Show tame catamount probably it Is true me ben a have by nature a peculiar power over wild animals and it la Is a matter of common experience tint thit anima a sometime I 1 strike up sudden friendships with persons they have never seen before an blieu Jus ju siance lance ot of this binl I 1 is described by a military correspondent respondent coi of the new boik sun perhaps ot all the wild animals that may be at least partially civilized or tamed the rocky mountain lion or catamount offers the least promise and yet in the writers experience one specimen was as gentle and docile as human kindness could make him lie he followed his master around like a dog obeying every wish or nod but would allow no other persons persona to approach him with offers of kindness or anything else this creature was a full grown mountain lion that for some strange reason had taken a fancy to a cheyenne indian whether in camp on the prairie or in the post the brute could always be seen quietly following the indian but he would never leave his bis masters heels tor for any reason except at his masters bidding often would ho he accompany the buck into the post traders store where his entrance was the signal for all dogs to get out and tor for bipeds not acquainted with the situation to lose no time in taking to the counters the officers of the post finally persuaded the indian to part with his pet for a consideration and the lion after being securely caged was shipped as a present to the national museum at washington |