New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
4 JiRIN THE TIGER FAMILY.
ADONIs AND CLEOPATRA EXPERIENCE IhE FINS
FALLING OUT OF THEIR MARRIED LIFE.

.noxts AVID CLEOPATRA EXPERIENCE THE FIRST
FALLING OUT OF THEIR MARRIED LIFE
Adonis. the Central Park tiger, and Cico-
patra, the Bengal ugress who recently afrVeo .ro'"
Calcutta to keep Adors company are not Oh spaA'i's
terms When the tigross placed in his cage Aoo
showed the greatest dcicronce to her incna'iohs o
did not intrule himself upon her. but he wouii stretcn
his striped body its fullest length across one emu oi
the cage and for hours quietly ioilo"ihS "oi
movements. apparently with curiosity ana ad'n'r''on'
as she paced cverishly up AMI down the conhned space
trying every iron if would not yied hcr al
access to the outer world. As the gress became more
accustomed to her quarters and recovoed from ths
effects OF her long voyage her figure tegan 10 Hi oO
under flesh diet, and she bcstowei NOR" a'n
ton upon her personal appearance The greater po''
OF her timo when eating eeping. was ae'otea W
her toilet Her fur rufet and ragged rom io"s
conanen,ent I'm small box; she would smooth II down
carefully with her tongue. and mostening foro pa"
with her pouth she would pass delicatey over uer
face and head. AdOnis became greatly interesV"' III
these operations. although his presence was ohy recoS
nized 10y occasional glance and tho look was as con
tenptuous as tisress from the jungle might Desow on
ono born and nused in the luxury of Genital rark
menagere. n he induced to doubt this, he cond
fail to recognize the meaning when she showed
double OF white teeth, and spit at hin spteiuS'
Yet he Ternted her to have her own way WITHOUT 'ho
slightest demur and she occupied seven-c cghts OF inc
cage AMI pleasure the choicest bits OF horSe
steak that the keepers threw in superintendent Con
lin il ,ophcally recalled russian CUSTOM according
to which father OF bride always hands to the groom
after a stout whip, limiting tnat the oriue Will
need Its application. The groom Invariably throws
down the whip with disdan.
" | afraid" remarked Mr.. ConkiIa, " tlat Auoni9
will have to pick up the whip
After submitting q week to the caprces OF Cleopatra,
Adonis appeared to he getting impatient OF her whms
1t WAS that he frequently yawned ~ the inlst
OF her toilet operations opening hs DoOth Wl'e ehosn
"a
suggestion about the adjustment OF the llM'g mn n % m
her forehead and ne uttered Omnous er0wl whep sue
strlck at nm ferccly but retired 10 his corner anu
closed his eyes The next day the keepers Wcre c M %
by wild yell that hcIrd in Fifth-ave The cry had
feminine sound AMI came from Cleopatra me keepets
found her in gre fury se was was sv rcp are a.
her hair stanCing erect on her back q, sho sroMMi M t n
spit at Adonis. one o the frightened visitors sad tna
the tiger hal approached her she lay sleeping He
sprang him savaeev and he had thrown her 10 the
aud much excited; his t lashed tho ioor OF the
like policemans club Before the Keepers cou,a @
length of the with the purpose Of a;hllne ON tEe
and pOunced upon her rs she fell For moment u was
impossible say which was the tiger. and which the
tieress The crowd of visitors were alarmed by the
crce cr ana the terrific struggles of tho two animals
as they rollrd and over like enormous khAcnhy
eats that they retired hastily the doorway. The other
ANNALS oked in amazement and the keepers with
their iron pods received no more attention from tne
tigers than Il tho irons had been straws me srnRg,e @
w.s brief While tue tiger was host power,ui; !ne
nimbeness of the 'isTess movements at mr., eudsa a
oher beyond few scratches that ef sreaks III ihe ir
They spit and grOwled ucesantly Cleopatra maintain
inc her part with continuous shreks. Finally she sue
ceeded in getting OF the hind legs of Adonis III heT
mouth, and she extracted from him that told
eenly he elt her teeth But wtl desperate enort
lie tore himself away and she dashed upon him again
her with such force that she was AGAIN hulieu
headlone the further end OF the cage
Cleopatra picked herself up dazed and astounneu.
furious but when about to spring upon the
teress found that his leg had been partially Disabled
her grip He concluded not to enter her embrace at
once but gared and gro wed at her She returned the
compliment, though with more submission, ana was
satisfied not the assault Both animals nave
enough ami have not since shown any desire 10
renew the battle Cleopatra appears 10 entertah u
greater resrect for Alos he is now surly when che
approaches him, and when moving about tue cage; ue
llnIs badly on leg. They will be better friends
observed Mr. Conln. by the time his leg gets WELL and
don, anticipate any further unpleI between