Show farmers worked up over spanish lions A wags remark to farm tenants near dover N C U during the spanish american war caused much apprehension tor for several days to the simple folk of the countryside ue told them the american naval and military forces were superior but spain had more lions ile he even went so tar far as to say SOU of the beasts had been landed ut at beaufort Cc aufort not far away the before taking up the joke villagers rigged up a horse fiddle addle or rosined box across which could be drawn a piece of wood as a bow emitting sounds similar to the roaring of lions huns this was secreted in the neighborhood and played pla jed throughout the night the tenants were terrified and among some of them the belief in the lions remained alive for a long iong true time wit wil liam warters resident of dover recalling g the tale said that for several days harred harrert doors and loaded guns were the rule in the district detroit news |