| Show ra L N new story of forrest edwin fogrest For Fo reet crest the tragedian was k well acqua acquainted with a gennan german hon lion tamer he harr driesbach and one even 4 log 1139 the two were sitting together in a restaurant conversing upon the subject of fear of course any one would ho be willing to admit that a man who could coull go alone into a caga of wild beasts was not a person who would be likely to be frightened by grything icy iry thing but the tragedian insisted that there were people in the more r peaceful walks of life who had aa as little fear in their composition an a any v lion tamer As a proof ot of this mr forrest as sorted that never in his life had he known what it waa to be afraid of anything no doubt of the truth of this state P it ment was wax expressed by herr dries bach and after some I 1 further conver bation he proposed that the tra gailan should accompany him to his home when they entered the bouse house a gas jet was burning lob in the hall and having closed the front toor coor herr driesbach put up his band hand to turn on more light but apparently by ac aident be put it out so that tho the two men were left standing in absolute darkness exclaiming at his stupidity the master of 0 the house declared that he had no matches about him and asked mr air forrest it be lie could give him one ono but the aan never carried matches as bis his companion probably knew and driesbach ached ask d him to wait where he be was for a few moments while he be made his way to the back bacic of the house to procure some left to himself forrest stood per perk factly still for or it he attempted to move ho he might stumble over something and while thua thus quietly waiting fir his host to appear with a match he heard beard a curious sniffing at different points around him and then something cold liko like the nose of 0 a dog do touched him on one hand after which he was brushed by what hat seemed to bo be a long and heavy mass of hair on the bae ba e floor ho he beard the muffled taps of heavy paws he ile verce perceived ived the odor of t the he breath of beasts lie ile knon kne that he lie was standing there in the dirk surrounded by lions moving freely about him and sniffing and smelling nelling i at him to find out whether they knew him or not the blood ran cold in the vein veins of 0 the tragedian but he did not move be he did not call out As if he had been a statue of a man he remained motionless feeling that if it he showed the slightest sign of fear the beasts would be upon him presently it seemed many many minutes to forrest driesbach Drics bach ap feared with a match the gaa gas was lighted and the me pale tragedian saw near him three or four large perform ing lions who had been quietly liber abed from an adjoining room you are a brave mani mant exclaimed the lion tamer you have i 1 roved you have no fear the reply of forrest cannot be set down here but he speedily left that bouse house and never entered it again the friendship between the two men was at an end such an unwarrantable test of courage could not be forgotten montreal herald |
