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Show HAD NO CAUSE TO BE AFRAID. Very Harmless "Tiger" Was Irish-man's Irish-man's Companion In Cage. Tho manager of n wild animal show was so unfortunate as to Joso by death tho only Hon In his collection. After trying in vain to oplaco tho los3 ho finally secured an Iiishman to appear in his oxhlbltlon on nil fours in tho lion's cage, wrapped in the dead bo t's skin. This plan worked well ono gh for n while, and tho public was fooled. Ono night, however, It bo-camo bo-camo necessary, in tho course of ono performance, for tho lion to enter tho tiger's cage. Pat pleaded Btrcnuonsly bohlnd tho scenes against being sent Into tho other mnneator'ii presence; but his employer was unyielding, as-surlng'liim as-surlng'liim repeatedly thnt tho tiger was harmloss. Thotigfi well-nigh dead with fear, Pat, after long nnd vigorous persunslon, nt last crawled Into tho tiger's cngo. No sooner was ho In tho cage than ho lost what little courage ho had loft, nnd lay down, calling In a hoarso whisper, "Plenso don't bite mo; I uln't no lion; I'm an Irishman." The tiger appealed thoroughly disgusted, and In a moment ho growled back, "Shut up, you fool, t am I." Harpers Har-pers Weekly. |