THE LION. 



Instances of attachment. 



lion. Her grace, with great condescension and 

 good nature, asked permission of the company 

 for the travellers to come in, as they would then 

 have the satisfaction of seeing the animal fed. 

 They were accordingly admitted at the moment 

 when the lion was growling over his prey. The 

 serjeant, advancing to the cage, called out, 

 (( Nero! Nero! poor Nero! don't you know me?" 

 The animal instantly turned his head to look at 

 him ; then rose, up, left his prey, and came wag- 

 ging his tail, to the side of his cage. The man 

 then put his hand upon him, and patted him ; 

 telling us at the same time, that it was three 

 years since they had seen each other, but that the 

 care of the lion, on his passage from Gibraltar, 

 had been committed to him, and he was happy 

 to see the poor beast show so much gratitude for 

 his attention. The lion, indeed, seemed perfectly 

 pleased; he went to and fro, rubbing himself 

 against the place where his benefactor stood, and 

 licked the Serjeant's hand as he held it out to 

 him. The man wanted to go into the cage to 

 him, but was withheld by the company, who 

 were not altogether convinced of the safety of 

 the act." 



About the year 1799, Felix Cassel, brought 

 two lions, a male and a female, to the national 

 menagerie, at Paris; soon after which, he was 

 taken ill, and being unable to attend the lions, 

 another person was obliged to perform his duty. 

 The male became sad and solitary, and remained 



