The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-22
THE PRINCES PRESENTS. 2
The Coliectiou Of Animals Presented to
the Prince Ofeyysles During Ills Indian
Visit. - 'a't''.-

! now lying at the Portsmouth Railroad
jetty which, when It receives its freight
twill have the most remarkable load that
terer has been carried on an English
! railway. 1t is destined for the convey.
ance TO London OF the curious and va
ried collection of animals, wild and tame
but for the most part within the
former category-which the Scraps,
the Osborne and the Raleigh have
brought home for the Prince of Wales.
Every creature in this unique collection
is q present, andsit is not too much to
say that if his Royal Highness had
chosen he might have Brought home
animals enough topeople not one Noahis
| Ark, to which, from the variety of
beasts and birds with which she is
freighted, the Scraps may be compar-
ed, but squadron, not to say a fleet
OF -aFks.s The student of natural his
tory might have had to-day an en-
phatically good time in an inspection
of the terB nature on board the
three ships, always presupposing
that he were not troubled with weak
nerves. In that case the observation
may mildly be ventured that he could
scarcely have enjoyed himself. Onsthe
Scraps there were for him the varied
joys of being spat at, snarled at, roared
at, barked at, butted and pecked at, to
say nothing of the off chance of being
hugged by the black bear. On the Os-
borne there was the risk of dying of
laughter at the quaint, sage comicali-
ties of the two young elephants, and
under the Raleigh's poop-deek, while
sullen tigresses growled, there rolled
loose about the deck confused medley
of young leopards, fond of an interlude
of trouser-tearing, and ready for frolic-
some combats with a youthful sloth
bear of the most irritable disposition.
The collection comprises representa-
tives of nearly every tribe of Indian
wild beast, and there are in it animals
of species which are elsewhere unrep-
resented in Europe. OF its magnitude
some idea may be formed when it is
stated that there are nearly 500 animals
beasts and birds-On board the Sera-
pis only. a.- ..a .,..| at.f.
In tigers and leopards the menagerie
is specially strong. Under the break of
the Raleigh's poop, where several
special correspondents were quartered
during that vessels voyage from Bonn
bay to Ceylon, two large tigresses,
splendidly marked, now tramp restless
/ ly to and fro in roomy cages faced with
strong iron bars. Sailors make them
selves wonderfully at home with most
animals, however queer tempered, but
they have not been able to get on good
terms with these beautiful furies, whose
ferocity is such that they growl conf
dentially to themselves as they pace i'm
patiently their dens. 1t is perhaps out
of spite at their unsociality that the sea-.
men of the Raleigh altered their names,
irrespective wholly of gender, from the
originals of "Motee' and "Jahaun'' to
the less euphonious appellations of
"Moody and Sankey" Mesdames
Moody and Sankey were presented to
the Prince by Sir Jung BahadOur, and
their untamable ferocity is accounted
for by the fact that they were born and
bred in a wild state, and captured
when they had nearly attained ma
turity. They were brought on
board the Raleigh in small iron cases,
in which they had barely room to
move and where air reached them only
through center-bit drillings in the plate
iron; but notwithstanding the confined
space of these habitatiOns, Capt. Joce-
lyn could not evacuate them into their
present more roomy cages without re-
sorting to fireworks, after having in
effectually tried syringes.. Mrs. Sankey
h,lc n cfi HI Il
than her companion; even her fond
lings7 to Mr.. Drew, the naturalist in
charge, are ferocious, and she has taken
occasion to eat the finger of a midship-
man. Very different are the manners
and dispositions of the young tiger and
tigTess, named respectfully. Tom and
Minnie, which inhabit cages on the fore
castle of the Serapis. They are not full
grown, being scarcely year old, but
they are very large for their age in
splendid condition, and striped with
rare beauty and regularity. They were
born and bred in confinement, which
accounts for their docility; and on their
way to the Scraps they were led along
the streets by couple of natives as we
see ladies leading poodle-dogs in
string. To quote one of the sailors, they
walked up the companion ''just like
Christians" -...... -g ...-
Every morning since their arrival they
have been brought out of their cages
for promenade on deck, and the beau
tiful dangerous creatures are made quite
pets of by the seamen of the Scraps.
At first their department was not quite
perfect, as they developed strong pro-
pensity for springing at dogs and deer,
and on more than one occasion display
ed hostility against the black bear; but
these Objectionable peculiarities the sail
ors eradicated by summary "elouts on
the head,p and they now conduct them
selves with the utmost decorum, except
that Minnie can not be broke of her un-
accountable taste for furious onslaughts
on ships buckets. We all of US have
our faults, and who of US can aver that.
his besetting sin is more venial than
this curious failing which spoils the
symmetry of Minnie's Perfec-
ton as "a tanned tigress?
OF less docle temperament
is the beautiful but fierce tiger cub
whose dam the Prince shot in Nepaul,
and whose cage is now on the port side
of the'wheel-house of the Scraps. Its
life appears to be mostly spent in a sue
eession of furious springs and hearse
short roars. and when not thus venom
opsly dashiag at every body and every
thing that comes near it, it lies writh-
ing. in a sullen fury of snarls and growl-
ing, Kissing and showing his teeth. 1t
made desperate resistance against the
two Nepaulese, who, after the killing of
its mother, were sent into the den to
secure it, and it was not captured until,
immature as are its claws and teeth, 1t
had inflicted some severe bites. and
scratches. It is reported to be unaf-
fected by either kind treatment or
stronger measures, and had TO be put
into asmaller and stronger cage to keep
lit from mischief, so that it most richly
deserves its name of ''Vixen."i, The
collection is strong in leopards. a..
Near to ''Vixen's" cage on the quar-
ter-deck of the Scraps is one contain
ing "P'hool-Jharri,' one of the chee-
tabs, or hunting g-leopards, which af-
g 1a1 s,oo,.+ - 4tl,o D,.i non oT6 hie POr-