The Arizona sentinel., 1888-01-28

looked at the little stick held out for
 them to leap over, and then at MT.
 Bonnetty without bud ging. Frequently
 they appeared not to understand what
 he meant and that, too, after much
 instruction in the sound of the word,
 and what he wanted them to do when
 he pronounced it. He never lost his
 temper, but when hitch occurred
 stroked Tthe cats back and fondled
 them until they became anxious to
 learn what he desired. He was firm
 at all times, and never gave up until
 he succeeded. In the end the cat con-
 prehended what was desired of him,
 and he jumped.
 That first result obtained, the work
 of education became more rapid. By
 degrees the animals learned to walk
 up the backs of chairs and over the
 necks of bottles. These, of course.
 are not difficult feats for cats, as every
 body knows, but the wonder is in mak-
 ing them to order. By and by he taught them to leap through flaming
 hoops and ride on the backs ot
 monkeys. There was yet however, a last and more important feature re- maining, and it was question wheth- CT he would ever be able to accom- plish that. MT. Bonnetty had trained his cats at home. and brought them to perfection. He had no idea whether or not they would stand the footlights. the band and the audience. He tried them and they refused to act. They shrank back in a corner of their huge cage in lump in veritable fit of savage fright. No amount of coaxing would have brought them out. The more he urged the closer they crowded together. and fol all he could do they refused to budge. Driven too far, the training dis appeared, they became once more savage and made wild dash for lib- erty. He had much trouble in secur- ing them, but he did so finally. with assistance, and then he had to go over the training again from the begin ming. They could not be treated like dogs or other animals. Whipping was out of the question, as was. indeed, all violence or chastisement H.. could ,. only count on their willingness or dis position Ito oblige, and when he had got them into thoroughly good humor they were very good. The ap. petite, too, had much to do with their affability. MT. Bonnetty rarely fed his cats until after the show, and then mostly in accordance with their per. formance, and being intelligent ani- mals. they came to know that good work would be rewarded with choice supper, and plenty of it.
 In the course of the second training Mr. Bonnetty accustomed his cats to music and an audience, and at last he had the pleasure of seeing that they would act just as if there was no one in the place. He exhibited them throughout Holland and some cities in Germany, and finally came to Paris, where he is making a fortune
 He has cats now that walk a slack and tight rope and go through whole series of circus tricks by themselves. He has likewise accustomed them to i've in a cage with canaries, white mice, rats, rabbits, hares and guinea pigs. When he opens the doors of the cage and says 'Marchr' the cats file put slowly and solidly. taking no mo- -ice of any thing but Bonnetly. The birds fly about and often light on their backs, but the cats move on as if una- ware of the intrusion. The rats and nice run under feet, but the cats keep on to the music without once deigning to look down.
 In the ten years that Bonnetty has been training and exhibiting cats he las lost number. but only regrets ,ne That was cat the like of which le will never sec again. he thinks, and le disappeared at Brussels. A large 'eward was offered for his recovery, put no word or sign of him has ever ,een heard or seen. MT. Bonnetty hinks that he was stolen by Duch- ss, who offered large sum of money or him, and taken to England. N r. Morning Journal.