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PIGEONS.
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accompanied by twice as many well-armed
soldiers, who immediately afterwards
withdrew, rather precipitately, as if eager to quit
the scene before the next actors appeared,
whose low growlings they could distinguish
proceeding from a closed entrance at the other
extreme end of the Coliseum.
" The twelve captives dispersed throughout
the arena, each armed with a short dirk, to
prolong the slaughter and make the spectacle
more exciting and interesting. Suddenly the
lions’ den was thrown open, and the king
of the desert sprang upon the sand with a
loud growl, accompanied by a tigress, whose
roar was even more terrific. They were
received by the vast multitude with such a
shout of delight,—a yell from sixty thousand
throats parching for blood, that the very
animals stopped in surprise, and looked up and
around them. At this impromptu of the two
chief actors, the multitude again gave vent to
its thousand-tongued enthusiasm, for they felt
that the beasts were aware of their countless
admiring spectators, and were assured of their
sympathy beforehand.
" During this tumult, an old man was seen
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