CASSELL'S POPULAR NATURAL HISTORY. 



/c sent tbe same soldiers to see what had been her fate, when, to their great surprise, they found liei 

 alive and unhurt, though surrounded by pumas and jaguars, while a female puma at her feet kept them 

 at bin "i as the puma saw the soldiers, she retired to some distance ; and they unbound Mal- 



donatji, who related to them the history of this puma, whom she knew to be the same she had formerly 



d in the cavern. On the soldiers taking Maldonata away, the lioness approached, and fawned 

 upon her, as if unwilling to part. The soldiers reported what they had seen to their commander, 

 who eould not but pardon a woman so singularly protected, without appearing more inhuman than 

 pumas thcniM'hes. 



The puma i* very easily tamed, and becomes harmless, and even affectionate. Keau, the actor, 

 possessed one, called " Tom," which followed him about, and was often introduced to company in his 

 drawing-room. Another was extremely gentle and playful, and showed no symptoms of ferocity to 

 strangers who went to see it. It rejoiced greatly in the society of those to whose company it was 



.imed ; laid down on its back between their feet, and played with the skirts of their garmouts, 

 exactly like a kitten. It was very fond of water, frequently jumping into and out of a large tub, 

 rolling it. -elf about, and apparently greatly pleased with the refreshment. 



It was brought from the city of St. Paul's, the capital of the district of that name, in the Brazils. 

 During its voyage, it was in habits of intimacy with several dogs and monkeys, none of which it ever 

 attempted to injure ; nor did it even attempt to return the petty insults which the latter sometimes 

 offered. But if an unfortunate fowl or goat came within its reach, it was immediately mapped at and 

 killed. While in London, it escaped into the street during the night, but allowed itself to be taken by 

 a watchman, without offering even a show of resistance. After its arrival in Edinburgh, it was not 

 indulged with living prey, and the only animals which had fallen victims to its rapacity, when we last 

 heard of it, were a mallard and cock-pheasant, both of which approached inadvertently within the 

 circle of its spring, and were each killed by a blow of its fore paw. 



THE TIGER* 



XKAIM.Y e<|iial to the lion in strength, and, perhaps, surpassing him in activity, the Tiger has been 

 generally placed .second in this tribe of animals. Its general form and appearance are so well known, 

 !'i-w v. i. rds of description will suffice. The tiger has no trace of the shaggy mane which add.; so 

 Ij in the bold-looking front of the lion; and his countenance, scowling under the different pas- 

 sions, OOnveyi l.ln- idea of wanton treachery and cruelty. In shape he is more slender and lengthened 

 than the lion ; (he head is rounder, the whole form is more cat-like, and all his motions are performed 

 wil1 ' :1 I'! i:: and the greatest grace. 



