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proach of his deadly foe, which was made cautiously, 

 halting several times, and at last came close to his fire. 

 After eyeing him very closely for sometime, and finding 

 him not in the least daunted, he held his foot up in the 

 light of the fire, the man then discovering that his foot 

 was dreadfully swollen, and thinking that at the worst 

 he could but die, at once commenced an examination of 

 the foot, in which he found a large sliver or stub, which 

 had caused it to fester and become swollen. He deliber- 

 ately took his knife and opened the foot, dug out the 

 stub, talking caressingly in the meantime, without either 

 of them betraying the least sign of fear. After per- 

 forming the operation, the man took his seat near the 

 fire, and found to his great astonishment that he had a 

 friend with him instead of an enemy, in the shape of a 

 lion, for the lion came and licked him, and lay down by 

 his side during the night, and the next day went several 

 times and caught wild game for him to subsist on, and 

 even followed him like a pet for several days. Now 

 supposing the man had allowed himself to become 

 frightened and excited on this occasion, there can be no 

 doubt but that the lion, seeing his timidity, would have 

 devoured him at once. 



As I have given one of the lion, I will add another 

 about the great memory of this animal, as it is allowed 

 by experienced men that the horse equals, if not excels, 

 most other animals in this respect. Herr Driesbach, the 

 great lion tamer, after leaving his old companions, the 

 lions, leopards and tigers, for years, returned to revisit 

 them in their cages, where the scene is described as 

 having been most affecting. The lioness, which was 



