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 mu ale hall where it was performing that the animal after contemplating her or some time got on its legs moved off in her direction and putting its paws through the bars of its cage took hold of her head and patted her ace affectionately unfortunately samson had reckon ed without his claws which tore the tender skin of the pretty dancer in flicking scars the traces of which will in all probability never disappear this result of what would otherwise have been regarded as a good joke not being likely to enhance the professional fess ional attractiveness of the grace ul spaniard she has taken legal ac alon against the proprietors of the place of entertainment putting in a claim for damages to the amount of 2000 the case has just been brought be fore one of the paris courts but aa the defendant Is abroad on business the hearing has been adjourned until november when the judges may have a better opportunity for forming an exact opinion of the injury which the charms of the fair have sustained at the paws of the susceptible samson |