The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-26
A Game Dinner.

YESTERDAY morning HOrM re-
porter called on Mr.. Hamilton, of the
aquarium, with ticket in his hand
reading:
You are invited to Game Dinner
Mr.. Hamilton received the reporter
courteously, and took up large carpet
bag. On the way from Barclay street
to the jersey City side the reporter,
moved to social intercourse by the
brightness of the sunshine and the de-
lirium of the sparkling wavelets in the
stream, said: "What have you in the
bag?"
Zone of the guests" said Mr.. Ham
ilton.
The reporter was not displeased, and
continued: where are you going to
have the dinner?''
lin Taylor's Hotel" replied Mr..
Hamilton, who was also in talkative
mood.
After some further conversation, Mr.
Hamilton requested the reporter, the
two being now in room in the hotel,
to get into one of the beds and roll HIM
self up in the bedclothes. Full of curl
osity, the reporter complied There
were two beds, and, the reporter being
cocooned in one, Mr.. Hamilton quickly
blanketed himself in the other. Previ-
ously boy had brought crate up to
the room, which had been opened, and
now six rabbits We're hopping about the
carpet and two pairs of doves We're
kissing on the fender.
EENnu Look lilo tho mummy Of Gao,
iris" said Mr.. Hamilton.
So do YOU" said the reporter.
A ribbon of sunlight Slipped through
the window, and bathed the kissing
doves with warmth. Now l am 90
ing to slip the anaconda said Mr..
Hamilton.
The reporter was not willing to
evince any curiosity, and only smiled
as if he had long since fathomed Mr.
Hamilton's intentions, while the nim-
bic hand of the latter unlocked the car
pet-bag with a single motion, and per-
mitted the egress from the aquarium of
an anaconda Fifteen feet of the SER
pent' fascinating coil the serpent slow
ly drew from large bag. With grace
tul motion she moved along the Brus-
sells carpet. Her eyes We're as pair
of blazing and scintillating beads. Not
a sound She made. She moved toward
the rabbits and the kissing doves These
We're still unsuspecting but their hour
had come. The anaconda ceased her
forward motion and lifted her fiat head
three feet into the air. Fifty times in
single second her forked tongue
Il 1,
single sharp hiss, a phosphorescent
flash as the serpent's head and neck
cut through the air, and the anaconda's
fast was broken.
"Will you tell me- said the reporter
shortly afterward, as Mr.. Hamilton sat
smoking on the torpid coils of the ser
pent, "why the anaconda comes so far
to dine?"
Mr.. Bergh, " replied Mr.. Hamilton,
evil not allow our anacondas (of
which we have three) to eat their din
ners in New York tits the popularity of
an anaconda that it will accept no meat
which is not furnished on the hoof, but
the Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals will not permit food to
be eaten in that way. The anaconda
will not eat what it cannot kill, and as
it is not allowed to kill in the city of
New York it comes over once a month
to dine in the hospitable State of New
Jersey. DO you see?"
care there any more courses?" said
the reporter, laying his hand on his
stomach, and glancing at the card of
invitation.
"No,o said Mr.. Hamilton, "none."
He is very singular MANN. Y.
World.