Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-16
A Magic Wand.

While this talk was going on. howev-
er. the stranger leaned forward over
the rail The lion rushed at the bars
and thrust its paw out The steel
Z pointed csue touched .hc limb gently.
and il fell rs if paralyzed Ire animal
growled sharply, as if from pain. The
stranger. taking advantage Of his Op-
! pOrtunity. lodged under the rail and
/ approached the cage closely. He
I placed the ferule Of the cane against
the beasts shoulder. and with a con-
vulslFe shudder the an NAL fell 10 the
tioor Of the cage and lay there ireu.-
bling in apparent terror. while tie bold
tamer strOkcd It's head and tugged at
Ms wniskers with impunity Walking
along. he next encountered the largest
and fiercest tiETess in the collection.
One touch o. the cane was sufficient to
PROSTATE the animal and reduce It
to the harmless state OF a week-old
kitten
= The keepers were asiounded II was
the same with all the animals-the
hyenas, the jaguarS the lcopards. The
bears made more resistance to the
charm than any of the rest They
snarlcd. growled and struck at the
cane, but retreated before il instead Of
advancing 10 the combat as they ex-
pecied them 90 do. The struggle was
longer. but the bears. too. were at last
compelled 10 sucrumb to She marc of
the stranger. and lay abject tanned and
harmless in their cages. Nor did they
recover from the terror and languOr
for several hours. During that time
not roar brOke the stiffness of the
menzgeTie-
Now let me get at the snake" said
the German.
- Not by 4 iugfuIl.- said the as
founded keeper. "YSn' We run enourh
risks and given me 4 big enough scare
for one day. lie content that you've I
done what YOU We done and get away
with whole skin
The stranger pleaded 50 hsri for /
chance TO test his ls0wers on tie biz I
boa wsicE was hungry and active. that /
ne was allowed the opportunity he de- /
sired. though extraordinary precautions /
were taken 70 guard against accidents
IN case OF his failure.
SNAKES amt horses and fOur-fOoted 4
beasts. croaked n sapient emplOve,
who had been tie louiest in his pre-
dicticns that the hardy stranger would
be chaxed up at the first approach to
the xild beasts. He had II this time
that he would be squee zed TO the shape
Of a rst-tail file and taken in bv the
snake
He wasn't. though. When he touched
The siu rming monster with his magic
wand the si-ant reptile uncoiled.
Fioieni shudder ran through its whole
engih. giving i the appearances o. a
gigantic ribbon fiutte-ing In I yale. aud
hen II fell limp and inscnsible. and re-
50 for five hours. manifesiing
rot sign of lie
The stranger was evidently satisfied
With this. He gave a chuck!e. ani
via a Thank YOU strobe o.. plant
ng his magic cane on the ground iirmlv
4 every step with many triumphs4t
.Ourishcs.
Who IS he?" was the general query.
'-blest II | knOw. was the reply of
he astounded employees.
lies friend OF General Cesnola's:
nat IS l don't know II he's a friend. /
'ut he's an ac Iuaioiance. anyhow
ard PARK policeman to whom the tail
Ierman was pointed out
les crluk who's been haunting
he General for week" said another.
Further inquiry elected the fact that
he stranger l. brother OF Herr Raus-
ach. Ierma1 lion tanner. who has
lrented, and month ago DISPLAYED
el0re the English Academy o. Sciences.
{ Lon or, England. an apparatus for
he tanning Of wild beasts.-M Y. Star.