, 1877-11-30
RAVENOUS BEASTS,

The Ef1oce OF tho Sunday Fast on the CaEoa
Cnrntv1ra.
Ntto fork Sam.
At the extreme left, along tho line Of the old
promenade, III the graylsh gloom Of Gllmoro's
Garden al dusk yesterday, stood thirty Shetland
ponies. Some whisked their tails in lazy,
deliberate manner, others cilcwcl their hay, but
a largc majority stood perfectly stlll, and when
tho visitor sail Get up" no. ono Of them au-
swcrcd neigh. George Arstlngstall said; II
take care Of tho elephants, IrU inst finished
washing them. wash them every Sunday with
hot-water, soap, and carbolic acid II softcns
the hide and cleans 1t at the samo time"
"Do they have vcrInlnl"
"Not at nll. No, nothing but dirt, and TINT
crt1stt tlfom up md harlens them. The carbo1lc
acid softcns their hllo wonderfully. Thoy like
to be Washcd.''
Tho elephants were wrapped In blankets, and
looked like small barrs With t1apping shutters.
The keeper fondlcd baby elephant nnl put his
thumb In tho creatures mouth. Ho sucked It
With evident relish, and when 1t was withdrawn
cried for more.
"What do Jon feed tho baby ont" ,
two bring lin up by hand. Hcre's his bot
Tic. It holds three gallons of milk, aud ho
would take more u wo lot him have It. This
very very fond Of DIck, Tic camel. Now, You ~ ICE .c
What hc will DO when aak him about Dick.
Babe, wherc's Dlcktn
As he said this the elephant Ravc trcmcnd-
es II, trn 1Gn Rsp a aln s ;nn es5s
A fearful growlsng, series OF hl,arp ycl1s,
and a lerce roar attracted tic attention Of tho
kcapcr, md, inviting tho reporter to follow, ho
wcnt over To the cags..whcro tho noise was. Alr.
Parkes, tho propsteter, CHANGED tocome In, and
lnsresponse to tho writer's request ca1cd an ut
tendant, and together they wont from cage to
cAyc. There was no ono elso In tho place, from
ali sides Of Which rose some baIks, groWls, and
| concert OF ruars and cries. The Mexican hogs
wcre nll log. They thrust their snouts through
tho bars ard begged for food. Ths Bacrctl COW
elowcd her cud i'lac!dly. Tha great two~lum1,-
ell camel Is conlcal creature. llc lifts his hoad
and chews hay precisely a. IN lnclegnnt eater
| who l'aa lost liia back teeth mun,bcs his food,
| A lioncss was fast asleep. Trodtlcl with q
poker, she awoko aud jumped tho length OF her
cagc, then showed her teeth and growled. "sioll-
Augusta, Ga, and killed sG00 yak, sat on Ills
hnltnchcs, shook Ills manc, reared as II 10 had
contract to furnish thunder for q flrst~class
storm. A long, beautiful tiger paccd hta cage,
81 es: and down. up and down. US restless '' p0'''
"What's tho matter with them allf''
/ "!hcy'rc hungry. We never feed them on
"W6y notl"
| "Wsil, VIC think us good for them to fast.
OF course 1t makes them uu1y, but they bear it
worry well. They know when Sunday comes well
enough. We Glenn all thu cagcs and wash many
| Of the animals on Sunday. II you want to sec
fun, look at seip wl.en wo feed thom alter day
| and half Of fastng,H
Next was u cago OF striped bycnas. Their
eyes flushed arG In tho darkness, and thcy 1t.
orally sncered as thoy splt mil laughed like
I demons.
When Baker, the keeper, poked up the four
bengal tigcrs, tlll ma!dcnel and excited, they
fought among themselves, thelt shrteks seemed
der lCT at least avo minutes. Thia stimulated
70 thu chorus until In brief time tho noise as
dcatpntng and not especially pleasant,
| :, All thu monkcys were hnd1leI together on
tho top perch Of thur cage They chattescl
with indignation when the front o1 their cago
was let down: .1'hIs woke up beyy Of parrots,
TO cnr1ge tho cockatoo, who shrtckesl Wildly.
accompanied the purity. Like tic other flesh.
eataFe. lo was IN involuntary Keeper uf tho Sab
exhibition of tho lions or tigers he calculated
with moro or loss ychencnce, at times Impatient
ly mostnG OF toward another caKe.
-Four royal Bengal tigers nruscilted an amount
OF appette fearful to behold. They walked, aud
walked. and walked with great rapit,lty, opcne,!
their !nnuuse mouths, showed their iangs,
switched thel r robust tails, and erowIed Whetil-
Or It WIS blow frnm tho poker, Of m accidental
push 1f11n her companion, WIS not very clear,
but sosnethtnx angcrcsi ono OF them, and sAo
ett tIrF tn second. A sharp conflict cnsuej,
atH,ye the l0ss and confusion OF which r,se tho
toars and RFOwls uf tho othcr "cnts,n aud tha
queer hhrieking OF lhe elephants. Pandemoniuln
l' cages couldn't bc nIoru nnsy. The wtlule
sparo WIS ons yAat yell. The keepers voice and
pokes-rmincpaliy tbs poker-restored peaco in
TOW aeeon'is; peace which meauf armed
neutrality ouly.