Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-08


the streets. Evena at Buckingham .Pallis
/ told guard / wanted to Walk round
there, and he said l. could walk round
there. II ascertained subsequent that he
referred to the sidewalk instid of the
Pallis--but l couldn't doubt his hospital
feelings. ialHa G.e~IuL T8farL 4, ayII
Iprepared Essy on Animals to read be-
fore e,SOeial Science meetinS. 1t lis q
subjeck i may troothiully say have sue
cessfully wTastled with. tackled it when
only nineteen years, old. At that tender
age / writ a. lEssy for o litIry Institoot, en-
titled, fiss Cats to be Trusted ~ OF the
merits of that Essy it doesn't begun me to
speak, but may be excoosed for pention-
in that the lnstitoot sparsed a. resolution
that whether we look upon the length of
this Essy, or the manner in which it Is writ
ten, we Tell that we will not express any
opinion of it, and we hope it will be read
in other towns" i.l iE.f.t,f b.,'rr-.qo
OF course the essy writ for the Social
Science Society is more finisbeder pro-
duction than the one on Cats which was
wroten when my MUD was aerOod and
afore l had mastered a graceful and ely
CANT stile of composition. could not even
punctooate my sentences proper at that
time, and observe with pane, on10okin
over this effort of my yooth, that its beauty
Is In one or two instances mar'd by Ingram
maticisms. This was uneXcusible, and I'm
surprised II did it. A writer who can t
write in grammerly manner better shut
up shop. "E ,H. r LIl-ru1I .7n.i
p'You shall hear this Essy on Animals.
Some day when you have four hours to
spare, I'll read IL to you. Think you'll en-
Joy. Or, what will be much better, If i
may suggest-Omit all picturs in next
weeks Punch, and do not let your contrib
utors write anything whatever Qet them
have a holiday; they can go to the British
Mooseum), and publish my Essy entire.
1t will all your collumes full, and create
comment. Does this proposition strike
you? Is it go?u ..l-y'1g Il
In case IhadTead the Essy to the Social
Sciencers, had intended it should be the
closin' attraction. had intended it should
finish the proCeedius. l think 1t would
have finished them. | understand animals
better than any other class of human crea-
lures. | have very animal mind, and
I've been identified with 'em doorin my
entire Professional career as Snowman ;
more especial bears, wolves, leopards, and
serpunts. fH 81 f-s-r H
The leopard is as lively an animal as
| ever came into contack with. 1t is troo he
cannot change his spots but you can change
| 'em for him with paint-brush, as | once
did in the case of leopard who wasn't
| naturally spotted ina attractive manner. In
exhibitin him used to stir him up in his
cage with a protracted pole, and for the
purpose o. maxim him yell anu kick up in a
| Jeopardy manner, | used to 'casionally
| Whack him over the head. This would
make the children iinside the booth scream
| with fright, which would make fathers of
| familit s'outside the booth very anxious to
| come inAbecause there is large class OF
parents who Ihave uncomfortable passion
| for takin their children to places where
they will stand a chance ofbeing frighten-
ed TO death. .'
One day / whacked this leopard more
than ushil, which elissted a remopstranct
from tall gentleman in spectacIeS., who
said: "My good man, do not beat the poo
Gagged animal. Rather fondle him" I,.,
"I'll fondle him with club" anseret
| hitting him another whack.
Il prithy desist," said the gentleman
stand aside and see the effeck of kindness
1 understand the idiosyncracies of these
creeturs better than you DO" With thai
he went up to the. cage, and thrustin ms
| face in between the iron bars, he said
soothingly, ECome hither, pretty creetur'
The pretty icreetur come-hthered rather
speedily, and seized the gentleman by the
whiskers, which he tore oil about enuf to
| stuff small cushion with. - r.s
He said. lyon vagabone, III have you
indicted for eXhibitin dangerous and i'm
moral animals" '.'",. -.
81 replied, "Gentle sir, there isn't a ami
nal here that hasn't beautiful moral, but
you mustn't fondle. 'em. You mustn't med
| die with their idiotSYncracies."
The gentleman was a dramatic cricket
and he rote article for a paper, mMhcl
he said my entertainment was . decided
failure. ..,.......... ..... ..t....,i....,.
AS regards Bears you can teach 'ern to dc
| interestin things, but they're Onreable.isl
had very large grizzly bear once, who
would dance, and lart, and lay down, apt
bow his head in grief, and give mournfu
vale etsetry. But he often annoyed me
It will be remembered that on the occasion
of the first battle OF Bull Rum 1t suddenly
occurred to the Fedral soldiers that they
had business in Washington which ought
not to be neglected, and they allsstarted fol
that beautiful and romantic city, manhattan
rate,of speed durin the entire distance
that would have done credit to the cele-
brated French steed, Gladiateur. Very
naturally our Gov'ment was deeply grieveC
at this defeat; and said to my Bear, short
tly after, as / was givin' aeXhibition in Ohio
Il said, " Brewin, are you not sorry th'
national arms has sustained defeat?" His
business was to wall dismal, and bow hi
head down., the band "a barrelOrgin and
wiolin) playing slow and melancholy
moosic. What did the grizzly old cnss do
however, but commence darncin and larffl
in the most joyous manner!W Ehad narrei
escape from being imprisoned for disloyal-
ty. j will relate another INCIDENT IN tpe
caIeerof this retchid Bear. 1 used to pre-
sent what called ihthe bills A Beautiful
lliying Pictur--showing the Bears fondness
for his master: in which I'd lay down on q
piece of carpetting, and the, Bear would
come and lay down beside me, restin his
right paw on my breast, the Band playing
"Honae, Sloeet HOme,n very soft .andlslow
Altho' say it, it wasa tuchin thug to see
I've seen Tax Collectors weep over that
performance.
we'll, one dayI said, I" Ladies and gentle
man, we will now show you the bears fOny(
ness for his MASTER" ,"rand l went and laid
down. L tho'tI observed a peculiar ex'
| preston into his eyes, as he rolled clui-
/ sily to'ards me, but l didn't dream of the
scene which followed. He laid DOWN and