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William Cullen Bryant
Cabinet card of Bryant, c.  1876
Born	November 3, 1794 Cummington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1878 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Poet, journalist, and editor
Nationality	American
Notable works	"Thanatopsis"
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William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.

Contents

• 1Youth and education
• 2Poetry
• 3Editorial career
• 4Later years
• 5Critical response
• 6Legacy
• 7See also
• 8Notes
• 9References
• 10Further reading
• 11External links

Youth and education[edit]

Engraving of Bryant c. 1843

Bryant was born on November 3, 1794,^[1] in a log cabin near Cummington, Massachusetts; the home of his birth is today marked with a plaque.^[2] He was the second son of Peter Bryant (b. Aug. 12, 1767, d. Mar. 20, 1820), a doctor and later a state legislator, and Sarah Snell (b. Dec. 4, 1768, d. May 6, 1847). The genealogy of his mother traces back to passengers on the Mayflower: John Alden(b. 1599, d. 1687), his wife Priscilla Mullins and her parents William and Alice Mullins. The story of the romance between John and Priscilla is the subject of a famous narrative poem by Longfellow "The Courtship of Miles Standish".

He was also a nephew of Charity Bryant, a Vermont seamstress who is the subject of Rachel Hope Cleves's 2014 book Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America.^[3] William Cullen Bryant described their relationship: "If I were permitted to draw the veil of private life, I would briefly give you the singular, and to me interesting, story of two maiden ladies who dwell in this valley. I would tell you how, in their youthful days, they took each other as companions for life, and how this union, no less sacred to them than the tie of marriage, has subsisted, in uninterrupted harmony, for more than forty

Blondie, the Living Room Lion

Blondie, the Living Room Lion

In 1955, LIFE photographer Joseph Scherschel spent a day shooting a rather unusual subject for a spread in the magazine entitled, “Living Room Lion – Blondie, A Docile 200-Pound Texan, Becomes A Member of the Family.” The oversized house cat belonged to Charles Hipp, an oil businessman based in Graham, Texas. You’re probably thinking, ‘another bored rich guy buying wild animals for short-lived amusement’, but Charles Hipp’s story is a little different…



Not your typical oil big shot, Hipp was raised in the circus. Orphaned by the age of 4, he later ran away from the backwoods of Arkansas to join a circus when he was 12. Hipp developed a connection with exotic animals and proved to be a born showman in the tent. By the 1930s however, the thriving energy industry had lured Charles away from the circus. It turned out Hipp also had a knack for drilling, and within a short time he was making good money with his oil well service company where he finally settled in Texas. In nearby Dallas, his story with Blondie would begin…



Blondie was purchased from the Dallas zoo when she was one month old. She became an instant member of the family. Above, she can be seen sneaking meat tidbits from Hipp’s hand as he sits at dinner with his wife, daughters, grandmother and grandchild Karen, who you saw balancing on Blondie’s back in the living room in the previous photograph.



But Blondie wasn’t exactly your stay-at-home cat. She often travelled with the Hipps in their station wagon and even went boating on Possum Kingdom Lake (pictured previously).



Blondie, the pet lion, playfully putting the “fang-in-the-fanny hold” on her owner Charles Hipp who is smiling through some playful pain before prying her jaws open with his hands & fleeing into the house. (Nobody got hurt.)– LIFE



Pet Lion Blondie, age 2, giving a piggy back ride to young neighbor girl as its owner Charles Hipp keeps her in tow, in front of his home.




Blondie looking bored during routine ride in station wagon past Graham Movie Theater w. her owner Charles Hipp at the wheel.



Blondie even shared their bathtub. Here she ‘patiently allows her owner Charles Hipp to pour Tide detergent on her pelt which she loves to lick off & gulp down during her combination bath & shower, at home.’



Revelling in the shower spray of lukewarm water her owner Charles Hipp is directing on her pelt, at home and getting a good towel rub afterwards…



While life with Blondie looked pretty rosy, there is a darker side to Hipp’s fondness for wild animals. In the 1960s, the oilman had other wild pets, including a leopard named Randy. In 1962, at the family home, Hipp’s two and half year-old grandson was mauled by the leopard. He survived but was left with life-long scars. Distraught, Hipp gave away all his wild animals, but could not bare to part with Blondie. She remained a beloved member of the family until her death from old age in 1968.



Read more about Charles Hipp and Blondie by Mike Cox

More photographs from LIFE magazine here



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A FAMILY FROM TEXAS HAD A LION AS A PET AND NEVER HAD ANY INCIDENT WITH HER

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A FAMILY FROM TEXAS HAD A LION AS A PET AND NEVER HAD ANY INCIDENT WITH HER

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Some children have dreams of having exotic pets like amphibians, bears, hares, lions, etc. but these remain just dreams. Most parents would hardly allow any of their kids to get so close to the animals or have them as pets. However one boy did live his dream and Joseph Scherschel’s photography of 1955 still tells this story to date.
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Charles Edward Hipp was born in 1904 and in 4 years’ time both his parents were dead. He moved in with his grandparents and later with friends. Six years into schooling, the 12 year old ran away to join a circus. Years of working with the circus led to his attachment to strange animals.

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After some time with the circus, Hipp was lured into another lucrative business; oil drilling. He worked as a cable driller for some time till he got married and moved to Texas in the year 1934. Four years later in Graham, he started an oil well service company as the best cable driller in the industry.

Money was good in the oil business but Hipp had always loved the show business. He began putting up Rodeos in Graham and other Texas parts in 1950. His rodeos gained fame and traveled to many places including Madison Square Garden for performances.

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Hipp adopted a lion named Blondie in 1955 from the Dallas zoo. He was a docile 12 week old cub who soon became a cherished family member. They traveled with him in their station Wagon, went boating on Possum Kingdom Lake and even shared a bathtub. By the time Joseph Scherschel’s posted a life article on him on the Life Magazine, Blondie had become a familiar sight in Graham.

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Blondie was trouble free but another of Hipp’s pets was not. Randy the leopard mauled two and a half old Hipp’s grandson in 1962. The boy recovered from the injuries but the scars remained. This devastated Hipp who sold off the leopard and most of his other collection. He was too attached to Blondie to sell her and she lived with the family till she died of old age in 1968. Hipp lived until 1984, four years after staging his last Rodeo.

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