The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-08-09
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coolly.
The monkeys were perched arotind the
windows, shivering with dread and afraid
to jump out The snakes were writhing
about, crippled and blistered by the heat,
darting out their forked tongues and ex-
pressing their rage and fear in the most
sibilant Kisses.
The "Happy Family" were e1perien.
cling an amottnt Of beatitude which was
evidently too cordial for philosophical en-.
|joyment. A long tongue of fame had
|crept Under the cage, completely singing
every hair from the cats body. The fe-
lioitous adder was slowly burning in two,
and busily engaged in impregnating his
agonized system with his own venom
The joyous rat had lost his tail by fall
ing bar of iron, and the beatifc rabbit.
perforated by a red hot nail, looked as if
nothing would be more grateful than
cool corner in some Esquimaux farm
yard. The members of the delectated
|conyocation were all huddled together in
the bottom of their cage, which suddenly
gave way, precipitating them out of view
into the depths below, which by this time
were also blazing like the tabled Tophet.
Meanwhile the lion and the tiger wera
continuing their contest, now with the adj
vantage on one side, now on the otherj
and the boa was slowly lightning his fatal
coils round the painting body of the lions
ess, which, however, bit and struggled,
lacrating the striped skin of its adverse
ry terribly. The floor was already GRIM
son with their blood, while the commin-
CLING Kisses, howls, yells, and reafs utter
ly surpassed all efforts at description.
At this moment the flames rolled again
into the room, and then again retired.
The whale and alligatots were BY this
time suffering dreadful torments. The
water in which they swain was literally
boiling. The alligators dashed fercely
about endeavoring to escape, and opening
and shutting their great jaws in ferocious
torture; but the poor whale, al most boiled
with great ulcers bursting from his blub-
berry sides, could only feebly swim about,
through blowing excessively, and every
now and then sending up great fountains
of spray.
At length crack went the glass sides
of the great cases, ana whale and alligas
tors relied out on the floor, with the rush-
ing and steaming water. The whale died
pretty easily, having been pretty well used
up before. A few great gaps and con-
vulsive flap or two of his mighty fukes
were the expiring spasIns.
One of the alligators was killed almost
immediately by falling across q great frag-
ment of shattered glass, which cut open
his stomach and let out the greater part
of his eHtrails to the light of day. The
remaining alligator became involved in .
controversy with an anaconda and joined
the melee in the centre Of the blazing apart
ment.
| At this moment the floor, undermined
| by flame, gave way with an awful crash,
and the living, struggling, bowling, writh-
ing mass was launched into gulf of red
and yellow fire, sending up whirlwind
of smoke, sparks and einders to the very
heavens.
/ The last object seen was a polar bear,
upon whits-hot square of sheet-iron,
with all the hair burned from his hide,
and standing stark and stiff, rapidly ba-
king brown.
/ Before the whale went down with the
rest, stream of spermaceti ran from his
carcase down the sides of the building,
taking FIRE and making impromtu candles
on colossal scale.