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whole carriage lurched violently to one side; the 
lion had broken through one of the windows, carry- 
ing off poor Ryall with him. Being now released, 
Parenti lost no time in jumping through the win 
dow on the opposite side of the carriage, and fled 
for refuge to one of the station buildings; his 
SERRE RE| IERRREE 
*“HE WAS KEPT ON VIEW FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND THEN SHOT.” 
escape was little short of miraculous, as the lion 
had been actually standing on him as he lay on the 
floor. The carriage itself was badly shattered, and 
the wood-work of the window had been broken to 
pieces by the passage of the lion as he sprang 
through with his victim in his mouth. 
All that can be hoped is that poor Ryall’s death 
