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gallant officer, " had provided himself, on the ap- 

 proach of winter, with a fur-cap. The novelty <>f 

 the costume attracted the notice of the lion, wliich, 

 making a sudden clutch, tore the cap off his he;nl, 

 as he passed the cage; but, perceiving that tlio 

 keeper was the person whose head he had thus un- 

 ceremoniously uncovered, he immediately lay down. 

 The same animal," the Major adds, " once hearing 

 some noise under its cage, passed its paw through 

 the bar, and actually hauled up the keeper, who was 

 cleaning beneath ; but, as soon as lie perceived that 

 he had thus ill-used his master, he instantly lay 

 down upon his back, in an attitude of complete sub- 

 mission."* 



Independent of the fear and respect the lion 

 usually entertains for the man by whom he is fed 

 and cared for, he would seem at times to entertain 

 a real affection for him, and, when occasion offers, 

 to evince his gratitude in an unmistakable wav. A 

 remarkable instance to this effect is related by 

 Montgomery Martin, in the case of a " huge pet 

 lion," to which he himself was an eye-witness. 



"This was on board II. M.S. 'Ariadne.' The 

 animal, who was named ' J'rince,' had been 

 reared from a cubby Captain Marshall, the com- 

 mander ot the irigate, and as lie was quite tame, 

 he was allowed the run of the ship. lie was 

 good friends with the sailors, and in particular wi:h 

 the marine drummer, whom he delighted to seize by 

 the shoulder-knot and pull on his back. 



"Things went on thus pleasantly fora while; but 



* Griflitlis Cinit.T. 



