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A Lady Of Lions

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Parent Issue
Day
31
Month
October
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
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My fricnd liad a visit to pay to M. L , a French gentleman, and I accompanied him. The houso was open, nnd on entering the inner court we knocked at the door of a saloon j we were requested by a female voice, to óomo in.' Mr.R. opened ihe door, then, with nn air of constcrnation, sliut it immediately, tld told me there wcre twolions going nbout at liberty in the saloon. He liad scareely 'old me this, when Madame L herself opencd tlie door, and begged of us to enier, observing thnt we need be under no alarm, as the lions were perfectly tnmc. We folio wed the lndy, and as soonasl snt down, ihe male lion carne and laid his head on my knee. As for the lioness, shc leaped on the divan beside Madame L , luokingnt us Irorn time to lime, and sometimos giving a growl likean angry cat. These two nnimals were aKout scven years old, and were very great pets. Madame L called awny that one which seemed to ïave taken a liking to me, and 1 was nol sorry to see hirn withdraw peaceably. - Wetoolcour departure, carefully avoidr.gany hasty movements. When I was Dut of the house Í feit ;hat I could breathe more rit my önse. I was nmr.zed that a adv could muster courage to trust herself