Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-10

icplafly unreasonable. Very delightful all
this! Who would not be hippopotamus
Who that was not Cesar would not wish to be
Pompey?
On arriving at Alexandra, full ten thousand
people rushed out into the streets to see our hip
popotamus pass. IF no one had ever seen the
amPhibious prodigy in Carlo, it is not to be
wondered at that the mental condition of Alex
anil lria was in the same lamentabe degree ofI
l darkness.
The crowd was so great, that the British Con
sui (whose feelings had so mastered him on TAX
ing leave Of his guest that he had been obliged
to follow the co tege) was under the necessity of
applying to the Governor of Alexandra for an
escort Of troops This was forthwith granted
and down they came galloping along the streets
with waving scimelars! 1t was well tbs hippo
potamus did not see them from his padded cart,
where he layTasleep--t rghtsq adsed q lit
tie misunderstanding.
Order being restored, and great laae made
made in the crowd Hamet Safi Cannana com.
wakening the great parsonage. In the course
OF an hour or SO, during which time the escoit
If soldiers all "stood attention." the excited
feelings OF the anxious lane of population were
yratIfed By the sight of the Arab tremendously
advancing in gentleman. usher fashion, while
close behind him slowly lounged the hlppopota-
mus.
He embarked on board the Ripon, where he
was soon lined by his Excelency Gen Jung
Bahadoor Qenajee and the Nepaulse princes
his brothers. These latter personages would
have been great objects of attraction under any
other circumstances but what could stand n
eainst such rival as the occupant of the
great house and bath, which was Oh the mair-
deck
During tho voyage our " fat friend" attached
himself yet more strongly to his attendant md
interpreter, Hamet indeed the devotion to his
person which this assidious and thoughtful per-
son had manifested from his first promotion 10
the Office, had been Of kind to secure such
result from any one at all accessible to kindly
affection. Hamet had commenced by sleeping
side by side with his charge in the house at Ca
rio and adopted the same arrangement for the
night during thu first week offhe voyage to En-
gland. Finding, however, as the weather grew
warmer and the hippopolamus bigger and big
ger. that this was attended with some lnconve.
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beams immediately over the place where he used
to seeD-iD fact, just over his side OF the bed
BY which means he was raised two or three feel
above his usual position Into this hammocf
got Hamet, and having assured the hippopota
mus, both by his voice, and by vxtending on
arm over the side so as to touch him, that h'
was there rs usual at his side and all was right,
he presently fell asleep. low long lie slep
fiaHOet does net kI.nw, bDt Aa was nwoks by ia
sensation of jerk and hoist, and found him
self living on the bed in his old place, close be
side our fat friend. IIamet tried the expert
ment once more but the same thing again oc
Cured. No sooner was he asleep than tn, hip
popotamus got up-raised his broad nose be
meath the heaviest part of the hammock whicI
swung lowest, and by an easy and adroi toss
, pitched Hamet clean out. Alter This, Hamct
actlnp ON his rule Of never thwarting his charge
in ANYTHING reasonable, abandoned his attemp
ofa separate bed, and took up his nightly quar-
ters by his side as before.
As for the vorage, it was passed pleasantly e
1 al nf tha M
strangers on board. His Exceency the Ne
t paulses ambassador, together with the prince
, his brother, were uncommonly sea SICK {; but a
for our fat friend, he enjoyed himself all the way
, He liked his bath, for which there was no lac
of fresh water supplies, and his provisions wer
equq,iy satisfactory. Two cows and ten goat
had been taken on board for his sole use an
: service these, however, not being found sufi
, cent for a"growing YOUTH" the ships COW wa
confiscated for the use of his table, and this az
dition, together with we fnrget how many sack
, oflndian corn meal, enabled him 10 reach OF
e shores in excellent health and spirits.
A word as to the title of" river horse" whe
taken in conjunction with his personal aPpea
pearance his habits and his diet, The hppnpC
tamus has nothing in common with the horse
a he seems to us rather an aquatic pig or a fou
g footed land porpise In TACT he appears to pa
. take of the wild boar the bull, and the porpols
d the latter predonlnatlng at present, but when h
= gets his tusks, we much fear there will be an
. teraton in his manners for the worse. As to h
f.. eventual size, the prospect is alarming. he
at present only seven months old, and he wi
n continue growing till he is fifteen years Of ag'
n What news for the London cows
e Arrived at Southampton, our hippopotama
= house and ALL with Hamet at his slde was ho'
# ted up the vessels yard-arm, and gradually low
|" cred upon great iron truck, which was the
: wheeled off to the railway station. The who
q concern was deposited in the special carriuge
= special train, and on this he travelled fro
is Southampton to London. He arrived at the Zo
% logical Gardens in the Regents Park, at ten c
clock at night, and found Lord Brougham, Pro
% Owen, Thomas Bell and Mr.. Mitchell, all wal
Il. ing 1--WE believe they were not in court dresse
k to receive him. They were presently joined
"a the learned editor Of the Annals of Natur
h History" the learned editor of the Zoologist
A. in company with Mr. Van Worst, and sever
artists who made sketches by the light of Il
ID lantern. Doyle Wolf, Harrison Weir Fostt
ID TOR the Illustrated London News') md othe
n. we're all in asslious attendance, watehful
y, every varying outline. The iIlustrious strung
H. descended from his carriage, and entered Il
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