20 THE PENNSYLVANIA LION OR PANTHER. 



no doubt had been killed and eaten oy a panther." 

 Probably the man died from exposure, and his carcass 

 was chewed up by the lion. The same author men- 

 tions an instance near Young Woman's Town, now 

 North Bend, wliere a panther killed and devoured an 

 ox, and another instance where a panther killed a 

 fox, which, jackal fashion, had been following it to 

 obtain a share of the "swag." Another case, on Pine 

 Creek, on the Clinton County shore, is that of a child 

 going after the cows, which had to pass under an 

 overhanging timber of an abandoned dam, on which 

 a panther was crouched, and the brute springing on 

 the child devoured it. This was supposed to have 

 happened about 1S20, but no names are obtainable. 

 The child w'as probably lost in the woods or kidnaped 

 by the Indians who camped at the mouth of the creek 

 When wounded, panthers courageously attacked the 

 dogs, but refused to molest hunters. When about to 

 be knifed or shot, these animals are known to have 

 looked the hunters in the eyes and shed real tears. It 

 is recorded that panthers made interesting and affec- 

 tionate pets. An admirer in Philadelphia sent a young 

 Pennsylvania lion to Edmund Kean, a celebrated Eng- 

 lish actor. It followed him about the streets of Lon- 

 don, attracting more attention than Alderman Parkin's 

 team of quaggas. D'Azara's tame panther is recorded 

 as being gentle, but very sluggish. Agnes Sorel, the 

 celebrated Parisian actress, was presented with a lively 

 young panther by a South American admirer. A short 

 time ago the lady presented the animal to the Jardin 



