Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 99
very lion which now stood beforethem had been his friend and entertainer in the woods.All the persons present were astonished and delightedwith the story, to find that even the fiercest beasts arecapable of being softened by gratitude and moved by 76 The Animal Story Book humanity; and they all… … MY LION FRIEND By monsieur GERARD. N February, 1846, Monsieur de Tour-ville, commander of Ghelma, sentfor me, and told me that thetribe of Beni-Bughal requestedmy assistance to free themfrom the ravages of a lioness,which, with her cubs, hadestablished her headquarterswithin the pasture-grounds…
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