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the lion. 
the door opened for his escape. The flight i 
the animal had called into action the instiP'^' i 
tive propensity of the monarch of the forest' I 
his defenceless enemy now excited his pity' 
and the generous lion stepped back a fe"' 
paces and looked quietly on while a 
door was opened to let the dog out of tli^ 
enclosure. A shout of applause was raised W 
the assembly, who received a gratification 
superior to what they had expected. 
Brown relates, that while he was reside'’^ ' 
at Darfur, he purchased two lions, one t 
which was only four months old. This aiiiiP**’ I 
he rendered, by degrees, so tame that he ' 
quired most of the habits of a dog. He 
satiate himself twice a week with butche''’ 
offal, and then commonly sleep for sever^ 
hours successively. When they were togetbe^' 
and food was given to them, they were furioi*’ 
to each other, and to any one who approacbP^* 
them ; but, excepting at such times, thoug'* 
