, 1877-11-11

lions at the Fairgrounds distinguished himself
OIL Wednesday has already been made. The de
tails OF the affair are worth giving:
| 4 week or two ago the :,niable and interest
ing sca-ioncss at the Fairgrounds died. leaving
I only the two males to disport in the tank and
roar for fish all day long, and delight the gaping
multitude at feeding time. The keeper missed
! her ono morning when he came to visit the tank,
aud upon investigation her dead body was found
| lying at the bottom. 4 post-snortcm was held
and it was discovered that the sca-Eoncss had
| died OF 4 complication OF diseases; her lungs
! were covered with tubcrculcs and there vas an
enlargement OF the heart and the wonder was
only that she had lived so long. Since her
oca1h ncr mates have had an added value in the
eyes of the Fair Association managers, and
Wednesdays incident Was temporarily exciting.
Al an early hour Wednesday morning Sc:rc-
tary kalb, as is customary with him, was MAX
ing the round of the animals at tue Fair
grounds, coming in time to the abode OF the
sca-lions. He leaned up against the fence
thoughtfuiIy aud observed but one iiou, that
one stretched out on the grass and asleep.
1.-THE other one has diyed,'' thought the Secre-
tary; ii will wait and sec him come up.''
The Secretary stood there and waited while
the cold air OF tho morning lifted his curly hair
and wrinklcd the placid surface of the pond.
hut save this nothing disturbed the water.
The sea-Iion did not appear. 81 It's astonish-
ing how long sca-iions can hold their preati.s-
pity they're not drinkers" thought the Sec
retary, aud then he changed position little
and kept On waiting. Still no sca-l,on's head
shot up out Of the water 1t occurred to the
Secretary that something might be wrong;
was dead aud his body ct the bottom
OF the tankt An assistant was sum-
moned with poles, and the melancholy
task OF dredging for the remains began. The
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all directions, but the poles came in contact
with nothing that felt like Q sca-lion. The la
Dor became WeaEIso1ne. "Wc shall have to
draw off the water in order to find the body,''
said the assistant, and the Secretary sadly as
sented. The task Of drawing of the water was
begun.
Meanwhile, Secretary Kalb walked off all
alone and very sad. Ills family oil sea-lions had
dwindlcd terribly, and sea-ions dt, not grow on
every bush. When Il sca-lion dies, you can't 20
out ana buy new one, of-hanG, rs you might
If the deceased was L mule or COW. Besides,
the sea-liou now missing was s'Ben,'' the big
ee5t and tanest Of the lot, the Que whose bark
ings during the Exposition astonished the mass
the tly Men, when sad always like to walk By
the waters side-the Secretary abscnt-min1edfy
wcndcd his way toward the lake in the southern
part Of the Fairgrounds.
lie glanced out over the water listlcsslF, and
was amazed. From :. bubbling spot near the
centre concentric circles extended in all dre:-
tions, until the Wavrle1s splashed against the
shorc a; bis feet. 'sThat was big fish which
rose there,' said the Secretary to himself
I'D no idea there was one so big in the Iake.''
Then his eye WAS caught again. Fresh bubbles
arose in the water: streak would extend
across the lake like lightning; there we're queer
splashings: there was a comnotion in the
depths. The Secretary couldn't help thinking.
OF 4 sca-scrpent. lie Gazcd at the surface of
the lake with kind Of fascination. Suddenly,
out in the very centre of the expanse Of water
dartcd up dark head upon ftcxile neck! The
Secretary started Then be recovered himself,
At the sound the sea-1ion raised itself half out
Of water and looked toward the Secretary.
Thc1, it dired, and moment later came up at
Mr.. kalb's feet. It was on land in All instant,
and followed the Secretary in its ungainly way
as faithfully as dog as he walked back toward
the tank. And the Secretary rot1ccd that the
sea-lion was very full in the region OF the
waist. Reu had taken care Of great many Of
the fish in the lake.
The animal followed the Secretary to the
fence about the tank. Then the gate was
opened, and Ben was moment later at home
again with bis companion. How he escaped is
2 mystery. The wire fence about the tank is
four feet high; the picket fence on the outside
is 1--we feet hig: hu. Ben, with his tlippcrs, had
MANAGED to climb both! The gate was found
locked. Arrangements were made yesterday to
prevent q recurrence of similar exploits on the
sea-llon's part. Ben is gifted animal, but the
Secretary proposes to hare an eye kept upon
him. He's too talented and atTablc to lose.
ssS1IORGE WASuTUS.''
D.srois Free Press.
His name was Hiram O'Del. He's an inmate
Of tho Saginaw Valley. 1t is not positively
known whether he rot lostlcd on sccoud-rlass
beer or firstrclass champagne, but at o'clock
Friday evening he halted 4 pedestrian and
asked:
ttWhcre ish Ehorre Washtun7,,
"He is dead, believe" replied the citizen.
''Guesscr noz-noz by iug-full! anu Shorsc
Washtun!'
swell, / don't care.n
''Dozc you care. Doze you want shake hands
viz grcaz man?''
ttNo, sir.''
..poze 20 y yon waut lend me dollarr
"Doze you want bcv muffin do wiz mes"
"Thcn1 shall hiz you on 'cr noze! One, two
They were fighting when the officer arrived.
George Washington might have come out first |
best, only i'll his excitement he got hold Of an J
old boot 10 the gutter and kept chewing it under !
the idea that It was bis antagonists ear
ARE you the original George Nashincton?' |
askea tue Court as the prisoner faced around. |
N-n-o," WAS the hesitating rcply |
II am GLAD you told the truth. sir. None of |
US would have believed you'll you had taken your
931h that you were tho father OF your country. !
1hat was nice conduct Of yours, wasn'tit! Nicc
man. you are, to let loose on the consu1nptiyc |
c1tlzenspi the nineteenth century!''
- aion know it was the nineteenth GEN.
tt1ry-" protested O'Deli. 81 lire 'was off m
Inefe, to re "a ana didn't know thing about it. Don't