The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-06

ing them. She stood in the fourth ring at
Bsrnum's circus, nearly opposite my seat.
She had Lsngtry bank towering over her
eyebrows, and her dress was cut very low IN
the instep, and there vss hectic flush Of
vermillion each O. her plump cheeks.
She ssid '@Hol" and Hill" and other words
borrowed from the circus vocabulary of
Sissy Jupe, Slesry x Co, snd, With visible
effort, lifted the heavy hssd Of en- enormous
boa that coilsd around the lower portion of
her person as a slimy substitute for pants
lestes. She put It's mead on her bare shoul-
ders, placed Il against her cheek, opened its
mouth and exhibited is teeth 20 the spects-
tors. Then she smoothed il and triumphant
" said "H,w When the exhibitor tripped
of, and couple Of men gathered up
the big snakes in 3 wheelbarrow and
trundled them of, l went under the seats to
see about 1t. The big snakes we're already
IN box three feet square and two feet high,
and they two-tbirds alled il; they we're six
teen and eighteen feet long, sad tie larger
wss SIX or seven inches thick at the swell.
The beautiful sylph who had jusL exhibited
them sat on wagon tongue, wrapped in 3
very faded waterproof. and looking like the
much-abusod wife Of a Comsnche. A man
lowering over tho box was pointed out to me
az "Stone, the Snake ChaTmer." ssked
him if snakes were ever sick. Ever sick2"
be repeated, with smile; they're never
III - 80 - shs. fsg;&,7cia rTlho,,i-o a.,
tender as spring chickens when you bring
'sm out Of their regular beat. 1 was just
a-thinking this minute what to do fo- these.
You can't do anything Or EN-; nothing
can't be done for EN- they're real sick
these air-and Polly is worse'n Ben. Canzer
in the Iaouth-thst's what siIs 'em;
that's what sllus sils tropic serpents that's
travelling up hereawsys; that's what these
big exhibition snakes most allus dies Of
oanker. See how white Ben's mouth lie
les look g thstl"
And he lifted up one Of the snakes in his
hand, and opened It's mouth with bis finger
as one would cats The uncanny cavity
vas filed with white foam.
"cANKERp He REPEATED.
at ketcbed cold so fur away from home
up here in this dsmp. cold NOrth--ketched
cold Jest es baby might, and il took the
form OF a csnker. Il always does. He
aint been able to swallow 3 mofsel Of sny-
thing for moro than four months. We hitched
pigeon 70 the box here right before him;
he didn't care nothing about It st eli, mOre'n
eft led been so much tan bark"
asked how SNAKES that couldn't eat
were kept alive.
''They soak in their victuals," he ssid
1--WE give these birds" abiding to the rep
tiles, IS bath every morning Ia about fifteen
gallons Of milk. They aSsorbs enough Of it
In their system 10 keep them alive. They
sIe quite chipper for while after they
come out Of t. Don't hold your face down
quite so near there, wouldn't, fer ne might
strike you, not knowing who twas"
! sidled on little, aud he continued:
az see one once that didn't die of canker:
he died Of what the doctor called confusion
of the BRAIN"
"Contusion2 What made it oontuseR"
'Hstchetp
'.Hetchet?"
"Hatchet; knocked him in the head be-
cause he bit me. His name was Ebenezsr;
we called hiu Eb''
He hell up his chin and laid a finger on
one side Of his java ragged scsr two inches
long, that seemed to turn white and red as
he brought It to the light. was about to
ask him if he didn't die OF IL, when no add
ed:
''They amt poisonous; none of the big
snakes is. They bite jest as dog does, ex-
aotly, and they hurt eff they Git a good holt.
This TELLER did, and he ehook me fer as much
az half minute, til sn assistant mads him
leggo."
The jaded sylph had edged along TO the
box in listening attitude. suspected her
Of having sentimental designs on the snake
charmer.
"Do you ike them2" / asked of her; edo
you become fond of 'em?p
"Nswp she exclaimed, making scornful
mouth; 'not anyl don't waste my feelin's
that way. They're awful cold, and then
they're so blamed heavy"
"They bite very seldomly, indeed, resum-
Cd the mai, 'but they're the champion ha9.
gers. ] hev no doubt that this Teller could
hug q middln' -sized elephant TO death when
he's feelin real well"
THE MONKEYS CAGE.
/ passed along to the monkeys cage. In
front of it wss tall gentleman with clearly
cut features, dsintily pouring something out
Va = fAAO INV y SNSot AAo was utVs3-
ed in black, and, though his plug hat was
old, he seemed quite superior to the msss OF
keepers in sight, l drew near him. A lock I
Of Intelligence was in his face, smell of
whisky in dis breath. (It sfterwsrd appear
ed that he was "sub"-there for the SITTER
noon.) He lifted the spoon gracefully to the
cage, and one OF the smallest of the twenty
chattering monkeys crswled down to the
bars and took it ss a child would. He re-
turned the vile to his vest pocket, took out a
white handkerchief, and calmly wiped his
brow.
''Are you the E,hysician7s inquired
Yes said he, looking st q pIe nsed
way; "thst iS, ruperiltend this secti1n of
the establishmentS
And as be spoke he gently swuD = in his
hand light cane, which casually yseluded
the elephants, zebras, csrnels an .L.,~ $4,000
but at last settled definitely Sc1n On the
single prison in front Of hir
care monkeys often sic -,
yes, YES many monkey are greatly afflicted.
lone so.ae are qul'e Ioogs' and never really pros
.ass5o' OsH.ss Sc Gays siling. They die
en-, 4 sos o. understand me-