his place
and remained whole although he had
often been. attacked in the cages, and
once he thought the end had surely
come when fprociouS lionesS, lately de-
Yrived of her babies, struck him over
the ear with her open paw.
The blow barred Il portion OF his skull
which is now covered with Il hairless
patch of scalp.
If was in June. two years ago, that
Riley had his most dangerous and curl
OlIS adventures one afternoon, after
carrying great pals Of water up to the
Gon-houSe to hathc some of the beasts,
he set the two rails G@Wr 1t tn" door
OF the long. low building. and entered to
be greeted by ,r','~ from Il few of the
ten cages ranged J!Ong the wall upon
the right. The cages were exactly
similar, and at the pack Of each WAS
sliding door leading To an enclosure.
where Riley usually turned loose any
animal that ne wished to nathc.
He crept under the ron railing which
is in front of The. c.,-r> and walked the
length of the budding close 10 the bars.
scrutiu2ing the beasts behind. and now
and again stopping for q word with one
or another.
Thus he went OF 10 the last cage,
behind the bars uG which Stalkcd back
and forth two immense male lions. As
the voice of the nan outside fell upon
their ears they stopped in their prom
t.na,lr, and ShHkiw- their names. roar"d.
Then Jupiter, one of the beasts, adj
V;tncrd to the front 81 the cage, and
raising forrp1w l:Ghlly from the floor,
thrust it out between the bars. Riley
seized that paw ia holh hands and shook
1t violently. me Diner i"h SIaf'l ul"'
tins display ., 'r." n!<hlp from DARK
corner nc the puck. us eyes glove" III
the half-light lik, two Goals.
and how ar" Lon. JUPITER o'd hoy
asE'f Riley. ~" 0>Wrr was f"ar
that might be ''I'n''. mnd' Tor to lNloE
experienced ear 1t nor" Il" note "' anger
In Fact Jnrt'r' ever since ms rU'
days, nad hiH~fT shown T"IhilrNnhi'
fordneSs for the h",-"r.
u IN thinkin No need ha'h, Jupiter
said Riley.
mother roar va, the answer
Well, then, N"n shall hay" 1t. AND
the.'$ Jim Go" Hn- with J"i"o'lSy III
us, He shat. nov" BATH too. 1r ShaII
both 1T 1t III about two minutes.
The sleeper W.n' '"rN t" tn """r OF
the butIHl0-, whrr" he mad l"tt the
r'iIS; p:r'jng Ih'm up h" >hamhIe"
along the path IT IT, rear q" tn" ION
house, unit! he ,'arh"d the hon "n"'"H-
llre which " - j">t n"hlna tn" chg" "r-
cupied hy Jupiter Ht! his companion.
There h" stopped, Drawing " bunch ~
keys from his coat i'1rh't, h" S"."rt""
one, ana htt"H 1t :" tn" pmd!"rN on tn"
door. Throwing back tn" heavy screen
upon its creakln% hinges, b" liftrd both
pals inside the enclosure, and then