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same inclination which no one can doubt who 

 watches him carefully; his wish is evidently 

 to spring at me and not with any purpose of 

 play, either. His deadly intention is written 

 plainly on 'his evil face, 'and his throaty 

 breathing each time he is baffled proves his 

 keen disappointment in not being able to ac- 

 complish it. 



There is a leopard in the Bostock Animal 

 Show called Cartouche, who is noted for his 

 savageness and untamability, although he has 

 been performing for years and is considered 

 one of the best in the exhibition. He has 

 nearly killed his trainer three or four times, 

 and yet Madame Morrelli is still fearless of 

 him, dares and defies him, and even consents 

 to be photographed with him facing and 

 sitting close to her, one of the most daring 

 and risky things anyone can do. 



It will be noticed that she has her right 

 arm stretched out behind his neck, and that 

 her whip, her only means of defense, is in 

 her left hand. One stroke from the paw of 

 this animal and she would have no time 



