THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO.
t. . The Sultan of Morocco is somewh'at barbarous in his methods in spite of his acquaintance with European civilisation. Not long ago the story runs he visited his private menagerie with a camera in order to photograph the animals. Arrived before the cage of a tiger the young monarch suddenly desired his Minister of War to hold the beast by the ear while he photographed it. Dreading his master’s displeasure if he refused, the trembling Minister approached the cage, and thrusting his hand between the bars grasped the animal by the ear. With a fierce growl the tiger sprang to its feet, while the wretched Minister'clung grimly to it, divided between fear of the tiger and dread of the Sultan. At that moment, to his inexpressible relief, the camera clicked, and his ordeal was over. His courage did not go unrewarded. The Sultan has distributed numerous copies of the photograph as an evidence of his skill as a photographer and of the pluck of his War Minister.
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 22, 8 January 1907, Page 6
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