Show FACING A LION he tried for a thousand Th omand but got only ten in one of the side shows connected with the circus waa was a cage with a single lion in it on the cage was a placard rending reading this bet hit has killed ten men one thousand dollare dollars to any one who dares enter his cage A big sign to the same effect was hung up outdoors and find those who go in to see the tile fat boy and the mermaid surely wanted to gaze on th the lion there was wag a good crowd in to and the lecturer waa was about to begin on oil the mermaid r when a little old man who was bo bow W legged and humpbacked crowded to the front and said saido look be here re mister I 1 want a try for that thousand dollars gimma a show at that lion 11 my f y f friend do you want to be torn into d dog og meat meet asked the lecturer in reply you live thirty seconds afeei en anterina ent crine the cage Is be he a dinn an lion I 1 lie Is K and one of the most savage beasts over ever captured killed ten men eh ell he 1110 has wall id like to tackle him if 11 ho be kills rne me be leven levell I 1 want that thousand dollars mighty bad jest now and im willing to run considerable risk gamme a fair show ill ye you keep right away from his cage 1 no 0 man tn in I 1 liquor should get within ten fuel feet of a lion HK ife HAD nad THAT MAT LIOS LIO I 1 BT BY TIIE TAIL TAIT 1 I drunk a drop of licker in ten indignantly exclaimed the old man ila dam you and your old Vu midian lion to boltl you aint willell wil lill to give a man a he ile backed off and the lecturer delivered the usual oration on the mermaid he was about to begin on the fat boy when the dlan lion uttered a it serf series es of roars and attention was attracted to the cage the little old man hadie lipped around and opened the door and entered not only that but he had that lion by the tail and waa was drawing him backward backa caga women shrieked and the lecturer rusha foro bo carand shrieked ala alanl maul man but you must bo be mad bat the never wever felt better natured in replied the old man As n he ftp to say of the come out at once ON bat J con 1 I gayther guem not theres only one Nn midian critter in here h e re had and he dont don t teem beem to be on tho the boar apar very much lie ile up hero you ola oia Mo au a lake another promenade adell I 1 he ile was drawing tho the beast around the cage again when abo t he lecturer entered it and eaid said cometh something eom ething ing in a low voice make alake it ten tell and a 0 4 ill do till replied the ol 01 old man in loud tones you said rive give a but being its hard times for money ill let you oil off easy take er ten and a nd pay me before I 1 let go of his tall tail it 11 wag was handel to him then and there and be descended wiped his bands hands on the grah grm and jul feelingly fe longly observed to the circle of aern durn my hide bide but when a man brings any sort of a thing Int into this town and se na out a it fell ani in right on deck I 1 the faitt rit at critter front from I 1 ever tac tal kloj kled but butil il be lookin look in for more from this on everybody boino out and have some red lemonade with met niel |