AFFECTION FOE HIS KEEPER. 
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gallant officer, <e bad provided himself, on the ap¬ 
proach of winter, with a fur-cap. The novelty of 
the costume attracted the notice of the lion, which, 
making a sudden clutch, tore the cap off his head, 
as he passed the cage; but, perceiving that the 
keeper w r as the person whose head he had thus un¬ 
ceremoniously uncovered, he immediately lay down. 
The same animal,” the Major adds, ct once hearing 
some noise under its cage, passed its paw through 
the bar, and actually hauled up the keeper, who was 
cleaning beneath ; but, as soon as he perceived that 
he had thus ill-used his master, he instantly lay 
down upon his back, in an attitude of complete sub¬ 
mission.”* 
Independent of the fear and respect the lion 
usually entertains for the man by whom he is fed 
and cared for, he would seem at times to entertain 
a real affection for him, and, when occasion offers, 
to evince his gratitude in an unmistakable way. A 
remarkable instance to this effect is related by 
Montgomery Martin, in the case of a “ huge pet 
lion,” to which he himself was an eye-witness. 
“This was on board H.M.S. ‘Ariadne/ The 
animal, who was named c Prince,’ had been 
reared from a cub by Captain Marshall, the com¬ 
mander of the frigate, and as he was quite tame, 
he was allowed the run of the ship. He was 
good friends with the sailors, and in particular with 
the marine drummer, whom he delighted to seize by 
the shoulder-knot and pull on his back. 
ec Things went on thus pleasantly for a while; but 
* Griffiths Cuvier. 
