THE LION. 
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their showing any signs of anger. The 
lion and the two African lions in 
® Tower allow great familiarities to their 
®®pers. But it is not always safe to trust 
^^eself in their power, for the natural ferocity 
^ Some lions is never wholly subdued. A 
years since, a lion belonging to a small 
^^jlection of wild beasts killed a man, who, 
newly appointed to the charge of them, 
'^tured into his cage and struck him there ; 
the same animal tore the scalp from the 
of a boy who had incautiously approach- 
near his cage at Bartholomew fair. 
. Numerous instances of the gentleness, saga- 
and gratitude of the lion, while in a state 
domestication, are nevertheless on record. 
® has been known to spare the lives of ani- 
thrown in to be devoured by him ; to live 
1 f^oeably with them ; to afford them part of 
food ; and even to want food himself, 
^fher than deprive them of that life which 
