, 1874-01-27
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
A Visit to Montgomery Queens
Circus.
How tho Inmates Of tho Rink Behave
Themselves.
What They Are Fed, and when They
Get II.
The Peouliarities Of the Female Elephant.

The Peouliarities Of the Female Elephant.
Aroporter dropped into tho winter quarters OF
Montgomery Quool's circus ycstordny afternoon
to obtain d glimpse OF a travelling show on de-
sbabil1o, mud to inspect tho wintor arrangements
| made for tho comfort Of tho Gagged boaais. The
Wost Side Rink, as everybody knows, Is tho
building thuB temporarily occupied as a bonstly
boardiug-ho,se. Ihcse mansions aro not oxcl,,-
! aivoly Hituatod on the West Sitlo, IL must 10
remembered, nor nra thoy ouly connected With
oirouaes. 1Inro, however, tho boastH ute Gagged
beyond possibility Of doing injury to anybody,
whilo in other such places they arc not altogether
innoouous.
Tho eastern end OF tho rink has boon boarded
on, forming sopnrato compartment tho width
OF the rink. and about forty foot In length.
Horo, ranged In o double row, nro tho buttB ut
which amall boys throw tho iutfnnmntory luclfer
acslucttvoly concealed in tho appotizEng candy;
hore nSro Our insdious cousins who prcfor spec-
taclos TO anything olso IS plaything, and.al-
ways return them minus tho pebblos. Hero arc
tho sentimental tiger md the nanino lyona
tho loquaeions parrot, md the playful leopard
Tho porfsl,ned goat and tho tonder lion cubs
tho nervous wolf and tho hay-punishing olo-
phant, tho oroys-grainod camel and the insinuat-
| Ing coou. They aro artlstically arranged, tho
| parrots being neiglbors Of cockatoos aud camol
adjoining thom tho Colorado groy eagle screams
dollance ut tho Spauish 1naoawa, while tho rost-
leas condor from South America koeps up a per-
petual dance to the growl of o splendid Bongal
| tiger, whose mission In life soems be q walking
match against time.
The thrco young lions woro evidently treated
! to grin stupidity, and jump over one nnothor
whenever their keeper whips them. Otherwise
they look in the blanlest sort of ustoushn1out
| Mt tho glimpH0s of nature afforded them. The
loop9ard is sulky boast, and g)oworg like
| half-stnrved cat. His noighbor, tho chetat, or
cinEaloae leopard, ie as playful as Kitten roll
Ing over and over, allowing the keeper to put his
| hand into the cage and pat him, scratch lis
head, or pull his tail. Tho goats onliyen tho
aceno with more odor than Is altogether agreo-
ablo. The ostrich, OF emu, rather, pncoh up and
down bis coll, moditating deeply, md in pitiablo
deRpair. Ono cannot help thinking Of Mr. Dor
ritt as this emu finishes his five hundretlth
round, aud wondering what knotty problem, COR
tstas h tiny 5ahs 5raas '%r Tne oSs Saok bear Ss
is nlournful fellow, full Of unexprcssed
grief. His shoulders are shrnggea up to his
neck, Lis hair has not bccn brushed tor week,
and his eycs are moist md sad his manner tho
has heen sliGLtcd III love; perhaps be Is hungry.
Certainly" says tho young man who shows
tho reporter round be has not Ind anything to
cot since Saturday. He'll be fed to.tlay..''
by very ungentlemanly display Of bad toinper.
lie ia one Of those follows who 1t he tloeant get
his steak cooked exaotly MS he wants 1t, will tell
the waitcr llo fa q fool, aud throw his plata
squa1e' saea and G walk on Disguised. A''S
There iB another stupid beast, the lion. He is
d shabby-lookiug. fellow.--would have boon
tailor in human life j; 3 miserable dwarfod spccl-
mon, with a grabbed air about him. caught from
Ills ueighbor tho wolf, He has not tho splrt to
growl, but moroly looks stupid and ugly. Tho
reindeer, indian bufnlo, llama, apes and white
California deer arc .lnintercstinE;, The Kangaroo
calls up Artomua Ward, especially when hc hap
most +" amoosn lltt!o ouas n-that ,s, II lis
attentions arc directed to somebody else. Other
wise ho Is NJ bad as -au operatlo agent ho
gets Ais claws in and you cannot buy him
M m amateur. YOU e cannot tei which way 10 vii Ii
jump, but with that tail Of bis you may be auro
4o can overreacA you.
standing before ono Of tho stoves talking
about nlattors and things with Mr. ". H. Smith.
English coach dog which was snufAng around.
Don't DO too familiar With that dog," said Alr.
Smith, "ho'as pretty ugly. Tho elephants afraid
Of him, and she's pretty Mgly sort Of beast
added, "what control this dog has over the
elephant"
Approaching bor ladyship, and pointing out
some OF her pccnliaritlca, Mr. Smith asked her
if she'd like pioco Of bread. Tho elephant
replied With grunt. Mr.. Smith threw Aor .
her trunk, Mr.. Smith told tho dog to It stop
hor." The dog deliberately walked up to tho
bread, apd, putting pow upon 1t, told tho great
way, that she couldn't havo it, IT wouldn't
let d dog beat me out Of my suppcr," said Mr..
Smith, and I" the girl made another rencA for
it. mo, you don't,'" growlcd tho dog, and the
grroat elephant skunk away Like whipped cur.
Ind boeni watching tic elephant ali tho attor-
noon With eono curiosity; ;"thas the boast is eat
FAIL the ti1no, said nlr. Smith. "You couldn't
guess how much hay sho gets through IN day.
| She eats 800 pounds day and four bushels OF
oats. She's lG yoars old now, and in prime con-
dition, as you soc. She's NJ ugly as great
many Of her sex, mud cats about half as much in
"How does she show her nglinoBs Of DISPOSE
| tion ?" asked tho reporter.
"Dy flooring anybody she don't like. sho
don't like mon,- at loast sho nakos out SO.
She's hard case it you aro kind to her, she
takes advantage Of you, and abuses you tho
| only way Is to give her blow for blow"
Reporter Boe the parallel, But certain
| physiological considerations apart what use iH
| aLe?
! Mr.. Smith She's got pile OF brute strength
about her. and you can make nor do some pretty
hard work. II any Of ourt traps get stuck In tho
mud, ! just bring her to it, and she'll push them
!
pendent some day; write lottors to The TRIBUNE,
aud say allo was lnade for something higher than
mere work; thatif you want anything done you
ought to do 1t yourself, but give her food and
lodging for nothing, Fortunately, like many
others of her aex, she can't read, and wont flnd
out how useful she is.
hfr. snith-Woll, wouldn't riRk her not road
ing. guess will not show hor the piper.
| Mr. Thompson. the young man mentioned
shove, was warming meat by tho stove.
tim thawing 1t out" !" he explained, ut would
kill thon to cat it cold. They'll do It quick
enough, though; they've not been fod since
Saturday" and 10, indeed, their growls and roar
Ing told, ..-.
! hWhy not ?" snid the reporter.
sit would kill tllom to keep them we'll fed
all tho time, In confinement So We have to
| keep them without food sundays."
"How much 1noat iB that2"
"Ninoty pounds"
"And how Is It divided7"
"rhe tiger gets . pounds tho three 1Ionh
about pounds each the hyona about the
leopard 9 the cllctah 8; tho puma 5; the big
| linn X tta J},aajnn .vn1f A.. tim nnIt1nr oup1aa