Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-03

Os-The immense Menasarie of RAyYov
az Co., which is 10 make its entry into nm,
city on Friday the l2th inst, will furnish ono
oil the most interesting exhibitions of its Kind
ever seen here, and will undoubtedly attract
large numbers Of visitors from this aud the
neighboring towns. The following letter from
a correspondent, viii give our readers some
Idea OF what they may expect from a visit 20
the pavilion: This is the first exhibition of
Wild beasts here, for the last ten wears.
NEw YoRK; June LIST.
lenvy your good citizens, and wish | could
be with You and them. to partake Of the rich
banquet which is speedily 10 be spread before
them.
Messrs. RAYMOND & Co, the celebrated
managers OF all the wild beasts of the day and
generation, will speedily be among YOU. with
their caravan OF elephants, lions, tigers. leon.
ards, panthers, zebras, hyenas, bears, hangar
COS end other animals, comprising a fresh and
iuii representation OF the geological kingdom.
and viii present to your citizens an exhibition
that has not been equalled since the DAYS of
NcbueRednezzaT, or since those times when
Daniel was IN the den of the lions, and Samv-
son carried away the gates of GAIA.
hessrs. Raymond & Go. have collected Gin
one vast caravan" all the exotic animals that
are now In the Union, and exhibit them under
d vast canopy OF canvass. That they have a
strong team no one will deny, when | inform
YOU that they possess two elephants Of the
largest size, aud harness them TO a car, thus
presenting a team that was not surpassed in
streDgthby that which "might, and miaht moi
have drawn Jupiter Ammon through the
streets oil Babylon, in the DAYS of Claudian.n
The menaeeTie OF Messrs. Raymond * Co.
furnishes the best school Of natural histor,
that mas ever been presented TO the Americas
people; aud, whilst il was here, attracted in,
attention Of m~ultitudes, and was visited by
upwards OF five hundred thousand people
It's attraction was unprecedented and those
VINO visited II, were OF all classes Of society
otail professions, from the reverend clergy
uown TO the humblest members Of the human
family.
Herr Driesdach, the famous lord oil tle brute
c%reauon, accompanies the menagarie, and dis
plays the wonderful aud magical power that
lnan may possess and maintain over the will
beasts oil the forests. The Herr enters the
dens OF the lions, tigers, and leopards, and
ccnmunes as freely with them, and with as
much ease and grace as is exhibited by Dor.
ray at Almocks. Nor is this all; he takes
Them out OF their dens, to the centre ofthe ar.
eHd, where he tondles and plays with them.
and compels them to perform q thousand fan.
tsstic and amusing antics, to the infinite graf.
iiication OF the behOlder.
Those who witness the perfect mastery thi,
Herr has acquired over the "brute world, ,
will Of once cease TO regard the stories of X.
Egyptian sorcery, and look upon such things
simplest probabilities and possibilities.
nat MesSEs Raymond s. Co, will be graf.
fled and benefited by their visit | am very
sure will be an este Aished constitutional fact.
not an obsolete idea; AID being well assured
of this, ! commend the menassTie of Messrs.
Raymond & Co., so The attention ofthe Vince
ling public.
Yours truly,
CNTTII