Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-16
DEALS IN WILD ANIMALS.

Some anecdotes ofJamraeh, Who Does an Fx-
tensfve Business In That Line.
Mr.. Jamrach is known everywhere as
the greatest living dealer in Wild animals,
and many are the curious stories told of
him and his cUriosities. Some of them
true, it may be hoped. One morning two
heavy sweils, momeutarily precluded from
pluuging on the derby, the st. Leger or
the Oaks, beguiled their weary hours by
little bet. Captain A, of Her M iesty's
Fort Guards. risked guinea on the pro-
petition that Jamrach had for sale every
mortal thIrg wearing legs or wings that
one could think of. Major B., of Her
NJ iesty's Blues, took the bet. He had
served in India, in the Jungle, don't you
know, and had All idea, ehF So per han
som to the Radcliffe Highway. "Ah, er,
say, J4mrach, we want 10 buy an elephant,
Ell! Ell, just show rs some," says me
Mai or, firing off his bursting charge
Very sorry, gents" says Jamrach, as
cool as you please" but my three best
elephants are out this morning on APP
proval, and I've nothing III at the mo
ment thatd be likely TO suit you. Would
you leave the address and let me send 'em
around tomorrow"
On another occasion Jamrsch had a
tue young Bengal tigar sent III from one
of the India steamers. Jamrach's men
were very Gusy so they stood the box
marked as per margin, said to contain
one tiger, al owners risk" on its side
against the wall any where Just for a min
ute or two. They knew, of course, as men
do, that nothing ha ppers in a minute or
two. Bat the carpenter that made the
box, being an eoOnomist, hadn't seen the
use of wasting wood on the bottom, and
the tiger hearing queer noises and nosing
strange odors, as OF things to eat, knock
ed the bottom out of the box, and
lounged out of the yard into the street.
small boy who had come to see the fun
was leaning against the Iamp-post eating
bread and sugar. and aim the tiger took
along In his teeth, IS cat carries her
kitten. One of the men shrieked Hill"
and Jamrach, hearing the cry, instantly
and without a word seze ID the tiger by
his handsome hide and actually climbed
the tiger hand over hand until he had the
! beast by the right ear. Then the tiger
| dropped the boy 20 attend to Jamrach,
| one of the workmen attended to the tiger
with growbar, Others came with ropes.
and the tiger WAS Gagged, the boy went
home aud the magistrate made Mr.. j am
zach pay $500 or so for keeping dan
! gerous nuisance.
Janrach picks u many bargains from
| the mates and stewards of the vast fleet
| that sails or steam5 into the Thames on
! every tide from the four quarters of the
| globe. Bat sometimes he gets picked up
! himself. A few gears ago he bought for
few shilllngs very rare, ard therefore
valuable animal from mate. just III from
| say New Guinea. Presently the mate saw
! his venture in ''the Zoo" with a great
! gaping crowd about the cage, and iearne d
| for the curiosity. 'IIl fix him." says the
mate. So the next voyage he returned
with the very rarest curiosity ever seen
in or out of London docks. "Hullo,''
says Jamrach, fairly excited, "Rhat do
you call thar, now?" "DHnno," says the
mate in@ifferently. Looks like bald
squirrel says Jamrach, and the mate
said him not nay, for certainly It Gid loo k
like the baldest possible squirrel, and of
the queerest color, too, "sorG of no color
at all" as Jamrach put it. Well in three
minutes Jamrach had bought that rare
animal for so guineas down, aud in three
hours ne was back on the stone dock rag
ing a. the mate laughing Iond at the far
end of the long hawser. you've sold me
q shaved rat," shouted Jamracn. 81
inst have, laughed the mate. "Ship's
doctor chloroformed him for fun and
ships barber shaved him for a glass of
beer. Anything else in cur line this
morning.