The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-06
How Wild Beasts Are Edue,t,t !,
Woman Trainer.

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Woman Trainer.
Since the birth of the baby elenh....
Philadelphia there have been All, s' 81
dreds OF visitors at the Ridce iv. aaa'
Car Company's old stables. 'Th sss, Y
interesting event transpired, seekio kim !. y
mission to get a peep at the littIs 50 =
der: Cages ranged closely alons ss ~
walls contain lions, tigers, leoparlsS :. y
theirs, hyenas, bears and many osSa ~
rOciOus animals. 5o4 II - ' 1''i v
In one Of these cages, when ! g., :.
porter visited the place few days n, = :
a thrillingly sensational performsse. u,
going on. An exceedingly, nrettr ,s ~. =
an, the wife of Alfred Still. the ., sS',
trainer, was engaged in training 4,
large, sleek, strengthening panihs ~
AT least three of the evil-eyed hrSs.
were constantly emitting such th,s.,s
ing ,growls and snarls ofrage that wo ,'s
spoken in an ordinary tone in the ~
could not be heard. The woman M
in q sort of bloomer costume. Wa A.
only with a small cowhide whip ma
front of the cage stood her hushssai
holding a long and very strong pitchinl
with two short, sharp prongs, made 4
pressly for reasoning with ierueious 3.
mails. Excited until her cheeks -
glowing and her eyes flashing, but MAJ M.
out fear, she occupied herself in putt,,
the beasts through their tasks, whie 4
stood by to save her from death or e,vs
sive mangling should they spring nm
her. lover, Pet" she commsD5s
loudly, stamping her foot and wsvn,
the whip threateningly. One Of tie ID,
theirs darted like a streak Of brown in
through the hoop she held over q bsrrsl
lover. Cheekyr' she shouted sqsn
lashing one that was snarlinp not
threateningly, showing his cruel INN
and holding his ears fiat to his skull b
gave spit and yell Of race, mad ,
sharp dash at her with his keen clsm
missing her by barely an inch, got inM
same second a lunge from the pitchioh
prongs, and. with another cry Of mingd
pain and fury, sprang through the ban
"Over, Bijou!" she cried, and the TIM
remaining brutes all went over toeelb9
in huddled, rush. Bijou through ID
hoop, the others beside it. Then ixp
instantly darted back to the end d n
den which they had just left. aha
outr' warned Still, hastily; "dont u
him get his head behind you" 0n
which was just attempting that w
turned aside and sent back to bis coma
snarling. Ten cruel, murderous gs
watched the young woman's sligtia
movement; five great mouths, half opta
exposed long cleaning rows d shaq
teeth; five snaky tails kept up The CO..
slant side-long twitching that cot pne |
tises when about to spring upon : moue
One of the brutes was fixing bis rsgx6
upon her more quietly than the othtn
but was seen to be stealthily gsthsi1I
his limbs under him preparing iof
spring. She detected his movement "a
forestalled it by q quick stroke q Y
whip. He reared up and struck = % |
with both forepaws, received thus
from the pitchfOrk, and lesped swg =
the corner, yelling as he went
So the lesson went on. There WuM
a moment in which the wonlan's y
was not in peril while it}asted. or
the brutes sprang upon bench q g
end of the den and lay down y
seated herself beside him to cares ny
1t was the most amiable looking one
the lot, and that petting business y I!
tended to demonstrate to the pubic y
affection and confidence existing between
the trainer and his subjects. Nv
carer' cried Still. Take care! heg
further back. He might take your Ilm
face off in second there. Don't a
so far around las she turned 70 aun
another that was threatening nertss
you will lose an elbow before you kno.h
'They are the most treacherous R%
cious, and the quickest beasts we nsss
deal WITH" explained Still to psr
porter; "worse even than ngen
hyenas, especially where 50 man
them are together. The trainer 81
watch every one Of them every sec
he is in the den. ~ =
In still another huge stable, scIos
muddy yard from the "cst ann
house," is the elephant house. Y n
entering it, one can at first NAV y
scarcely anything, it is 50 dimly nen
Gradually, as the visitor become
customed to this twilight, be Y
cuisines in the foreground son
grouped at the edge Of circus my
yond them several monster iolI
strange attitudes. Half . dozen
plants are being trained to stsna "a
pedestals, rear up on their hlna
and do other queer things qlll1e Is
patible with elephantine form - ~
nifty. They all understood then "a
and duties in :" forming pyrannat a
season, but have now to be traineu
again, as Hebe was then the n
their pyramid, but now. as tne n 80
of that precious baby, is much '00 VA
bic to be risked in unsafe places. W. 4
The hour of their lesson expires, n 4
marched to a platform on one slus ' \
ring, chained by their feet 70 49,
bolts in the beam flooring, and - -
on of hay is laid down beiosg ~
There they sway, and MUNICH, a1a III
heir enormous heads. ana W. - Il
great trunks contentedly tor noW
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