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was torn to strips in some parts and called 

 his attention to it. He admitted that the 

 lion had torn it that morning, but "only in 

 play." 



But this lion has certainly done some won- 

 derful things. On one occasion, when at 

 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Schley actually 

 rode on the front seat of Mr. Mundy's auto- 

 mobile through the streets when there were 

 over 50,000 people present. Of course many 

 precautions were taken and, in case of the 

 slightest sign of an intention on Schley's part 

 to get down, he would have been shot. But 

 he sat there placidly watching the people, 

 making no movement whatever, except 

 through the motion of the car itself, and ap- 

 peared not only contented but calmly inter- 

 ested in what was going on. 



On another occasion, when the proprietor 

 of the show gave a jungle dinner, Schley was 

 allowed to come in at the end of the meal, and 

 not only walked in quietly and calmly, but 

 actually got on the table itself and sat there 

 placidly for some time. He looked around 



