Show GIRL FASCINATES A LION Fair Dancer Patted Affectionately but Her Face Is Scratched So great was the Impression which a fascinating dancer made on a lion while she was paying a visit to a music mu-sic hall where it was performing that the animal after contemplating her for some time got on Its legs moved off In her direction and putting Its paws through tho bars of its cage took hold of her head and patted her face affectionately Unfortunately Samson had reckoned reckon-ed without his claws which tore the tender skin of the pretty dancer inflicting in-flicting scars the traces of which will in nil probability never disappear This result of what would otherwise have been regarded as a good joke not being likely to enhance tho professional pro-fessional attractiveness of the graceful grace-ful Spaniard she has taken legal action ac-tion against the proprietor of tho place of entertainment putting in a claim for damages to tho amount of 2000 Tho case has just been brought before be-fore ono of tho Paris courts but aa I the defendant Is abroad on business tho hearing has been adjourned until November when the Judges may have a better opportunity for forming an exact opinion of tho Injury which tho charms of the fair plaintiff have sustained sus-tained at the paws of the susceptible Samson |