The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-21
A GAME DINNER FOR ONE.

Yesterday morning reporter called
on MI Hamilton, OF the Aquarium, with
u ticket i'll his nand, reuuing: "1 ou
are invited to u game dinner" MI.
Hamilton received the reporter c0ur-
CeOusly, and took up large carpet-Oag.
On the way from Barclay street to the
Jersey City side, the reporter, moved TO
social intercourse by the brightness of
tue sunshine and the dellrlum of the
sparkling waYelets in tue stream, said;
"WhaL have you in the bag?'
"One Of the guests said MIR. uamil-
TON
The reporter was not displeased, and
continued: "Where are you going 10
nave the nherp
"Iu Tuyio's Hotel" replied Mr.. Ham
ilton, who was also III a talkatlve mood.
Alter some further consultation, MI.
Hamilton requested the reporter, the
Two being now In room In hotel to
get into one OF the beds and roll himself
up in the bCu-Clotnes. Full of curiosity,
the reporter complied. There were two
beds, and The reporter being cOCOOned
in one, Mr.. Hamilton quickly blanketed
ulm self in tue other. Previously a boy
mad brought crate up 10 The room,
which had been opened, and now SIN
rabbits were hopping about the carpet,
and Two pairs OF doves were kissing on
tue fen er.
"You look like the mummy of Sesos-
trla." said Mr. Hamilton.
$50 do YOU" said the reporter.
A ribbon OF sunlight slipped through
he window, ana bathed the kissing
doves with warmth. IN w, | AIN gu.ns
sip the anaconda" said Mi. uamll-
ton.
The reporter was not willing to evince
,.,,., .Iy "A I,p
mad long sInoy fathOmed Mr. HamllLon's
intentions, when the min Bile hand of the
latter unlocked the carpet bag with "a
s.ngle motion and pc mi ted the egress
ol the large Aquarium anaconda. Fl =
leen feet of glittering and IasCInal-
| ing coil the serpent slowly drew from
the bag. With graceful motion
sue moved along the Brussels carpet.
| Her eyes were pair ot blazing and
scintlllating beais. Not a sound she
made. She moved toward the rabbits
and Kissing doves. These we're still un-
suspecling, but their hour had come.
The anaconda ceased her forward mo-
tiOn and lifted her nat head three feet
| into the air. Fifty times In single sec
ond her fOrked tongue darted forth and
| back. Then there was single sharp
hiss, a phosphorescent fash, as the sel-
penL's head and neck cut through Lhe
air, and the anacOnda's fast was broken.
"Wi1l you tell me-" said the reporter
shortly alterward, as MI. Hamilton sat
smoking on the torpid coils of the SER
I.pent, "why the anaconda comes SO tar
to dineW
"Mr. Bergb," replied Mr.. Hamilton,
''will not allow our anacondas OF which
we have tnree) to eat their dinners In
New York. 1t Is the peculIarlty OF the
anaconda that it will accept no meat
| which is not lai inIsned ON the hoof, bul
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
TO Animals will not permit food 10 be
eaten in that way. The anaconda will
not eat what it can not kill, and as it is
not allowed to kill in the city OF New
York il comes over once month to dine
in the hospil able state OF New Jersey
Do you seeW
care there any more coursesw sale
the reporter, laying his hand on hli
stomach, ana ganelng at the card Of in
yitatiOn.
"No," said Mr.. Hamilton, "none."
lie is a very singular man.-iN Y
World.