NERO

_The largest Lion in the Fair for a Hundred

Guineas!_

These inscriptions, with figured show-cloths, were in front of a really

good exhibition of a fine lion, with leopards, and various other

“beasts of the forest.” They were mostly docile and in good condition.

One of the leopards was carried by his keeper a pick-a-back. Such a show

for “only a penny” was astonishing.

The Every-day Book and Table Book, v. 1 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac · 第 673 / 982 题