Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1910 — The Man and the Lion. [ARTICLE]

The Man and the Lion.

“When I was once in danger from a lion,” said'an old African explorer, "I tried sitting down and staring at him, as 1 had no Weapons.” "How did it work?” asked his companion. "Perfectly. The lion didn't even offer to touch me." "Strange!' How do you account for ttr"Well, sometimes I’ve thought It was because I sat down on a branch of a very tall tree."