Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-16

though dainty, lusty feeder, and delights in
carrots, turnips and cabbages He enjoys the
high privilege of having a box for himself He
is rather nervous, and dslikes the noise of
other animals. When | saw him again, at the
close of the performance, when surrounded BY
an overwhelming mass of sight-seeTs, who were
all talking together and pointing their fingers
at him, the difference in his compartment was
very marked. He was the very picture of I'M
easlness. lie was swaying to and fro, now lift
ing one foot then the other, and behaving like
what is called in a horse weaving" On nv
first visit, when no one was bothering him, he
was as calm and composed as Judge.
Nothing for you" said my friend as the ze-
bra thrust his nose in his hand. "Isn't he ele-
giant? gives no more trouble to keep than a
Shetland pony. But his temperl You can't de-
pend on him. There, he is loving me all he can
just now, and if | was behind him, he would
just as likely try and kick my brains out. We
manage TO ride him now and them once on him
he does not kick up much of row, but the
trouble is TO get the saddle on him; then he is
after you with both fore and hind legs YOn
might break him every day in the week, like
that Kentucky horse, and let him rest on the
Sunday, and then on Monday you would have
to begin over again"
"But in old times" | said, 'the king of Por-
tugal used to drive them four in hand; it was
an insignia of roy atty"
might have been. Maybe in those days they
dldn't care much about their necks But come
FIVE weeks ago she presented us with three
Whelps, and the whole royal party is doing first
rate, and we stand n good chance of raising
them all, though the seventh month is their
most trying time; the big teeth come out Just
then, and tooth-cutting is dangerous. | think
you were right when you wrote, some time ago,
that travelling lions stood the best chance of
being hearty; my experience tends that way.
knocking them about and making them rough
II seems to suit them. Of course It's not the
same with all the anmals-that CRATES chances
would be better if VIC could keep him quiet.
Here is the father of my little lions, and here
my little friend, having looked his majesty very
hXedly IN the face for moment, thrust his
hand in the cage and rubbed the lions paw
His supreme highness returned the compliment
by yawning, disclosing his fearful fangs and his
roughened tongue. Elegant tongue-showS
how healthy he is He must have most in
creased one hundred weight since you saw him.
lie IS very good, gives little bother only is kind
OF melancholy waiting to see his missus come
back again. The small lion alongside can't
say SO much OF as to temper. EXcusing the ex-
preston, he's rather cussed, and is quarresome
beyond his years. If the big lion here only gets
the end OF his tail within the reach of the little
one, he VIII make grab at it. He is the cross
edeSt-graned animal / ever saw. They were
Doth, with the two lioneSses, bought in England
Now, the iioness there, that young one is very
amlaOle and will be quite a pet in time. You
ought to see the big lion looking at her some
times, an ogling Of her, and talking through
the bars at her. That's why we put her oppo-
site to him. He would be quite out of spirits il
she was removed"
THAT tiger we had breathed his last at Hobo
ken. He had paralysis when you saw him.
and it got worse and worse. The two we have
are quite young-may be eighteen months old
That one"-he pointed to fine lively fellow
lis as gentle as a lamb"
Comparatively speaking" | ventured to re-
mark.
Gust So" was the reply: "but mean he has
no treacherous tastes. His mate amt like
lamb, but like Just what he iS-a tiger. You can
see that yourself This one, the lamb, when !
come to the cage, don't sink away, but looks
you III the lace; but this other one, see him how
he crouches, and snarlS and looks green in the
eyeS-he is a vicious lot. The black leopard,
notwithstanding all our kindness, is worse tenn
pered than ever, if that is possible. He has not
made TREND. He is awful mean, and would
tear your hand to bits if you stuck it near him.
Now, this spotted leopard is nothing short of a
DARING. She is the pet of the whole concern,
knows as many tricks as a dog, and is getting
sweeer and sweeter every day. Amt you, my
pretty Z Here the subject of his fond express
Slons jumped up on helf, at a signal tumbled
OIL again, and rolled over and over as if in the
highest glee.
"Here is bad-tempered one," he said, point
ing to the warthog. ellis mate just killed
himself, through pent-up passions. This ont's
disposition amt much better. We have got but
one kangaroo, the other one was killed by this
one. lie is quite gentle, and must have killed
the little one by an accident. He thought he
would like TO have a jump, so he made one, and
Int Ike catapult full INTO the other ones bread
basket. and he cavcd in The rocky mountain
sheep is completely gentle, even more so than
the white iawn, and the twoare first-rate friends
Cassowary, too, has done frst-rate. He is a
hardy bird, and nothing seems to hurt him.
we have not had the ostrich long enough to tell
how he will last. you was to cut his head off
and put that on one side of scale, and then
lop of his foot and put that in the other the
foot would weigh twice as much as the head.
That's why he is so stupid Eat, Sir? He will
eat anything. had to turn out boy the other
day from the place, because he was feeding him
ON one of tine tripple-sheet daily newspapers.
A cage amt the place to show his plumage to
advantage; it's too small for him; something
like canary in one of those small German
wooden cages.