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THE LION HOUSE AT THE ZOO 
that his old friend was there. Yet this rare beast 
smelt him before he saw him, whining, groaning, and 
tumbling with such an expression of acquaintance, 
that, being informed by the keepers how he came, 
Bull so prevailed that the keepers opened the grate, 
and Bull went in. But no dog could fawn more on 
his master than the lion on him, licking his feet and 
hands, and tumbling to and fro, to the wonder of all 
the beholders. Bull was quite satisfied with this 
recognition, and managed to get out of the grate ; but 
when the lion saw his friend gone, no beast, by 
bellowing, roaring, scratching, and howling, could 
express more rage and sorrow ; neither would he 
either eat or drink for four whole days afterwards.” 
“ Warsaw’s” affections were not put to so severe a 
test; but his forbearance may be judged from the 
fact that he would allow his paws to be pulled out 
between the bars, and his toes to be examined, to see 
ivhether his nails ivanted cutting. 
This amiability is very difficult to explain, unless 
on the ground that the tiger was captured when very 
young, though many cubs are ferocious when only a 
few months old. Another northern tiger, from China, 
which came as a half-grown specimen to the Gardens 
three years ago, was as tame as “ Warsaw,” though it 
had suffered much in captivity, and died before 
attaining its full size. It was starved in China, and 
never recovered this early ill-usage, its brief life being 
a succession of illnesses; but its temper was never 
soured, and it was far more demonstratively affec- 
