Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-08

the noblest quadrnped as is. This yur ami.
NAL is found both in Asia and frica--being
abou, as easy 10 find as a needle 10 hay
NOV; and growing from 10 Ia feet high
The elephink, although big bog, 10 no ways
stuffed with pride like one Of your Goldfish
sristocracy; for as you see, he never employs
porter, bot always carries his own trunk
10 his diet, he 10 Grahamiie, and never eats
nothing bu. vegetables.
Here ladies and gentlemen, is the Roaring
Lion, celebrated ia all ages Of the world, for
his strength and courage He wears whis-
kers and steps as bold as Georgia Major
10 his native African desert he will fight at
the drop ola hat; but here, you see he badly
cornered, and fancies he has got into foul
crowd. The lion OF Beldulgerid is said to be
5 feet high and nearly 10 feet long with The
tail extra. The lion lives about as long as
any body. The price of lions ia very fuctda.
ting. or See N. Y. Price Current. When
he gets mad, be lashes his sides with his long
tail, spreads his name like peacock, brs,ling
around his head; he shows his teeth and bis
prickly tongue and his great claws; and bis
eyes blaze and he roars like thunder.
Here is the Tiger Of Bengal imported from
Brazil, beautiful and bloody as Greek pi-
rate; with bands CT stripes running around the
body in the direction of the ribs; be is shaped
like an overgrown tom-cai. The Tiger is often
longer than the lion, and is slenderer; its legs
arc shorter and its body longer 10 proportion.
The tiger Ia found in Malabar Siam, Bengal
and wherever the elephink and the rhinokeros
inhabit The tiger sometimes attacks the
elephink; but If he fails Of larceraiing the
trunk Of his great enemy, he is apt to "catch
JESSE" as Iogersoll did when he pounced up
on Black Dan.
This ladies and gentlemen, is the Leopard,
the mos, fancifu pattern Of beast ever torn.
ed out of Natures print shop. You see how
sleek and innocent he looks, what sweet
face--what graceful genteel fellow be is;
but tell YOU ladies', be Is the pery deUii. He
Is abou, two thirds as large as the tiger. and
differs from that animal more Ia color and size
than in anything else. The leopard is found
only in the torrid zone in en,anged forests,
where they watch for their prey.
Hero 10 the Cinnamon Bear. of Russia, a |
great rough customer, who never feels more OF
homo than when ho is navigating an iceberg /
in the Polar Seas, after full ration OF Sperm
whale. We find This climate quite too warm
for his comfort, and are obliged 10 keep him
upon diet Of ice creams. at tremendous ex.
pense to Messrs. Raymond & Waring III pro-
81. Peters 10 lie and cool 10 the shade of the
North Pole.
Here is the Gazeihe. an animal pariaking Of
Of the nature Of The goat and the deer, famed
10 eastern poetry, for the exreme beauty of
its eyes. They are found in Egypt, Arabia
and Persia. See wha, an elegan, neck and
what taper limbs, aud what a lady like con-
tour, marks this beautiful animal!
Here is the Camel, all the way from the
desert Of Sahara, an animal that differs from
the Dromedary by having two bus,es upon its
back instead Of only one; but . mixture Of the
two races is considered best. The deser, is
bis homo. They canno, be propogated here.
The Aiabians consider the camel sacred. He
can travel week without, food or water, going
ii often at the rate Of 100 miles day. Car.
avans of these animals Constitute ,ho acess Of
The desert. one Of them carrying half SIS mueS
ifeigh, as one o. our prairie sehooners.
Here is your grea, snatlog HyenG. which
is OF the dog Kind aud whose ssysge feroci,y
dedes description. II is found IN the mos,
dosolaIe parts Of the iorid zone. The hyena
makes very pretty fight with lion. l.lives
in dens, caverns and elefts Of rocks. When
10 rage, Its eyes ellsien, the b'istles on Its
back stand upright, its head hangs low, aud
IL uiters horrible howl like man in agony.
IL will ransaek graves aud devour dead bodies
the mos, putid. This is no, our falt ladies
aud gentlemen. The proprieiors had 10 hand
10 The construction Of this a5ominabe beast.
5 This is the Idpir, a native of South Amer.
lea, with snout iha, falls but little short Of
The dignity of trunk; abou, such an animal
as ought 10 result from Cross Of the mule
with the kypopoiamus. Il is amphibious and
feeds epon vegetable. lis probably named
tapir on account Of It's npering of TO SO sharp
a poin. al the nose ior il beasts were elsssed
like cambria needles, the prairie hog, would
pass FOR sharp and the lapir for "a be,weeu'
IA mode Of classification which however
never seems TO have occurred 10 Button.
I We will now exhibit some fea,s Of horse.
msnship, BY couple Of monkeys. excelhne
any exhibition Of riding 10 Spckus No. or
No. Q. which have jos, carried 5000 Of your
money 90, Of the mines.