New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
THE TWO BESSIES.


FROM FOOd WDFfs
There Is Il distinct individuality among
tigers rs among Ourselves. some being gcnte aud tot
rraOly ractaoie wnie others are fierce noroSe anu
MsrEate there are two which ar or eKaot
opposite chsractrrs Both ~ tn- name OF Bessy,
there Oeug Al lnArv lag. 81 origin AMY 10 sIe
nomenclature OF animals. Inc difference nay De parity
tur~l while young. AMI born ID n-ragerie.
one might naturally I'm ,gns that the latter would %
known no freedom OF savage lie. But. accordance
win NE nv ara'ls rule the forest Or7d animal "a
the taner tAose which have been born 10 CAPTIVITY De-
hg always uncerIain In their ways, and not TO De
Vow, Bes.y the Flr-t" Is forest bred The head
keePer walter STAFFORD mas tie must perfect conn
drnoe 10 hrr aad can take auy liberties with ae Atte
her acquahtaDce Nov AZ .,oa a, entsr tic house
brssy tres 10 attract attention expects 20 be pated
ana .rose hrr ears TO be pulled. anu her nose RUBBED
just - PEI Cat would do.
one day nat An unexpected experience with her
Nearly me Whole OF toe end OF the room occupied Oy
huge cage Ia ~Iich 5trs,iori sgnts In putting all
sorts Of ncongruous animals. There several Varie-
ties Of mou.eys porcuVine. goat. some rAOolus
cats. coatl.luonai. two raccoons. Jaosal
htte whIte .meTanian dog namsd Rose Two ny
mother two pgs snd other snmas. Thinking mat Tho
goat would ~" some fresh grass. went 10 the iawu.
gathered large handful and brought II to the goat
Not Dadr o. that grass id sue had hardly hed
grass 70 he bars Rose and ldren few AZ
IT, drov" tue Goat away ani literally tore the grass OUT
OF ny nAhIs. Ilres unse dd fetch grass before the
goat vs. go TO ear blade OF t. Ever since mat
Ply of grass before Visiting these animals.
On ono "oS@aoh stopped as usual AZ Bessles cage,
and uOlc-u ma snr stared hKedy AZ the grass 30
said JoAihgT, way. Bessy, you cannot want grass:
However urre IL II " you want IT. so ! put my hand
into Tue cage and was much surprised by sealing her
gently sorapo Tue Yrass out or hand with her mugs
paw Lu1n sue lty down, gathered tao grass botwe-u
her paws ava licked no particle OF III MHen sue
Nutshell II she looked appeAlngly In my face as
ASKING Tor another supply. fetcued fresh hsn1ut'
the whos OF which sn" took tho same dspty va" sS.
Mean"hlo Rose and her children we're periorin
most extraordinary anNcs the enn of me room
nad soro mo ring In the grass, ana naturt
that was IN tended for thsn usual Whst ian
pom Lana what with jealousy hey we're
TIC barking ipnE. Jumping up and DO ~h, SCI feel.
the bars % tue Gaze, ana expressing thsr Nv.
inZr ~ the most ludlcrous fashion. Now al~aI kro
Bessy hrr allowance Of grass nrsL ana thrn s@A' ~"
other portion To Rose. her children and the goat. -
IL IL rather remarkable fact that the oarh'oi SO
more eager than are tho uoot' WALL
els antclopes and other vegetable feedors
AstO Bsssy the Fret" she Is 50 foud OF
places such reliance him that when sue nNs Suos
she will allow him Co the cage, take away eho
cubs and hand them about among the ystora III so',
she quite Pleased that her Onsprins htsaot SO
much entiOn. Very different Bessy the second.
sue had very temper. but was NOT oonsld
be n dan animal until an event occurred
which oompieey altered. or ~ oil events hau Au ov
influence PoD her character. Nearly two years ago
three Iounz lion Guns ~ero In tue next Gage 70 hers
one she seemed 10 be seized with sudden fenzy
smashed ths partition between the cages new al the
cubs anG killed $40 OF them in - moment The whole