Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-08

OH my sheer and phlIosophlse if they will, aud
even they must coniess that it might have been
tue. FOR ourselves we can only say, that the
spirit OF the past has been with us
DRlEsBACH, THE BEAST TAMER.
Mr.. Willis in letter to the National Intelligent
Ger, thus pleasantly describes the performances of
tho celebrated Herr Dfesbach and his beasts ex-
hibited in New York city:
have spent an afternoon, since wrote TO YOU
in the "nnnimal kingdom" of Herr Driesbach.--
-Four elephants together, were rather an uncom-
mon sight, TO say nothing Of the melo- drama per.
formed by the ou.tamer. There was another
accidental feature OF interest, too--lhe presence
OF one 9r two hundred deaf and dumb children,
whose gestures and looks of establishment quite
divided my curiosity with the show. Spite of
the responsiveness Of the thought, it was imposs-
BILE not to reflect how much of the difference be.
tween u, and sCme of the brute animals. lies
merely IN the gift of speech, aud how nearly some
human beings by oosug the gift, would he
brought to their level, was struck with the
predomlnating dnimat-look in the faces OF the
boys OF the school, though there were some le-
male children with countenances of Il very deli
cate and intellectual cast.
was m hour 100 early for the " perorman-
ccs," and climbed into The big saddle worn 10y
"SluuI" and made leisurely study of the four ele-
plants, and their Keepers, and visitors. had not
noticed before that the eyes Of these huge ami
mails were small. Those of Hannibal" the
nearest elephant to me- resemblcd the eyes OF Sir
Walter Scott, aud thought, too That the fore.
head, was not unlike Sir Walters. AuG, us il this
was not resemblance enough, there was copious
issue from bump between his forehead and his
ears (What might we not expect, if elephants
had " eat paper aud drunk ink Ply The resern-
blnnce ceased with the legs it is but respectful to
sir Waller, to say for Hannibal is dandy, and
the fashionable gaiter-rouser. with n diff
he All Tod
The warlike name of this elephant, should be
given TO Siam, for the latter is the great warrior
OF the party, and in fight oil six hours with " Ma
poeon, uolne three months since, broke off both
his tusks. He looks like a most determined br,-
ser. "Virginius the Snowman told mel killed
his keeper. and made his escape into tie ,iarsles
Of Carolina, not long ago, and, after an absence OF
six weeks, was subdued and brought back by a
former keeper, OF whose discipline he had n ter.
r'he" rocolIection There are certainly different
negfees OF amiahly in their countenanres. |
iooked III VAIN for some of the wrinkles of age i'm
Tue one they said was much the Oldest; unlike us,
:her skins grow smoother with lime-lhe enyia-
bic rascaIs noticed, by the way, that though
The proboscIs OF each OF the others, was as smouih
dressed leather, that of Siam, resembled ia tex
tire, scrubbIng brush or the third day of a stiff
beard. Why he should travel with "liur-trunk,"
and the others not, could not get out of the
Snowman. The expense OF training and import.
h2 these animals is enormous, and they are con-
sidered uorth n rrro, ,Ienl of ,uonov Tho I
touether consnn'e aho,,t tyn b,,,dr,L Ut, 'e
hay. and six Bushels of oats. Der diem For,1no,oi
Iv thev dn their oIvn land ,rnrsnnr,.,ic, nJ 49,
ry their trunks.
Al O'clock, Siam kne down, aud four or five
men lifted his omnibus of saddle upon his back.
The band then struck up march, and he made
,ba circ,it nj ,ln ;,,,,,.,r.s-, ,a,, 10Y " ~
an elephant in NOTION with only his legs and
trunk visible (his body qaite covered with the
avenue Ialiug a walk. urecede,l nv , h,,I,a nn,a.
uilIar. | couid no, res laurhn1 hoars1Ir AZ
Ter one round Sinu stopned ,nd tnoI, do',, -,
receive messengers. The wooden s,n,,s uero lo;J
uraius ms eyebrow and tllenca ,ho s,o,,
ned TO the TOD of his head tlouuh her,,,nd ,h.re
n scramber shortened the sten Nv nn,,;n,, his fon,
INTO The enr of the un,ient hni1.I M s,,IIIe
wus ar lao, Ionded win ,,yaI,a ;, l ;L
his .learlul responsibililv D ON his hncL ,he ale
plnnl rose and made his rounds Lnael;ng md
rene VIM ms load of iunorenran ~, 60, cir
emit
The lion-.a,ner pre sen,ly nnno,red ,nl nation.
ishad the crowd rather mara than Tho elerh.n,
A prologue was pronounced, serIing farm ,har n
sI.,yo VA. Il, ha ,inI;vereJ mn IN ,,,;i7 80,
,o,h ,,os &c. w NV - u0a , 49,
in ,he o5., tent I.n,rlous ,,orI ,I9',
mnono si,ch ,rnder mrn, ne ,,vo hud,ad 'u oT,il'
JrenI ami out snrnnr snIJent,, G,,i nrF -
per. Who seized the genrle,nnn in n.sh cnIorod
Tir1,s tv ,ba il,rca, s,r,,,,,,Ia o,,,i T.; ,,I,iot
lGev roli nnd over On ,Le ,,ro,,rd and f'ot
H. "a,,, . va VIC s'o"Nu, ",'u' mar
cinrd to t on,e ,r ,,yico ,''1 ,,'o, ,h IVA. vas "a
Ioipg Inn, ,,,,, ,,..t J,,,,, ,r h. H. I
h,,I ~ N,ytn,,G ,., IS O , n',' 81 III p'a5,
looked ON vrrv ,niorly r,sar,od ,,,,, ,r;,