The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-15
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ahhAnOceros Breaks from His CaRe-The Rel.
ncose Pnchyderm Carries Terror amona the
noy,nes Of n Country ViliaBe-Exciting Chase
and Finul Capture.
ron ue CaTmei (N " Courier.
nOn Monday last, while the keepers EMPLOYED I'm
n e care OF The large collection Of animals compris-
ms s an AinDurghs great Golden Menagerie were en-
syeu & IN taxing the beasts from the permanent dens
Ma Ea cages in which they had been confined during
S whter months within the large and substantial
SSS1lung on the star Ridge farm, situated on the
nnl west Of Brcwster's station, and were placing
44eln IN the new and elegant cages prepared for
seT annual summer tour scene took place when
pra ume struck CONSERVATION, IL not terror i'm the
ltarts Oi all who witnessed IT, 10 appears that the
ihnoceros which IS the only one in the IInitnd
Sates, and which forms one of the unique attrac-
IONS OF the menagerie has been allowed to dspOrt
snlseif Ia a large box sta some fourteen feet
| Sqare, formed Of double thickness OF four-inch
Old plank. lie liked his quarters, which were roomy
warm ana comfortable, and enjoying himself he
mad contlyed TO wax fat and increase his already
enormous proportions, the natural results of tran
guu mind, good grub, and clear conscience II
SSecame necessary however, to remove him from
MS snuRgcry TO the close confines OF his travelling
palace, ana preparations were made accordingly
The portable den was dragged in front of his win
yer quarters, which stands on the left of the build
ing; just beyond is a large door, twelve feet wide
leading out Into the stock yard, and at the extreme
end OF the building there is another door onening
On field, aud from which there Is q fine view of
reach pouf, about a quarter OF mile away. After
sle deh had been placed In the proper position, the
with g0ads, ETC, with the view Of making him "get
Up anu get mtOit twas sometime before he could
W pIeNaleu upon 10 BJlr Tor as the good book
me regardeth ifOn as straw but at last he made
asudotn awe through the entrance with his enor-
nous snol pushing the cage several feet from him.
snd maklng rush ont OF his den into the floor Of
le building. He paused moment and looked
ABOUT him. lie plainly saw that he was master of
ue SITUATION ana monarch OF all he surveyed but
hesitated how to avail himself Of his newly acquired
@ert lie did not pause long; his bright eye
pond, upon which the bright beams Of the April sun
we're playing, and without further hesitation he
grded up his loins, and with loud below 'made
Out of the door, through the field, over the fence
he went like an immense inda-rubber, steel-plated
monster Knocking fences into spnters, and spread
ag terror among the cows calves, and other peace
n boynes who were pastured near and made a
straight streak for the pond The keepers stood
LOT q moment aghast There were twenty thousand
ky0llars cutting across the lots at full speed and
Where he would bring up or how they should secure
$nm or bring MIN back was puzzle they could not
solve. And then the mischief he might do Lang
worthy the lion king was the first to recover his
presence Of mind, and rushing to the elephants
foom, he called the deg "Jack,n ever near his COM
fanion Tippoo sahlb, and pointed out the truant
Jack comprehended what was required Of him in
ftantly, and giving hoarse bark started Off in full
chase followed by Keepers, grooms and stable-boys,
and all hands. BY this time Mr. Rhtnoceros had
Preached the pond, and was already LAYING his huge
sdes in its placid water, and dspOrting himself in
most Joyous and demonstratve manner. AS soon
the dog had reached the lake the rhinoceros made
Tor deeper water, which he gained soon, and tnen,
" takng dive, was lost to view beneath the surface
For several minutes nothing was seen OF him. The
men stood on the banks with despalring looks, and
the dog circled round and round, searching for him
In vain. AT last his gigantic head came spOuting up
some two hundred yards OF, and Jack, with loud
81 yep, padded after him.
r The rhinoceros remained still until Jack arrived
within few feet of him. and then event for him, -
intending, no doubt to finish him with his horn
but Jack stood his gTound-or his water-and as the
beast came close to him, he deXterously got out of
the way, and, swinging round, got Mr.. Rhino by
the cart This was piece OF strategy entirely un-
participated by the animal, and he did not seem
10 know what to make of it; he tried to shake
the dog on, but without success, nor could
Flaws, and after vain struggle to get rid of his
persistent enemy, at last allowed himself to be
persuaded to take the back track, and was thus,
after considerable time, gently led to the shore,
eadder If not wiser beast. BY this time the men
had supplied themselves with strong ropes, with
which they succeeded in trammeling him in such a
manner that they at last enabled to get the ami
NAL back to the building, and finally, by tempting
him with a savory dish of some two bushels of tur-
nips and meal induced him TO enter his den, the
pOnderous bars of which were firmly secured, and
he was thus made fast for summer. When next he
runs away we hope may be there to see for a
Runaway rhinOceros is somewhat OF a novelty.