The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-20

size OF W Welsh bullock, AID as Yet uncnn-
scioIs Of his strength-looks about him III
un0isgnised amazement. Tor all they
swallow the food offered them with oppa-
rent relish; handful OF dry rice straw il
found 10 he more to their taste than the
succulent herbage; and. doubtless. ii ;heiT
own views Were consulted, little more
liberty ard little less care would please
them better. Such u course. howevt is
not consistent with The public safety, as,
though seemingly quiet enough, they have
proved themselves treachercus and in.
clined to- do mischief when the onrortu.
nifty presents. At night they are fastened
up inside the building Their treachcry is
equalled by that of the inc prairie wolf
farther on. Shaggy as Newfoundland
dog he seems almost as playful. Lying
down on his side, he will toy witt, any
object which visitors, when the keepers
are out. of sight. thrust into his cage, and
then suddenly start up and isplay ali his
native ferocity. He and his wives, with
the black bear close. to them, are kept out
OF doors night anr day. Cold is their
nativceement; they only shiver with heat:
Watch the raccooE yonder, whose cage di-
vdes the wolves from the bear What
depths Of cunning and smartncss lurk in
his restless bead like eye. DO you longer
doubt the cunning of the coon, who. vixen
"treed," shouted to the sportsman. Don't
shoot, captain. l'l come down; 'taint no
matter O use." We do not; but we firmly
believe that, if the captain granted the
arinistice, he found himself, Ike Sherman,
very considerably cutwitted. You may
stroke with impunity that patient looking
she camel, with her interesting offspring
standing just the other side of the fence.
They have spent the winter with Van
:A,nburgh, and are pretty we'll used to the
ways-of men. They hardly seem happy,
though. Tears are streaming down the
old ones face. She evidently is sighing
for her native desert and drink of water
once = month
Walk inside, ladies and gentleman, and
You shall see what You shall see-a live
lion" Stay! There is not live lion, nor
yet tiger. but there are representatives
| OF many other classes of fcrce naturc,. A
magnificent bittern, some fine tortoises,
quite number Of ami bears, az playful as
kittens and as harmless; monkeys more
playful but not so innocent, and 4 fine
collection of birds. The Enylisl, lady wEo
landed at Calais, and was astonlshed to
find tlrnt even the little children spoke
French, would have more food for ulnaze-
ment here. There are parrots Which speak
Spanish.
Out in the grounds there is handsome
dove cote. containing SOME hHndreds OF
beautiful pigeons, pouters, tumb!er>, car
riers, fantaiis, dc. Some one lately de-
scribed the dovecote as containing cone
hundred and twenty-five different varic-
ties, and, truth to say, the institutions of
shat colony seem to be framed On the
Great Salt Lake model, and Darwin him,
self would be puzzled to decide the origin
of some of the species.
Near the Casino, i'll an enclosed space,
with IL somewhat scanty supply Of herb
age and of room, are the deer, fourteen in
number. Enclosed with them are two
Cape of Good Hope sheep. with tails
weighing thirty pounds each, and ,lcshv
enough to allow of sheep.tai steaks
| There is also E fine female elk. \ Flores
bull. from Hartford, Conn.,. tswny little
fellow, hardly bigger than a cool sized
dog-has lately beeny presented to the
Park. lie has been turned ont with the
sheep. and apparently has persuaded him.
self that he is zone Of the family
Nearly the whole of the second floor Of
the arsenal has been devoted to the form
alton of statuary room TO hold the east
presented to the nation by Mrs Crawford.
the widow of the distinguished American
sculptor. Among the best llnorn AVID
finest of these casts are the Indian
Hunter" "lndian Girl am! "Iadian
Chief" the dying Indian Gr," the
| Peri, "America." and the ''Woolsn.an y
Boating on the lakes has already com
menced. The band will begin to play on
Saturday afternoons in q week or two
lant.ng is being carried on elersrtical.'
and the daily number of visitors Is rapidly
auSmcntng.--N,m Iorh M,ra'L